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Indirect Costs & Fringe Benefit Rates
Indirect Cost Rates - Federal Grants & Contracts
| FY2020 | FY2021 | |
| On Campus | 69.5% | 69.5% |
| Westchester Division | 44% | 44% |
| Off-Campus | 26% | 26% |
Date of most recent DHHS indirect cost rate agreement: 07/30/2020
Use the FY2021 rates for budgets with end dates past 6/30/2020 until amended
Indirect Cost Rates- Non-Federal Grants & Contracts
| Non-federal agencies or foundations | Federal rate or rate published by agency if less than Federal rate |
Indirect Cost Rates- Agreements with Industry
| Industry Sponsored Research | 69.5% |
| Service Agreements | 69.5% |
| Clinical Trials | 35.0% |
Fringe Benefit Rates
| FY2020 | FY2021 | |
| Faculty and Staff (Federal, State and Private grants & contracts) | 29.5% | 30.5% |
| Faculty and Staff (all others including industry grants & contracts) | 33.2% | 34.2% |
| Postdoc Stipends | 23% | 22.5% |
| NRSA Postdoc Stipends+ | 0% | 0% |
| Temporary Employees | 9% | 9% |
Use the 2021 rates for future years, until amended.
See the latest NRSA Postdoctoral stipends and training related expenses.