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Space survey roberta mcmanus

Space survey roberta mcmanus . What are Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Costs?.

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Space survey roberta mcmanus

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  1. Space surveyroberta mcmanus

  2. What are Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Costs? “those that are incurred for common or joint objectives [of the University] and, therefore, cannot be identified readily and specifically with a particular sponsored project, an instructional activity or another institutional activity” Space Survey

  3. OMB Circular A-21 and F&A Provides guidance on F&A cost treatment and definitions Provides definitions and examples of each of the components for each major category Requires educational institutions with more than $10 million in total direct costs to prepare Long Form F&A Proposal Provides guidance on development/format of F&A Proposal submittal F&A a.k.a. Overhead a.k.a. Indirect Cost Proposal Space Survey

  4. OMB Circular A-21 and F&A F&A Cost Components Facilities Building and Equipment Depreciation Interest Operations and Maintenance Library Administration General Administration Departmental Administration Sponsored Projects Administration Student Services Administration Space Survey

  5. F&A Allocation Proposal Objective of the F&A allocation study is to aggregate and distribute F&A costs to the major functions of the institution in proportions reasonably consistent with the nature and extent of their use Generally new rates are established every four years FSU’s current rates expire June 30, 2010 Space Survey

  6. F&A Rate Development Process Process must be designed to ensure that Federal sponsors do not in any way subsidize the F&A costs of other sponsors, Activities of the rate development process Analysis of administrative expenses across the university 26% Limitation Space survey conducted to determine how FSU facilities are being used (e.g. instruction vs. sponsored research) No limitation SRAS currently preparing for 2010 proposal Space Survey

  7. Space Survey • Purpose • Document building room usage • Allocate Facilities costs • Provide productivity analysis • Space survey tool WebSpace • On-line • Integrates with F&A proposal analysis software • Enables management of survey process and results Space Survey

  8. Space Survey • Methodology • Identify buildings to survey (SRAS) • Based on predominance of research usage • Survey buildings/rooms (SRAS/Facilities Managers/Faculty) • SRAS staff - support during process • Facilities managers - facilitate/data entry • Faculty involvement - identify how rooms used and associated % Space Survey

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  10. SRAS Contacts • Roberta McManus – Associate Director • rmcmanus@admin.fsu.edu • 645-2485 • Helen McCann – Business Analyst • hmccann@admin.fsu.edu • 644-8947 Space Survey

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