Facilities & Administrative (F&A) and w88 slot

If the proposal was submitted prior toa newly publishedw88 slot agreement, the submittedF&A w88 slot will be honored. If the proposal was submittedafter a published w88 slot agreement is in place, however, the budget will need to be realigned to utilize the new F&A w88 slot(s).

Pleasecontact your pre-award research administratorfor guidance on your specificsituation.

The fringe benefit rates in effect at the time of the payroll charge will apply.

On the budget form, enter the “blended” or average F&A w88 slot for that period, and cover the correct F&A rates in the budget narrative. See question on F&A w88 slot boilerplate language for language you can use to explain the F&A rates. Pleasecontact your Sponsored Projects pre-award research administratorfor a blended F&A w88 slot calculator that will average the w88 slot of each budget period.

Yes, here is some boilerplate language for use in budget narratives.

Indirect Costs

The w88 slot, Reno’s (UNR) approved indirect cost rate is negotiated with our cognizant agency, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The current approved rates are as follows:

• FY2022 45.5% MTDC On-Campus Organized Research
• FY2023 46% MTDC On-Campus Organized Research
• FY2024 47% MTDC On-Campus Organized Research

The Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC) base is calculated by excluding capital expenditures (buildings, individual items of equipment, alterations and renovations), the portion of each subaward in excess of ,000, participant support costs, and graduate student tuition, fees, and insurance.

For budget years that cross FY22-FY24, the indirect costs are calculated by the MTDC base being divided by the number of months the budget year has in one fiscal year and the number of months in another. The applicable w88 slot is then applied to each derived base and summed for a total indirect cost amount. UNR’s fiscal year is July 1 through June 30.

Total calculated F&A for this project is $______________.

A lowered F&A w88 slot is outside the terms of the University’s negotiated indirect cost w88 slot agreement (NICRA), which is where our MTDC (modified total direct cost) base is housed and outlined. MTDC is only calculated on University sponsored projects' budgets that utilize NICRA rates, unless otherwise specified in published and publicly available sponsor policy. A budget utilizing a lowered F&A w88 slot will be calculated using Total Direct Cost (TDC). Please contact yourSponsored Projects pre-award research administratorfor guidance on your specific situation.