Standard Indirect Cost Underrecovery Arrangements

Sponsored project proposal budgets should include facilities and administrative (F&A) costs, commonly know as indirect costs, at standard rates whenever possible. These rates are applied automatically when budgets are prepared on the ORA Budget Template.

The sponsors below have published indirect cost rate policies which ECU has reviewed and accepted as exceptions to our standard rates. If you have questions about indirect cost rates or policies, please contact the Office of Research Administration.

ECU Accepted Indirect Cost Rates

SponsorJustificationEffective DateRateBasis
American Cancer SocietyPDFJan. 14, 200220%Other
American Chemical SocietyPDFDec. 6, 20050%N/A
American Floral EndowmentPDFApril 1, 20010%N/A
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Network (CESU)PDFJune 21, 200317.5%MTDC
Cotton, Inc.PDFMay 16, 200115%TDC
Cotton, Inc. – State Funded ProgramsPDFMay 17, 20050%N/A
EPA – 319 Polluted Runoff ProgramPDFMay 17, 200310%TFFA
Golden Leaf FoundationPDFJuly 1, 20010%N/A
Morris Animal FoundationPDFJan. 25, 20058%TDC
Muscular Dystrophy AssociationPDFJuly 1, 20028%TDC
NASA Space GrantPDFApril 30, 20070%N/A
NC Biotechnology CenterPDFMarch 11, 20050%N/A
NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesPDFFeb. 7, 20110%N/A
NC Department of Health and Human ServicesPDFDec. 11, 2015VariesVaries
NC Department of Public InstructionPDFJan. 21, 201015%TDC
NC Governor's Crime CommissionPDFJan. 1, 20100%N/A
NC Green Business FundPDFFeb. 1, 20085%Other
NC Rural Development CenterPDFApril 7, 20110%N/A
NC Department of Environmental QualityN/AN/A15%TDC
NC Wildlife Resources FundPDFJune 20, 20040%N/A
National Institute of AerospacePDFJune 25, 2013VariesOther
NSF – IGERTPDFSept. 25, 20018%Other
USDA – Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)PDFOct. 1, 200822%TFFA
USDA – National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)PDFDec. 16, 2011VariesTFFA
USDA – National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)PDFJan. 26, 200510%TDC
USDA – Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE)PDFNov. 2, 201610%TFFA
USDA – Special Research Projects (7USC3310)PDFDec. 16, 20030%N/A
USDoEd – Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)PDFNov. 22, 20020%N/A
USDoEd – Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)PDFOct. 15, 19990%N/A

*TDC – Total Direct Cost
**MTDC – Modified Total Direct Costs
***TFFA – Total Federal Funds