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INDIRECT COST RATES

INDIRECT COST RATES. WHAT ARE INDIRECT COST RATES???? Indirect Cost Pool-How Deep? Indirect Cost Base-How Large? Indirect Cost Rate-How High?. AGENDA. Who Are We- Indirect Cost Branch Definitions Why Indirect Cost Rates Are Needed; Including An Example

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INDIRECT COST RATES

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  1. INDIRECT COST RATES • WHAT ARE INDIRECT COST RATES???? • Indirect Cost Pool-How Deep? • Indirect Cost Base-How Large? • Indirect Cost Rate-How High?

  2. AGENDA • Who Are We- Indirect Cost Branch • Definitions • Why Indirect Cost Rates Are Needed; Including An Example • The Negotiation Process; Including How To Start The Process

  3. INDIRECT COST BRANCH • The Office At NIH With The Responsibility Of Negotiating INDIRECT COST RATES With COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS Receiving Awards (Grants & Contracts) With NIH • SBIR & STTR

  4. TYPES OF COSTS • DIRECT COSTS: Easily Identified With A Specific Project: • Direct Salaries & Wages • Materials & Supplies • Consultants & Subcontracts

  5. TYPES OF COSTS (Continued) • INDIRECT COSTS: Not Easily Identified With A Specific Project • Fringe Benefits • Overhead • G&A

  6. FRINGE BENEFITS • Allowances And Services Provided To Employees • Pd Abs (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Leave) • Payroll Taxes • Pension Plan • Group Ins (Health, Life & Disability)

  7. OVERHEAD COSTS • Indirect Costs Relating To The Performance Of A Project • Overhead Labor (e.g.; supervision, general meetings) • Fringes On Overhead Labor • Facility Costs & Depreciation • General Lab Supplies

  8. G&A COSTS • Indirect Costs Associated With The Overall Management Of The Company • Executive & Administrative Labor • Fringe Benefits On G&A Labor • Professional Fees (CPA) • Office Supplies

  9. IDC RATES ARE NEEDED • To Provide A Uniform Method • Funding Indirect Costs • Charging Indirect Costs • To Provide An Equitable Allocation Of Indirect Costs Across All Projects

  10. INDIRECT COST RATE • A Method For Allocating Indirect Costs To Projects • Ratio Between Indirect Costs (Pool)And An Equitable Base

  11. TYPES OF RATES • Three Types Of Rates • Provisional Rates • Based On Projections For Current FY • Used For Funding & Charging • Final Rates • Based On Actual Costs • Charges Adjusted To Reflect Final Rates • Ceiling Rates • Final Rates Cannot Exceed

  12. INDIRECT COST RATE SYSTEMS • One Tier System: One Pool • Fringe Benefits, Overhead & G&A • Two Tier System: Two Pools - Typically • Fringe Benefits • Overhead and G&A

  13. INDIRECT COST RATE SYSTEMS (Continued) • Three Tier System: Three Pools • Fringe Benefits • Overhead • G&A

  14. INDIRECT COST RATE (Example) • EXAMPLE COMPUTATION- TWO TIER • Fringe Benefit Rate • POOL: Pd Abs, Payroll Taxes, Pension & Group Insurance • BASE: Total Labor-Direct & Indirect Excluding Pd Abs • RATE: POOL Divided By BASE

  15. INDIRECT COST RATE (Continued) • EXAMPLE-CONTINUED • Indirect Cost Rate • POOL: Overhead & G&A Costs • BASE: Total Direct Cost Excluding Equipment & Subcontract Costs In Excess Of $25,000 Per Subcontract Per Project Period • RATE: POOL Divided By BASE

  16. NEGOTIATION PROCESS(Step 1) • CONTACT INDIRECT COST BRANCH-RAY WOODRUFF: • When: Notification Grant/Contract Is Going To Be Awarded • How: Via • E-Mail: rw8u@nih.gov • Fax: 301/402-7180

  17. NEGOTIATION PROCESS (Step 1 -Continued) • Information Needed: • Representative Name & E-Mail Address • Company Name & Address • Grant/Contract Number • Grant/Contract Specialist’s Name

  18. NEGOTIATION PROCESS(Step 2) • Indirect Cost Branch Requests Indirect Cost Proposal: • Letter: Via E-mail

  19. NEGOTIATION PROCESS(Step 3) • Indirect Cost Proposal Submitted • Indirect Cost Branch Reviews Proposal • Indirect Cost Branch Follows-up With Questions To Company

  20. NEGOTIATION PROCESS(Step 4) • NEGOTIATES RATES WITH COMPANY • Typically By Phone • Rate Agreement Is Issued Or Rate Memo Is Sent To Grant Specialist

  21. FINALLY • WE ARE DONE! • NOW THAT WAS NOT SO BAD! • WAS IT? • GUESS WHAT? • WE ARE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR!

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