Fringe Benefit Rates
If you are budgeting employee salaries to be paid from a sponsored project, you must also budget a proportionate amount for fringe benefits charges. You may estimate these charges by applying the following percentages to the amount of salary budgeted.
Faculty - Full-time | |
Staff - Full-time (fully benefited) | |
Support Staff - Part-time | 10% |
Graduate or Undergraduate Students - Full-time | 2% |
Graduate or Undergraduate Students - Part-time | 10% |
Facilities and Administrative Cost (F&A) Rates
(Formerly known as Indirect Costs)
Date of Current Agreement: | November 8, 2010 |
Effective Dates: | 07/01/2010 through 06/30/2014 |
Rate Type: | Predetermined |
Location | Rate Description | Rate | Effective Period |
|---|---|---|---|
On-campus | Organized Research Rate | 43.5% | 07/01/2010 to 06/30/2011 |
On-campus | Organized Research Rate | 44.5% | 07/01/2011 to 06/30/2013 |
On-campus | Organized Research Rate | 45.0% | 07/01/2013 to 06/30/2014 |
Off-campus | Organized Research Rate | 26.0% | 07/01/2010 to 06/30/2014 |
On-campus | Instruction Rate | 53.2% | 07/01/2010 to 06/30/2014 |
Off-campus | Instruction Rate | 26.0% | 07/01/2010 to 06/30/2014 |
On-campus | Other Sponsored Activity Rate | 38.1% | 07/01/2010 to 06/30/2014 |
Off-campus | Other Sponsored Activity Rate | 20.3% | 07/01/2010 to 06/30/2014 |
On-campus | (A) or CNSE Rate | 35.0% | 07/01/2010 to 06/30/2014 |
Off-campus | (A) or CNSE Rate | 19.3% | 07/01/2010 to 06/30/2014 |
The rate is applied to the "modified total direct costs" (MTDC) of the grant budget.
MTDC = Total Direct Costs excluding the following:
- Capital equipment expenditures exceeding $5,000.00 per item
- The portion of any subcontract budget exceeding $25,000.00
- Scholarships, fellowships or tuition waivers.
Additional information regarding facilities and administrative cost rates in grant proposal preparation can be found at NDSU Research Administration.
