Direct costs.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 2

(a) (b) (c) The salaries of administrative and clerical staff should normally be treated as indirect (F&A) costs. Direct (1) Administrative or clerical services are integral to a project or activity; (2) Individuals involved can be specifically identified with the project or activity; (3) Such costs are explicitly included in the budget or have the prior written approval of the Federal awarding agency; and (4) The costs are not also recovered as indirect costs. (d) (e) The costs of certain activities are not allowable as charges to Federal awards. However, even though these costs are unallowable for purposes of computing charges to Federal awards, they nonetheless must be treated as direct costs for purposes of determining indirect (F&A) cost rates and be allocated their equitable share of the non-Federal entity's indirect costs if they represent activities which: (1) Include the salaries of personnel, (2) Occupy space, and (3) Benefit from the non-Federal entity's indirect (F&A) costs. (f) For nonprofit organizations, the costs of activities performed by the non-Federal entity primarily as a service to members, clients, or the general public when significant and necessary to the non-Federal entity's mission must be treated as direct costs whether or not allowable, and be allocated an equitable share of indirect (F&A) costs. Some examples of these types of activities include: (1) Maintenance of membership rolls, subscriptions, publications, and related functions. See also § 2

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 2:§ 200.413