Office of Sponsored Programs

Indirect Cost

Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs, often called "overhead" or "indirect costs," refer to the costs incurred by the college in support of sponsored projects. Generally, indirect costs are those costs that are necessary for the operation of a sponsored project but which cannot be clearly assigned to a specific project. Examples would be electricity, water, and laboratory space. F&A costs should be charged to and reimbursed for every grant for which these costs are appropriate and allowable

Recovery Policy:

To request the recovery of indirect costs at a rate equal to the federally negotiated rate on all grant proposals
To request the maximum rate of recovery allowed when an external sponsor has capped the indirect cost recovered rate
To include appropriate and allowable direct costs when a sponsor does not allow indirect cost recovery