Indirect (or Facilities and Administrative) cost rates (Back to Top)
Cognizant federal agency: DHHS
Date of agreement: June 24, 2008
Type of agreement: Predetermined
Effective: From 7/1/08 to 6/30/11
Predetermined Rates for all programs on campus: 43.3%
Predetermined Rates for all programs off campus: 17.3%
Rates for estimating fringes for grant salaries and wages (Back to Top)
(effective for new proposals with project periods begining after 7/1/2005)
If you need to break down the fringes by type of benefit (as Health & Human Services and U.S. Department of Education often require), click here to see a more detailed chart.
Yearly increases (Back to Top)
An increase of 5% per year is recommended for salaries in calculating multi-year budgets.
Calculating salaries (Back to Top)
- Nine-month contract = 180 work days (contract year: August 16 to May 15); 37.5 hours/week in the academic year
- Ten-month contract = 200 work days
- Twelve-month contract = 240 days
- Summer Assignment = 2 five-week periods; 31 days per fiscal year; 35 hours/week
- Fiscal Year begins on July 1 each year (July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005 is FY 2005)
- Minimum wage is $5.85 per hour until June 30, 2008.
- Beginning July 1, 2008, minimum wage increases to $6.55 per hour.
- Beginning July 1, 2009, minimum wage increases to $7.25 per hour.
- Beginning July 1, 2008, minimum wage increases to $6.55 per hour.
Travel costs (Back to Top)
These rates effective since 7/1/05
Standard subsistence: $30.00 per diem
Breakfast: $7.00
Lunch: $8.00
Dinner: $15.00
High-rate subsistence: $36.00 per diem
Breakfast: $8.00
Lunch: $9.00
Dinner: $19.00
Mileage allowance: $0.49 per mile (beginning 1 August 2008)
Receipt Requirement: Any expense (e.g.: gratuities, cab fare) over $10 requires a receipt.
Travel questions may be directed to the Office of the Controller at x5-5327.