Thanks to all of you who responded to my question about state agency
practices of paying indirect costs.  I received 31 responses from 21
states.  The following summary, out of necessity, doesn't include
the long, and sometimes witty, explanations of various state
practices.  If anyone would like to see full comments from a
particular state, get in touch with me directly and I can forward
the individual file(s).

Policies on IDC recovery from State agencies:

ALABAMA - Varies from 0% to 10%

ALASKA - Varies from 0% to full.

ARIZONA - Full recovery, when possible.  In practice, this is less
than half the time.

CALIFORNIA - Usually 20-25%; practice varies among campuses

CONNECTICUT - 1) Varies from 0% to full recovery; depends on the
agency and the ultimate source of funds.  2) Recoverable IDC is
capped at 22%. Unrecovered costs can be used as cost-sharing.

FLORIDA - Institutions used to get 20-25%, but a new statute allows
only 5%.

ILLINOIS - Usually in the 5-20% range, sometimes 0%.

LOUISIANA - 25% MTDC, 11% for off-campus studies.

MAINE - For projects of mutual benefit to the state and the
institution:  8% for training, 10% for others.  Unrecovered IDC can
be used as cost-sharing.

MARYLAND - 10% for research, 8% for training, 6% for service,
sometimes 0%.

MICHIGAN - Varies from 8-20%, if it's paid at all.

MISSISSIPPI - Varies from 0% to full.

MISSOURI - Varies from 0-10%, more likely to recover something on
federal flow through funds, and occasionally at the full rate.

NEVADA - Varies from 0% to full.  City and County agencies almost
always pay full, and sometimes the State, depending on the source of
funds.  Pass- through programs tend to pay 8%.  Some programs pay ).

NEW YORK - Varies from 0% to full (on a few research contracts).  If
IDC is paid, it's generally 5-8%.  Some pay an "administrative fee"
of 9.1%.

NORTH CAROLINA - Usually nothing, up to 10% for large projects.
Depends on individual negotiations.

OHIO - 1) Generally 8%, but it varies from nothing to full recovery.
 2) "Getting lead to turn to gold is easier than getting idc from
state agencies in Ohio."

OKLAHOMA - Usually nothing, unless the funds originate from another
source, then IDCs can be paid.

OREGON - Usually 15%, but not always.  If federal funds are
involved, then the full federal rate applies.

TEXAS - 1/2 the full IDC rate; some agencies/programs allow 0%.

VIRGINIA - No policy...yet.  Most agencies do not pay; an exception
is sometimes made for federal pass-through funds.

Marcia Landen Zuzolo
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