2118 - Negotiation of F&A and Employee Benefit Rates
Document purpose
To designate responsibility for negotiation of F&A cost and employee benefit rates with the Federal government for expenses incurred in the performance of federally sponsored agreements.
effective
December 1986
revisedJune 2015
Reviewed
May 2024
Responsible OfficeResearch Services
Approval
Research Services
The Policy
The Vice President for Finance and Treasurer or their designee has final authority over the negotiation of and is the University official responsible for signing the formal F&A cost agreement with the federal government.
The Director of Cost Analysis in Research Services is responsible for:
- initiating the negotiation process;
- providing access to the detailed supporting documents required by the Federal negotiator; and
- responding to the negotiator’s questions.
Other University managers, as designated by the Vice President for Finance and Treasurer, may assist in the negotiation process.
The source of this document is Research Services.