F&A costs will be requested and awarded in the same manner as for grants with detailed categorical budgets. In the PHS398, the Checklist submitted with the application will describe the appropriate direct cost base and the F&A rate that applies for all years. In the SF424 (R&R) F&A costs are requested as part of the Modular Budget component for each support year.

Yes. In addition to the direct costs, applicable facilities and administrative (indirect) costs will be allowed and will be determined at the time of award.

No. Only direct costs are supported for resource grants. The purpose of resource grants is to build/improve information infrastructure, resources and services at an organization. Because these grants ’add' to an organization's infrastructure rather than using the organization's infrastructure, administrative overhead costs are not awarded.

Indirect costs are agency wide, general management costs (i.e., activities for the direction and control of the agency as a whole). General management costs consist of administrative activities necessary for the general operation of the agency, such as accounting, budgeting, payroll preparation, personnel services, purchasing, and centralized data processing. Conversely, direct costs are costs that provide measurable, direct benefits to particular programs.

Families are awarded a Pell Grant by the federal government. The grants are administered by the federal government and participating institutions are reimbursed for the grant money disbursed to eligible students.

Not usually. You have a better chance of competing for scarce dollars if you allocate direct costs to the Anna Lalor Burdick grant.

Yes. However, NIH is aggressively working to shorten the cycle as part of its overall Reinvention Initiatives.

Facilities and Administrative (F & A) costs (also known as indirect costs) are costs that are incurred for common or joint objectives and, therefore, cannot be identified readily and specifically with a particular sponsored project, an instructional activity, or any other institutional activity. Examples of these costs are administrative salaries, space, utilities and library facilities.

The NIH will provide reasonable amounts for graduate compensation consistent with the requested budget for the position(s) and up to the currently effective NRSA zero postdoctoral stipend level at the time the application is submitted. This level should be included when estimating the number of modules. Compensation includes salary or wages, fringe benefits and tuition remission. See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-017.html

We're proud to report our senior management team keeps our administrative costs to a low 9% of total expenses.

Some new staff will be added (principal, secretary, etc.), but the additional teachers and furniture would be needed with or without new buildings. The additional revenue generated by more students will help offset some of these costs. The opening of the new facilities will be staggered to reduce the impact to taxpayers.

Indirect costs are those costs incurred for common or joint objectives, which therefore cannot be readily and specifically identified with a particular sponsored project. Indirect costs include items such as water, electricity, heat, local telephone services, office supplies, and administration. Grants, contracts, and other sponsored programs are charged an appropriate share of these costs through application of MUSC's negotiated indirect cost rate.

In the absence of statutory or regulatory language that would prohibit claiming indirect costs (e.g., if the legislation is silent on the subject of indirect costs), then indirect costs can generally be charged. But, if the authorizing legislation says that funds must be spent solely on the item in question, then indirect costs cannot usually be claimed.

LEA may claim up to its approved indirect cost rate unless there is specific authority (legislation or regulation) to limit the rate. For instance, if program statutory or regulatory language limits indirect costs to 3 percent, and an LEA has an approved rate of 5.25 percent, only 3 percent can be charged to the program for indirect costs; if the LEA had an approved rate of 2.75 percent, only 2.75 percent could be charged.

When indirect costs are allowed, LEAs should use their CDE-approved indirect cost rate as the basis for budgeting and claiming indirect cost reimbursements under contracts with the CDE. Contracts that cover more than one year should be structured to allow for adjustments for any rate(s) not yet known.

The number of grants awarded is a function of the amount of money available from the endowment. In 2003, 131 grants were awarded out of nearly 6,000 applicants. A hardbound print or Braille volume to be added to either the circulating or reference section of the school library collection.