Dear Colleagues,
As you may have heard by now,
the new Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance, now consolidated in 2 CFR Parts 200 and 2205) are well on their way to being
implemented in CNCS award and grants management processes. One of the
biggest changes in the Uniform Guidance is relating to indirect cost
rates. To maintain a record of each recipient's chosen method of claiming indirect
costs, we established a feature in eGrants for recipients to record the method which they will be using to apply their indirect costs to all CNCS awards. Recipients must record the indirect cost rate method and
rates which they will be using on their awards. 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.
CNCS will continue to
communicate with you about the Uniform Guidance and provide information on our
website at http://www.nationalservice.gov/resources/uniform-guidance
as FAQs are developed and updated. FAQ’s relating to indirect cost rate options
are expected to be released shortly.
If
you would like to suggest a topic to be addressed in a future grants and
financial management bulletin, please also send your suggestions to Brad Lewis,
at blewis@cns.gov.
In Service,
Corporation for National and
Community Service Grant Offices
Washington, DC and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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