Content Comparison

Identify Sponsor Type and Key Proposal Elements to apply the correct rate:

1. Sponsor Type

   1. Federal – In general, most federal sponsors accept our federally-negotiated indirect cost agreement (NICRA).   Check the program announcements for exceptions.

   2. Non-Federal – Sponsors may have a published rate or supply written documentation of the rate upon request.  In the absence of such documentation, NICRA rates should be used.  See item 5 for additional information.   

2. Activity Type

   1. Organized Research/Other Sponsored Activity/Instruction

3. Project Location

   1. ON or OFF

4. F&A Base

   1. Modified or Total

5. Bloomberg Divisional Business Office Non-Federal F&A Guidelines

   1. Proposals >$100K total costs are required to budget direct cost items equivalent to a minimum of 20%. See related links for specific instruction.   

Department Administration (Administrator or PreAward Grants/Contracts Manager)

JHURA Brown Bag: https://jhura.jhu.edu/filter_items/how-to-apply-and-calculate-fa-and-fringe/

Controller’s Office (Cost Analysis) https://finance.jhu.edu/depts/cost/ca_rate_agree.html

Bloomberg Divisional Business Office (DBO)

Divisional Business Officer, Patrick Cornelison pcornel4@jhu.edu

Financial Research Compliance Contacts: https://finance.jhu.edu/phonebook/frc.contacts

Johns Hopkins University Research Administration: https://jhura.jhu.edu/filter_items/how-to-apply-and-calculate-fa-and-fringe/

Bloomberg Divisional Business Office: https://my.jhsph.edu/Offices/FinancialOperations/sponsored/Pages/default.aspx