Re: Off Campus Indirect Cost Rate & PUI's Hahn, Janet M 14 Nov 2005 09:32 EST
Just a note that for PUI's, it is not uncommon for rates to be lower. Our negotiated on-campus rate is 25.9%; off-campus (almost never used) is 15%. Janet ***** Janet M. Hahn, C.R.A Exec Dir, Sponsored Programs & Grants Management Radford University Radford, VA 24142-6926 tel: 540-831-5479 fax: 540-831-6636 xxxxxx@radford.edu -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On Behalf Of Kris Rhodes Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 2:42 PM To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Off Campus Indirect Cost Rate Angela, The off-campus rate for most organizations is the same - 26% which correspondence to the OMB Circular A-21 cap on administrative costs. Even if a significant amount of the work occurs off-campus, if 50% of the work occurs on campus and there is no rental costs requested in the proposal, I would indicate that the on-campus rate is applicable, but that your institution has agreed to limit indirect cost recovery to 26%. Frequently when you see US Dept. of Ed. language like this, your proposal's competitives will not seen favorable if you request more. If more than 50% of the work will be conducted off-campus,I would request F&A recovery of 26% and I would foot note that your current rate only makes provisions for an on-campus rate and that 26% is being requested consistent with OMB-A-21's administrative cap, pending agency approval of the rate. Good luck! Kris Rhodes --- Angela Sgroi <xxxxxx@TCNJ.EDU> 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 > > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing > List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable > archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on > "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > > begin:vcard > fn:Angela Sgroi, Ed. D. > n:Sgroi, Ed. D.;Angela > org:The College of New Jersey;Office of Academic > Grants and Sponsored Research > adr:;;P.O. Box 7718;Ewing;NJ;08628-0718;USA > email;internet:xxxxxx@tcnj.edu > title:Director of Grants Operations > tel;work:609-771-3255 > tel;fax:609-637-5171 > version:2.1 > end:vcard > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================