The USDA Forest Service has told us that they pay no overhead on cooperative
agreements just as the rest of USDA doesn't.  That is in the Forest Service
Handbook Guidelines.  We have not recent grants from them.

>Date:         Tue, 9 Dec 1997 15:47:44 -0600
>Reply-To: Research Administration Discussion Group
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>Sender: Research Administration Discussion Group
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>From: Brian Rigby <xxxxxx@WPPOST.DEPAUL.EDU>
>From: Research Administration Discussion Group
>              <xxxxxx@health.state.ny.us>
>X-From:       Brian Rigby <xxxxxx@WPPOST.DEPAUL.EDU>
>Subject:      Indirect costs from Forest Service (USDA)
>X-To:         xxxxxx@albnydh2.health.state.ny.us
>To: Multiple recipients of list RESADM-L <xxxxxx@health.state.ny.us>
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>Has anyone got experience with indirect costs allowed on US Forest
>Service Grants?  We are in negotiation and they are claiming they only
>allow 10-12%.  So far I haven't seen a policy statement so am asking for
>some quick help from the collective experience.
>
>Brian Rigby
>OSPR, DePaul University
>Chicago, IL
>
>773-325-2595
>xxxxxx@wppost.depaul.edu
>
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