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Dear Colleagues,
Changes
to indirect cost rate regulations and FAQs
As you
are aware, there were several changes to indirect cost rate regulations in the
Uniform Guidance, effective December 26, 2014. These changes created greater flexibility for grantees to reclaim indirect costs under their federal awards
and require federal agencies to accept federally negotiated indirect cost rates
in most cases. This is our first issuance of Indirect Cost FAQs
which will address many of the questions we have received. This list of
FAQs will be updated at least annually but possibly more often based on
additional questions which may arise.
To
maintain a record of each recipient's method of claiming indirect costs, we
established a feature in eGrants for recipients to record the method they will
use to claim indirect costs on federal grants when appropriate.
Recipients must record the rates they intend to use under CNCS grant
programs where indirect cost claims are permissible. Step by step
instructions on how to enter indirect cost rate information into your eGrants
account may be downloaded on our website, here: eGrants
Indirect Cost Rate (IDCR) User Instructions. Any questions regarding the entry
of indirect cost rates into eGrants can be directed to indirectcostrate@cns.gov.
Recording
Indirect Cost Rate Options
Applicants
must enter their indirect cost rate information in eGrants under the
Organization tab. A link to the
instructions can be found above. If an applicant is using a negotiated indirect cost rate, the rate agreement must be provided with the application. With the exception of those
using the AmeriCorps 5/10% option that do not have a federally negotiated rate,
all applicants claiming indirect costs on CNCS awards must enter their indirect
cost rate information into eGrants under the Indirect Cost Rate section under
the Organization tab. If an organization does not have or does not intend to
claim indirect costs on CNCS awards they must respond “no” when asked if they
have an indirect cost rate to record.
In Service,
Corporation for National and Community Service Grant Offices
Washington, DC and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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