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G.  Determination and application of F&A cost rate or rates

7. Fixed rates for the life of the sponsored agreement.

a. Federal agencies shall use the negotiated rates for F&A costs in
effect at the time of the initial award throughout the life of the
sponsored agreement. "Life" for the purpose of this subsection means
each competitive segment of a project. A competitive segment is a period
of years approved by the Federal funding agency at the time of the
award. If negotiated rate agreements do not extend through the life of
the sponsored agreement at the time of the initial award, then the
negotiated rate for the last year of the sponsored agreement shall be
extended through the end of the life of the sponsored agreement. Award
levels for sponsored agreements may not be adjusted in future years as a
result of changes in negotiated rates.

Larry

>>> Anne Pascucci <xxxxxx@CNU.EDU> 6/12/2013 10:00 AM >>>
Hello Karen,

It has always been my experience and rule of thumb that what ever the
rate
used at the time of submission whether for chargin or cost matching, is
the
rate to be used if the award is made.

I hope that this is helpful.

Best~

On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Davis, Karen
<xxxxxx@wichita.edu>wrote:

>  We received our new rate agreement (effective 7/1/13) from DHHS.
Our
> prior agreement only used an “Organized Research” rate and our
new
> agreement has two additional rates – “Instruction” and “Other
Sponsored
> Activities”.  ****
>
> ** **
>
> We are expecting a couple of awards with project start dates after
7/1/13
> that were proposed using uncovered indirects (rate was capped by
sponsor)
> as match based on our organized research rate of 46% (as that was the
only
> rate available at the time of proposal).  These projects would now
fall
> under “other sponsored activities” (significantly lower rate)
which will
> significantly reduce the amount available for match should we use our
new
> rate.  ****
>
> ** **
>
> Has anyone ran into anything similar and if so, how did you
> approach/resolve it with the sponsor? ****
>
> ** **
>
> Thank you in advance – it has been numerous years since we’ve had
a new
> rate, so there is no oracle of historical information to tap
here.****
>
> ** **
>
> Karen****
>
> ** **
>
> xxxxxx@wichita.edu****
>
> ** **
>
>
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Director, Sponsored Programs
Christopher Newport University
757.594.7266
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