F&A Rate 07/01/95 - 06/30/99

Rate Type	7/01/95 - 6/30/96	7/01/96 - 6/30/98	7/01/98 - 6/30/99
Research, on-campus	56.0%	53.0%	52.0%
Research, off-campus	28.4%	26.0%	26.0%
Research, cost sharing	26.0%	26.0%	26.0%
Instruction	51.0%	51.0%	51.0%
Other Sponsored Projects	36.0%	36.0%	36.0%

The above rates are applied to Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC), defined in the March 25, 1998 original rate agreement as follows.

"Modified total direct costs, consisting of all salaries and wages, fringe benefits, materials, supplies, services, travel and subgrants and subcontracts up to first $25,000 of each subgrant or subcontract (regardless of the period covered by the subgrant or subcontract). Modified total direct costs shall exclude equipment, capital expenditures, charges for patient care and tuition remission, rental costs of off-site facilities, scholarships, and fellowships as well as the portion of each subgrant and subcontract in excess of $25,000."

The May 3, 1996 rate agreement defines equipment as follows.

"Through 06/30/96, equipment means an article of nonexpendable tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one year, and an acquisition cost of $500 or more per unit. Effective 07/01/96, the acquisition cost of equipment, as defined above, is $3,000 or more per unit."

Grant-specific indirect cost questions should be addressed to the OCGA responsible accountant. General questions or questions related to the development of the above rates should be forwarded to Cathy Snyder.