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The 91破解版鈥檚 policy is to apply the University's negotiated indirect (Facilities & Administrative, or F&A) cost rate to all externally-sponsored projects. The 91破解版 sets indirect (F&A) cost rates with the federal government based on formulas and negotiation processes set forth in the .

An explanation of rate and the current negotiated FA rates can be found here.

Roles and Responsibilities

The fiscal management of sponsored projects, including the application of appropriate indirect (F&A) cost rates in proposed project budgets and management of awarded projects within budget and funding limitations, is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator. The PI is not authorized to negotiate a reduction or waiver of indirect (F&A) costs with the sponsor on any sponsored project. The Principal Investigator shall work with their Research Administrator to submit fully loaded budgets that include both the direct and indirect (F&A) cost of performing research at the 91破解版.

Reductions and Waivers

Indirect Cost (IDC) also known as Facilities & Administrative or F&A rates are not generally waived nor reduced at the 91破解版 (). However, there are exceptions where an IDC reduction or waiver are considered, provided it meets one of the pre-approved exceptions below.

Pre-Approved Exceptions

The following exceptions do not require additional documentation to accept IDC reduction: 

1. Salary Reimbursement Agreements - Payments to students between partnering institutions that allow a student or post-doctoral fellow from one university to work at another university will not be assessed IDC, provided that the award instrument used is a Salary Reimbursement Agreement (SRA) and not a sub-award agreement. When a sub-award agreement, in which the prime agency's terms and conditions are passed down to , is used for student's salary reimbursement, the other university must honor the  IDC rate or offer the rate given to them by their sponsor.
   
   
2. Required by Non-Profit Sponsor - IDC reductions or waivers required by the sponsor as a condition of obtaining an award (mandatory cost sharing) will be approved without additional justification or exception. The cost-sharing commitment must be included in the proposal to be considered by the sponsor. 

3. Non-Profit Institutions - The 91破解版 recognizes that many non-profit institutions have their own policies regarding the use of their funds for overhead expenses. In the case where the non-profit has an official written and publicly disclosed policy in this regard that is applied on a consistent basis, or where a public solicitation for proposals defines a limit on indirect (F&A) cost recovery as a condition of the program, the 91破解版 will normally accept these requirements. If it is not a public policy available on the web, a project specific waiver will need to be requested.
   
   
4. Consortia - Consortiums (SPCs), commonly known as Industrial Affiliates Programs, have received a reduced IDC (F&A) rate of 20% applied to their sponsored projects. This exception will continue.

Note: In cases where the 91破解版鈥檚 agreement to accept a lower indirect (F&A) rate is based on our understanding of the sponsor鈥檚 policy, and where the University of Houston becomes aware of a higher indirect (F&A) cost rate paid by that sponsor to another recipient, the university reserves the right to apply the higher rate to that sponsor鈥檚 91破解版 projects.