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Sharon Kuhlenschmidt
Grants Development Office
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
PHONE:  (805)756-2982
FAX:    (805)756-5466
EMAIL:  xxxxxx@calpoly.edu
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On Fri, 3 Oct 1997, Maxine Lippman wrote:

> If an agency allows a restricted indirect rate on a project (8%) can the
> university cost share the difference between its stated instruction rate
> and the 8% or can one only cost share at the rate of 8% IDC.
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Yes, we do it all the time.  The only exception is when the guidelines
state that unrecovered indirect costs cannot be used as matching.  We have
encountered this restriction only on 1 USDA RFP in the 5 years I have been
in this office.

Sharon

> Thanks
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> Maxine Lippman
> Director of Preaward Services and
>   Contracting Officer
> Old Dominion University Research
>   Foundation
> P.O. Box 6369
> 800 West 46th Street
> Norfolk, VA  23508-0369
> (757) 683-5685 (voice)
> (757) 683-5902 (fax)
> xxxxxx@pobox.hprf.odu.edu
> Office Location:  New Administration Building, Room 223
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