Hi Terry,
A few years ago our fringe rates regularly went up 1% each year and we would build that increase in our proposals, explaining the rational for it.  Our rates decreased in the last two years, so we tend to get away from the annual increment.
Christine

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Christine Bothe
Assistant Director
Office of Sponsored Projects
Dartmouth College
Rubin Building, 4th Floor
Phone: 603-650-8836
Fax: 603-650-7815

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