On-campus organized research rate increases to 56% beginning July 1, 2018
In November 2016, U-M completed negotiation of a new Facilities & Administrative ("F&A") rate agreement for federally sponsored programs.
Got it! Help me apply new rates!
Research administrators who are ready to update budgets can find information on applying new rates on the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP) website. (Scroll down and look for the light turquoise box on the lower right, containing options for Applying New Rates.) Adhere to your department for specific guidance or policies.
...Slower, please. What are F&A Costs?
Facilities & Administrative costs (also known as F&A or indirect costs or IDC) are real costs of university operations that are not readily assignable to a particular project.
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, the university received $256 million in indirect cost recovery.
How is the F&A Rate Determined?
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is the cognizant agency that negotiates predetermined rates with universities on behalf of the federal government for all of its agencies, in accordance with the Uniform Guidance Cost Principles 2 CFR 220 (formerly A-21).
U-M recently completed negotiation of a new four-year rate agreementthat continues our existing rates through June 30, 2018, and provides for an increase in the rate for on-campus organized research to 56.0 percent for the period July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2020.
