The university has signed a new facilities and administrative cost rate agreement on October 20, 2008 with the Department of Health and Human Services, representing the federal government. The new rates are effective for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2012, and provisionally thereafter until further notice.

The rates are:

49.5% MTDC On Campus Research at Maywood
41.5% MTDC On Campus Research at Lakeside Campuses
26.0% MTDC Off Campus All Programs

MTDC is modified total direct costs, which includes all direct costs except, equipment, capital expenditures, tuition remission, patient care costs, graduate student fringe benefits and the balance of the costs of each individual subcontract (including years of continuation) after the initial indirect cost allowance of $25,000 has been satisfied.

Grant Fringe Benefit Rates may be found here. Fringe benefit rates are to be applied to the salary amount for the employee(s) listed in the grant budget. Note that post-doc fringe benefit rates are the same as for faculty.

NOTE: If personnel costs are to be cost shared, then the applicable fringe benefit rates to be used in the cost share budget are the university’s “Operating Rates” (not the “Grant Rates”) found here.

There are no fringe benefit costs for undergraduate students.

The above rates should be used on all proposals, effective immediately. The Associate Provost for Research or authorized designee must approve the use of any F&A rate that is lower than the negotiated rates or uses a base other than MTDC. If you have questions, please contact the Office of Research Services at 773 508-2471.