Yes, the new REU guidelines say to use your rate, but the PAPP says
participant support is excluded from indirect costs. Many NSF solicitations
say "Indirect Cost (F&A) Limitations: Not Applicable," but that doesn't mean
you can collect indirects on participant support. Did Jean Feldman
specifically say that the PAPP guidance on indirects does not apply to the
REU solicitation?

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[mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of Young, Katherine S
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 6:24 PM
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Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] NSF REU Indirect Cost (F&A) Calculation

You should look at the updated guidelines.....

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-----Original message-----
From: "Betcher, Gina I" <xxxxxx@ECU.EDU>
To: "xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org" <xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org>
Sent: Tue, Aug 28, 2012 22:21:59 GMT+00:00
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Participant Support is exempt from indirect costs.

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[mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of Jill Diehl
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 4:32 PM
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If they are budgeted as participant support costs, which is what the NSF REU
RFP referes to them as (the student stipend and tuition), wouldn’t they be
excluded per NSF policy?

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Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] NSF REU Indirect Cost (F&A) Calculation

Jean Feldman just mentioned (yesterday at FDP) that NSF was getting this
question quite a bit. And, her answer was "look at your Indirect Cost Rate
Agreement letter. If the costs are included in your rate, then include them;
if the costs are excluded from your rate, then exclude them. Period."
(Perhaps that's not really a direct quote, but its certainly the message she
conveyed!) The answer would depend on whether those particular costs are
included or excluded in your institution's rate agreement and thus the
answer might vary from institution to institution.

Roger
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