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F&A Rates

The F&A Rates subsection displays the facilities and administrative cost rate(s) that are associated with an award. You may enter different rates for multiple periods, if appropriate.

The section details information on:

• Rate – F&A percentage and base for calculation

• Time – The fiscal year(s), start and end dates associated with each rate

• Place – On/off campus indicator

• Unrecovered F&A – Dollar amount, expense destination, and revenue source to cover this amount

• Comments – Details about the F&A rates

Column

Description

Rate

Required. The F&A Rate for the specified period and location. Enter the Rate into the box.

Type

Required. The F&A base for calculating F&A on expenditures. Click dropdown.gif to select the Type.

Fiscal Year

Required. The year to which the F&A Rate applies, as determined by your institution’s F&A rate agreement. Enter the Fiscal Year in YYYY format.

Start Date

Required.

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Streamlyne Research fills both the Start Date and End Date when you press the [Tab] key after entering the Fiscal Year and when you click Picture next to the Start Date. You can change the Start Date and End Date to reflect a partial period.

Enter the Start Date in MM/DD/YYYY format or select the Start Date by clicking Picture.

End Date

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Streamlyne Research fills both the Start Date and End Date when you press the [Tab] key after entering the Fiscal Year and when you click Picture next to the End Date. You can change the Start Date and End Date to reflect a partial period.

Enter the End Date in MM/DD/YYYY format or select the End Date by clicking Picture.

Campus

Required. The location of the proposed work, on- or off-campus. Click dropdown.gif to select the Campus.

Unrecovered F&A

The amount of indirect costs not covered by the sponsor. Enter the Unrecovered F&A into the box.

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Use this when the sponsor-allowed F&A Rate is lower than the institution’s rate.

Source

The account or department that pays for the Unrecovered F&A. Enter the Source into the box.

Destination

Charge the Unrecovered F&A to this account number, if applicable. Enter the Destination into the box.

Actions

Click to save the new entry in the F&A Rates subsection.

Click to remove the entry on that row from this subsection.

Click to update the Unrecovered F&A after adding or deleting an entry.

Comments

Information about the F&A Rates for future reference. Enter Comments into the box.

Expand the text field for additional notes by clicking to open a pop-up box.

When you click button_validF&Arates.jpg, Streamlyne Research displays the Valid Rates Lookup screen:

Find and enter the Rate in the F&A Rates subsection.