Stanford Rates

Stanford uses many different rates for both sponsored and non-sponsored activities. Use these rates when proposing costs. [ note: do not use vacation/DLS rates in proposals ]

FACILITIES & ADMINISTRATIVE COST RATES (Predetermined):

• The non-federal Clinical Trials rate is 25%
• F&A and Fringe Benefits Rates Agreements is a website containing PDF files of Stanford ONR Rate Agreements.
• When submitting proposals to the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), contact Thomas Wong 723-9020, or Kathleen Thompson 725-0661 (School of Medicine) for the appropriate F&A Rates.
• For final FY07& FY08 F&A rates, see Announcement of Final Rates and to see how the University applies F&A rates please see Application of F&A Rates
• How CMA develops F&A rates
• Application of the $5,000 Capitalization Threshold By Expenditure Type beginning 9/01/03 (FY04)
• VSC Cost Transfer Guidelines provides the process to transfer costs for the Animal Care expenditure types 58710 and 58720.
• Burden Expenditure Type Mapping is an excel spreadsheet identifying how expenditure types are subject to the above rates. If you have questions, please contact Jesse Charlton, RAPC.

FRINGE BENEFIT RATES

Questions? Contact Stella Hu (5-7437) orThomas Wong (3-9020)

Additional Information on Fringe Benefit Rates:

• F&A and Fringe Benefits Rates Agreements is a website containing PDF files of Stanford ONR Rate Agreements.
• For more information on the Final FY2005 Fringe Rates, please read : FY05 Fringe Rates
• The Graduate Student Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant fringe rate effective Sept 1, 2003, is used to pay for part of the health insurance benefit for graduate student research and teaching assistants, see an article in the Stanford Report dated April 10, 2002, or contact Ann George, DoR or Stella Hu in CMA.
• How CMA develops the Fringe rates, click on Fringe Benefits.
• The Tuition Grant Program (TGP) effective Sept 1, 1998 assesses a charge on Regular Benefits Eligible Employee Salaries paid from non-government sources of funds. See the memo Tuition Grant Program. For additional information, contact Steve Olson, Budget Office. Information about the Tuition Grant Program itself can be found on the the Stanford HR Website.

VACATION ACCRUAL / DISABILITY SICK LEAVE RATES
(Include these rates in your Budget Justification but not in your Budget/Forecast)

Questions? Contact Stella Hu (5-7437) orThomas Wong (3-9020)

• Vacation Charges Resource Page

OTHER RATES

** Effective FY06 (starting September 1, 2005) Stanford University has implemented a revised infrastructure policy. More information about this policy can be found in the Stanford Administrative Guide 37.3.

• The memo "Graduate Student Fellowship Stipend Health Insurance Surcharge (GSS)" documents the application of this rate. The rate became effective September 1, 2002 but was not actually charged until October 2002 because of delays in implementation. For additional information contact Steve Olson, Budget Office.
• The Infrastructure Charge Policy was revised effective September 1, 2005. See Administrative Guide Memo 37.3 and the Guide "Implementing the Revised Infrastructure (ISC) Policy"; for more information, please contact Dana Shelley in the Budget Office.
• SIP (Stanford Infrastructure Program), contact Eliot Alfi, Capital Accounting. SIP is a charge on construction projects. (see Administrative Guide Memo 83, Capital Projects)
• Misc Receivables is a word document which explains the F&A rates that are assigned to non-sponsored receivables.