Thank you, Victoria.  That has been my position.  Reducing the rate or
otherwise adding in some voluntary cost share is the next hurdle I will
tackle with these.

Angela

Victoria Jensen said the following on 11/11/2005 2:34 PM:

> Hi Angela,
>
> We are also PUI with one federal indirect cost rate, which is 47% of
> salaries, wages and benefits.  So our regular federal rate would apply
> to this program; however, in the past when we have submitted to the
> Department of Education's research programs that allow full IDC, we
> have waived a portion in order to be more competitive.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Victoria Jensen
> Interim Director, ORSP
> California State University, East Bay
>
>
> Angela Sgroi wrote:
>
>> We are submitting a couple of research proposals to the Institute of
>> Education Sciences of the US Dept of Ed.  The RFA states that:
>>
>> "The Institute anticipates that the majority of the research will be
>> conducted in field settings and many of the other activities will be
>> conducted off-campus.  Hence, the applicant is reminded to apply its
>> negotiated off-campus indirect cost rate, as directed by the terms of
>> the applicants negotiated agreement."
>>
>> We are a PUI with one federally-negotiated rate.  I have interpreted
>> that as something that applies to all research at our institution,
>> both on and off campus.  I would appreciate advice from this group
>> about that interpretation as well as advice about where I could find
>> documentation to help me back up this interpretation.
>>
>> Are there PUIs out there with two rates?  What is the basis for it?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Angela Sgroi
>>
>>
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