[Flex] subaward IDC question - NSF convergence accelerator proposal

[Jean Davis Taft]

Hi Karen,

My understanding has been that the organization either has a negotiated 
rate agreement with their cognizant organization or they have to accept 
the 10% de minimus indirect cost rate recovery.

I once had a similar situation, and there was tremendous angst on the 
part of the sub-recipient. It does encourage the subaward 
institution/organization to pursue its own negotiated indirect cost 
rate, but it can be messy in the interim.

Good luck!
Jean

On 6/7/2021 3:42 PM, Karen Schwamb wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have not run into this before - we have a small business subaward on 
> this proposal.  They do not have a negotiated rate agreement and their 
> IDC rate is 46%.
>
> The quote below is from the PAPPG - can they propose with the 46% 
> rate? It sounds like with award this may be negotiated then, but I'm 
> just not sure.
>
>> NSF grantees will use the domestic subrecipient’s applicable U.S. 
>> Federally negotiated indirect cost rate(s). If no such rate exists, 
>> the NSF grantee may either negotiate a rate or will fund the 
>> subrecipient using the de minimis indirect cost rate recovery of 10% 
>> of modified total direct costs.
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Karen
>
>
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>
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> Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department
> Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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