If you are charging the lower, off-campus F&A rate, you get a lot of latitude with the admin costs.  Where we've run into confusion is when research groups were at a satellite campus, which charged the full rate, and they wanted to consider themselves "off campus."

>>> xxxxxx@VIRGINIA.EDU 09/22/05 03:06PM >>>
Does anyone have any insight into or experience with interpreting the
guidelines in OMB Circular A-21 on exceptions to the CAS regulations for
charging administrative personnel as direct costs when the research is
conducted at an off-campus facility?  I know that sounds like a mouthful,
but I'm getting conflicting messages from our Office of Sponsored Programs
on this and am wondering if other institutions have similar research centers
at off campus locations and they are able to support administrative staff
from their federal research grants and contracts.

Thanks,

Linda

Linda H. Callihan

Center for Applied Biomechanics

University of Virginia

1011 Linden Ave
Charlottesville, VA 22902-6241

ph: 434 296-7288 ext. 142

fax: 434 296-3453

 <mailto:xxxxxx@virginia.edu> xxxxxx@virginia.edu

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