In addition to basic institutional information, the sheet provides the relevant information you need when creating your budget, including question and answer rates, marginal rates, NIH salary cap information, and gra cap considerations. Contact your assigned SPA project manager to determine which of these plans to use in your proposal`s budget. Federal question-and-answer rates are negotiated with the federal government and vary by campus and whether the research or other sponsored projects are conducted on or off campus. Different Q&A rates have been set for both on-site and off-site projects. Therefore, it is essential to identify where a project is being conducted to determine the applicable M&A rate. Below are some of the guidelines that address common questions and concerns of ISERP researchers. If you are looking for information about an institute or university policy that is not discussed below, please contact us and we will help you. To find the appropriate question-and-answer phrase for your proposal, please read the Institutional Fact Sheet. When accepting a grant or contract from a government agency (“Sponsored Project”), the University is required to comply with a set of rules and regulations issued by that sponsor. These obligations include the requirement that the University apply the appropriate institution and administration rate (“Q&A”) (commonly referred to as the IC rate or BRI at the University) based on direct costs.

Like indirect cost rates, ancillary rates can also change every year. The rate applied is based on the active agreement, the source of funding (federal or non-federal) and the type of appointment (student or staff). Information on current rates can be found here. Q&A fees are applied every night through an automated CRA process and are based on the Q&A rate and Q&A rate assigned to a project. It is important to monitor the question-and-answer fees to ensure that the calculated rate is correct and that the rate has been applied to the corresponding expenditure base (which excludes all types of expenditure that cannot result in question-and-answer costs, as indicated either in the terms of the price or in the policy of the contracting authority). Columbia`s policy determines who can act as the principal investigator for a sponsored project. You can view the policy and list of eligible dates here. If you are a researcher in one of the ISERP departments and are interested in an IP waiver, please contact us at iserp-funding@columbia.edu. You can learn more about PI supervision tasks in the Library for Higher Education guidelines. Q&A costs are covered for sponsored project proposals by multiplying the corresponding direct cost base by the proponent`s M&A cost rate and including it in the total budget cost. Depending on the proponent, the direct cost base can be either the simple sum of all direct budget costs (total direct costs or TDCs) or “modified” total direct costs (MTDC), i.e.

TDC minus the sum of certain budget items. Federal sponsors use MTDC. Some federal agencies, such as the DOD, have specific restrictions on Q&A costs. For a detailed description of the different rates available and instructions on how to apply each plan, see Columbia University`s policy on facility enforcement and administrative costs. The Executive Vice President of Finance has final authority over the negotiation of benefits and accreditation and administration rates. The Executive Vice-President delegated responsibility for the preparation of the proposals used for the negotiation of these tariffs and the opening of these negotiations to the Office of the Controller. These proposals require the collection and interpretation of a significant amount of supporting data and, as a result, the Office of the Controller often requires the assistance of various offices to carry out this responsibility. It is the duty of administrative and scientific bodies to respond to these needs in a timely manner so that the University completes the necessary documentation so that these rates can be negotiated in accordance with the requirements of the Confederation. Current and historical M&A collective agreements can be found on the university`s institutional information page. The zones are designated as on-site areas and the on-site rate is applied if the majority of the research activity is carried out in rooms owned or rented by the university and used primarily for research purposes. Therefore, the on-site fee is applied to all basic/laboratory research, epidemiological studies and clinical research conducted in the designated research space and paid for by the university.

If the rental and furnishing costs are not charged directly to the project and the lease is part of the space costs taken into account in the university`s R&A tariff, the project will be considered on site and the on-site rate will apply. When accepting a grant or contract from a government agency (“Sponsored Project”), the University is required to apply the applicable Facilities and Administration Rate (“Q&A”) (commonly referred to as the IC rate or RCM) at the appropriate direct cost base. In accordance with federal requirements, different question and answer rates have been established for on-site and off-site projects. Therefore, it is necessary to determine where a project will be carried out to determine which sentence to apply. A detailed description of the different rates available and guidelines for the application of each sentence is as follows: Provide advice to principal investigators and others responsible for the management of government-funded projects on the requirements for determining the appropriate facilities and administrative rate for a sponsored project. Any questions regarding the appropriate R&A rate to apply when preparing a proposal should be directed to your assigned SPA project officer. In accordance with federal requirements, different question and answer rates have been established for on-site and off-site projects. Therefore, it is necessary to determine where a project will be carried out to determine which sentence to apply. In some cases, multiple rates can be used for a single premium. When using multiple rates: Q&A rates and the basis on which they apply vary depending on the proponent and the type of grant (e.g.B. research vs.

education vs. public service). In accordance with the requirements of section 200.68 (Modified Total Direct Costs (MTCs)) of the Uniform Guidelines, the question and answer rate for federal research projects is applied to a direct expenditure basis called Modified Total Direct Costs, or MTDC. For more information about the Q&A app, contact your SPF Finance and Compliance Manager. Speakers and staff responsible for managing funded projects. Employees in administrative offices such as facilities, human resources, COOKED, budget. Staff of various academic units whose costs are included in the tariff calculations Staff of the Office of the Controller. Creating a budget is an important part of the proposal preparation process. The budget should be precise, realistic and proportionate in the light of the proposed work. The amount requested should not be so small that it prevents the achievement of the stated objectives, nor should it be so large that the proponent does not seriously consider funding the proposal. Manual for Funded Projects: V.C.

Preparation of a Sponsored Project Budget/Facilities and Administration (Q&A) Costsevpr.columbia.edu/content/indirect-costs Management of Sponsored Projects: Institutional Informationspa.columbia.edu/proposals/institutional-information#ICRates) Space is designated as off-site and the off-site rate is applied to projects where the majority of research activities are located in a location other than the university institution and the cost of the lease and the associated costs of the installation are charged directly to the project. If the cost of the space and/or space is donated by the sponsor or another facility, the project will be classified as external. .