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Budget Costs & Rates

For further information on Indirect Costs, please see Indirect Costs Explained PDF .

Direct Costs

Costs that can be specifically identified with a particular project or program.

Indirect Cost Rates

Real costs that are incurred for common or joint objectives and cannot be identified with a particular project or program. For a more detailed explanation of indirect costs click here. (Copy of Rate Agreement)

Go to Understanding Direct and Indirect Costs

Type	FY 08	FY 09	FY 10
Research On-Campus *	56.8%	58.5%	58.6%
Research On-Campus **	60%	61%	61%
Research Adjacent *	27.5%	27.4%	27.3%
Research Adjacent **	31%	31%	31%
Research Remote *	26%	26%	26%
Research Remote **	29%	29%	29%
Instruction On-Campus	57%	57%	51.70%
Instruction Off-Campus	26%	26%	26%
Other On-Campus	38%	38%	32.60%
Other Off-Campus	22.7%	22.7%	22.70%
Ag Exp Stat On-Camp	42.3%	42.3%	42.3%
Ag Exp Stat Off-Camp	23.6%	23.6%	21.50%

*Applies to all DoD contracts awarded or issued before 11/30/1993, all non-DoD instruments and all DoD grants. (Capped rate)

** Applies to all DoD contracts awarded or issued after 11/30/1993 in accordance with and under the authority of DFARS 231.303(1). (Uncapped Rate)

Fringe Benefits*

Fringe benefits ncludes FICA, workers compensation, unemployment compensation, medical insurance, group life insurance, employee retirement compensation, faculty and staff fee waivers, and educational leave.

	FY 07	FY 08	FY 09	FY 10	FY 11
Faculty (Tenure Track)	33.25%	32.50%	35.25%	32.50%	32.25%
Research Faculty	35.5%	35.25%	38.00%	35.25%	33.75%
Part-Time Faculty	16.25%	21.50%	27.00%	22.50%	21%
Classified Staff	44.0%	45%	49%	46%	45%
Summer Faculty	8.0%	7%	6.75%	6.75%	7.25%
Grad Research Assistants	8.5%	7%	6.25%	6.50%	8%
Part-Time Wages	8.0%	7%	6.75%	6.75%	7.25%

Escalation Factors

For	Percentage	When
Faculty (AY & CY)	5.2%	On 12/1 each year
Classified Staff	2%	On 12/1 each year
Wage	2%	On 12/1 each year
GRA's	3%	On 8/16 each year
Tuition	9%	On 8/16 each year
Other Direct Costs	3 - 5%	Annually

Tuition and Academic Fee (GRA's)

When	Non-Engineering	Engineering
Fall 2009	$4,411.50	$4,771.50
Spring 2010	$4,411.50	$4,771.50
Fall 2010	$4,809.00	$5,201.00
Spring 2011	$4,809.00	$5,201.00

Stipends

Tuition is to be charged on all projects except when sponsor disallows this type of cost.

Tuition is included in all budgets that have a graduate stipend. The tuition is budgeted in proportion to the graduate student's time on the fund. Summer tuition is included only if the PI requests it. Normally, a graduate student does not take more than 3 hours credit in the summer, so we budget the lowest rate.

(In cases where the sponsor will not pay tuition, the PI must provide documentation and a resource/fund number for the student's tuition.)

Steps for Full-Time Graduate Stipend Compensation.

Hourly Rates

Hours are only reported on a conversion basis when required by the sponsor. In accommodating this requirement, there are 52 weeks, or 2080 hours, in a Calendar Year. There are 39 weeks, or 1560 hours, in an Academic Year. We use a figure of 173.3 hours/month in budgeting for faculty and staff, and 86.67 hours/month for graduate students. Summer is budgeted at 520 hours, or 13 weeks. One summer session is considered 6.5 weeks in budgeting.

Travel Per Diems:

Maximum allowable rates per state policies.

Consultant Fees:

Maximum allowable rate per day

Notes

CIT requires matching funds, does not fund equipment, tuition or office supplies, and does not pay indirect costs.