Re: Fringe Benefits--Composite vs. Actual Lynette Arias 24 Jul 2012 18:00 EST

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--- On Mon, 7/23/12, Jean Freiser <xxxxxx@ALLIANT.EDU> wrote:

From: Jean Freiser <xxxxxx@ALLIANT.EDU>
Subject: [RESADM-L] Fringe Benefits--Composite vs. Actual
To: xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org
Date: Monday, July 23, 2012, 4:45 PM

=0A=0A =0A =0A=0A=0A=0A=0AI am inquiring on how others budget =C2=A0fringe =
benefits on grant proposal budgets and how you charge benefits to active gr=
ants. =C2=A0=C2=A0For example, do you use a composite rate, or do you base =
it on an individual=E2=80=99s actual=0A benefit costs?=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0Wh=
at are the pros and cons of applying either composite of actual?? =0A =C2=
=A0 =0ABest,  =0A =C2=A0 =0A=0AJean Freiser, CRA =0ADirector of Grants and =
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