Are the University's Facilities & Administrative rates a mystery to you? Are faculty and staff asking you questions about F&A rates that you are unable to answer?
System Government Costing maintains an “Overview of Facilities and Administrative Costs and Rates at UI” document as a reference tool for all University of Illinois System faculty and staff. The purpose of this overview is to provide background information, definitions, processes, and address questions and misunderstandings related to Facilities & Administrative (F&A) costs and rates.
The overview will help answer questions such as:
• What are F&A costs?
• What is the difference between direct and F&A (indirect) costs?
• Why should my sponsored project pay F&A costs?
• What is included in F&A (Indirect) costs?
• How are F&A rates calculated?
• What is my grant paying for when F&A rates are assessed?
• Why do F&A cost rates vary between research institutions?
You can refer to the full overview document for any additional questions.
Also, open the System Government Costing F&A website for additional information.
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If you have questions about Facilities & Administrative rates and how they are calculated feel free to consult System Government Costing’s “Who to Ask” list to find an expert who can help.
