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F&A and Fringe Benefits Cost Rates

Click here for the Current F&A and Fringe Benefits Rates Agreement


Current MUSC Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Cost Rates
Effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005
These rates will be provisional beginning 7/1/2005 until amended.

On-Campus

Off-Campus *

Organized Research
- Capped
- Uncapped


46.0%
49.0%


26.0%
29.0%

Other Sponsored Activities

30.0%

26.0%

Instruction

35.9%

26.0%

Non-Federal Clinical Trials

25% TDC

Non-Federal, Non-Clinical Research

46% MTDC **

* If more than 50% of a project is performed in facilities not owned by the institution or rent is directly allocated to the project, then the Off-Campus Rate is applicable.

** MTDC - Modified Total Direct Costs are costs which exclude equipment, alterations and renovations, student aid, patient care costs, rental costs of off-site facilities, scholarships,fellowships, and the portion of a sub-grant or sub-contract in excess of $25,000.

The Facilities and Administrative cost rates apply to the following direct costs:  salaries and wages, fringe benefits, materials and supplies, services, travel, fixed charges, and the first $25,000 of each subcontract.

F&A cost calculations exclude:  equipment, capital expenditures, charges for patient care, tuition remission, rental costs of off-site facilities, scholarships, fellowships, and the portion of subcontracts in excess of $25,000.

Equipment is defined as:  an article of nonexpendable tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one year, and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit.

MUSC Fringe Benefits Rates
Effective July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008

Employee Category

Negotiated Rate

Applicable to Employment Types

Staff

26.5%

- Faculty
- 9-Month Faculty
- Unclassified Non-Faculty
- Classified

Post Doc/Temp

19.3%

- Temporary Faculty
- Temporary Non-Faculty
- Post Docs

Ph.D. Students/Student/Temp with No Benefits

1.8%

- Research (Temporary) Grant - No Benefits
- Research (Temporary) Grant - Insurance Only
- Research (Temporary) Grant - Leave Only
- Student


 MUSC Fringe Benefits Rates
Effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009

Employee Category

Negotiated Rate

Applicable to Employment Types

Staff

27.5%

- Faculty
- 9-Month Faculty
- Unclassified Non-Faculty
- Classified

Post Doc/Temp

21.8%

- Temporary Faculty
- Temporary Non-Faculty
- Post Docs

Ph.D. Students/Student/Temp with No Benefits

3.2%

- Research (Temporary) Grant - No Benefits
- Research (Temporary) Grant - Insurance Only
- Research (Temporary) Grant - Leave Only
- Student


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