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Proposal Development

Fringe Rates

Fringe Benefits Rates

Fringe Benefits Rates are negotiated as a pool along with F&A Rates and must be calculated for all salaries included in the proposal budget. The Fringe Rates can be viewed on the Comptroller's site.

Facilities & Administrative Costs (F&A) are included in all grant proposal budgets unless an official F&A waiver has been obtained or not allowed by the sponsor.

F&A is calculated on Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC), which excludes Equipment, Rental Costs of Off-Site Facilities, Tuition Remission, and Subcontract costs in excess of $25,000 each. Full F&A rates are applied to MTDC unless the F&A recovery is limited by sponsor policy. If the sponsor limits F&A recovery to a certain percentage, then the sponsor-mandated F&A rate is applied to the Total Direct Costs (TDC).

Rates for FY24-25
Fiscal Year Rates
9 Month Employees 
(9-month faculty)
38.2%
12 Month Employees 
(federal, temporary grant, 12-month faculty & staff and post-docs, administrator)
43.2%
Undergraduate Students 1.7%
Graduate Students 8.7%
Part-time 
(returning retirees, permanent part-time and temporary employees)
29.9%
Rates for FY22-24
Indirect Rates
F & A Area FY22 FY23 FY24
On-Campus Organized Research 52.5% MTDC 52.5% MTDC 52.5% MTDC
On-Campus Instruction 45% MTDC 45% MTDC 45% MTDC
Other Sponsored Activity 34% MTDC 34% MTDC 34% MTDC
All Off-Campus Projects 26% MTDC 26% MTDC 26% MTDC
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