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VSU’S FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE COST (INDIRECT COST) RATES

Facilities and Administrative Cost Rates (Indirect Costs) Negotiated with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on 11/23/2005:

Effective through 06/30/2010 = 48.7% on direct salaries and wages only (not including fringe benefits) for all on-campus programs.

Effective through 06/30/2010 = 25.6% on direct salaries and wages only (not including fringe benefits) for all off-campus programs.

A copy of the Indirect Cost Rate Agreement with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Valdosta State University is available at http://www.valdosta.edu/grants/forms.shtml under General Forms.

HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR GRANT WRITERS

GRANT WRITING AND FUNDING RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AS FOLLOWS:

Public Sector

  • Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Describes federal programs, including purposes, eligibility, appropriations, and information contacts.
  • The Federal Register This publication contains official government program regulations (proposed and final), announcements of deadlines, funding criteria, etc. It is published each business day.
  • GRANTS.GOV Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. The US Department of Health and Human Services is proud to be the managing partner for Grants.gov, an initiative that will have an unparalleled impact on the grant community.
  • GrantsNet is an Internet application tool created by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Grants Management (OGM) for finding and exchanging information about HHS and other Federal grant programs.  GrantsNet serves the general public, the grantee community, and grant-makers (i.e. state and local governments, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and commercial businesses). GrantsNet provides a variety of Department-wide grants policies governing the award and administration of grant activities, publishing these in grants policy directives, regulations, and/or manuals.
  • Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program.
  • National Institutes of Health. Peer Review Process
  • NSF FASTLANE, FastLane is an interactive real-time system used to conduct NSF business over the Internet.  FastLane is for official NSF use only.
  • National Science Foundation's Publications

Private Sector

  • Private Foundations descriptions and Annual Reports.  Many organizations publish annual reports which contain summaries of all the projects which they have funded in the past year. By looking at these reports, you can tell if your project is the type which is funded by a particular agency, and you can also identify contact persons at other colleges and universities who have submitted successful proposals. These may be obtained by writing to the Foundation and requesting a copy. The Office of Grants and Contracts can assist you.

Regulation and Compliance Information

  • Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare  The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW, formerly Office for Protection from Research Risks, Division of Animal Welfare) at the National Institutes of Health, has responsibility for the general administration and coordination of the Policy on behalf of PHS, provides specific guidance, instruction, and materials to institutions that must comply with the Policy. For copies of supplemental materials, please contact OLAW at the National Institutes of Health, RKL1, Suite 1050, MSC 7982, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7982 ( for express or hand delivered mail, use zip code 20817).
  • Office for Human Research Protections This agency office of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provides information on IRB registration, policy guidelines, compliance oversight, educational materials and workshops announcements.
  • National Research Council, Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Washington: National Academy Press, 1996.
  • NSF Grant Proposal Guide