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CurePSP does not pay indirects. We do allow salary/fringe. We are not considering changing our indirect policy at this time.
To your question about reclassifying indirect/direct:
We’ve never had a formal list of what we count as indirect- however, we tend to be very inclusive about allowing expenses that are related to the proposed project. The institutions themselves likely have more restrictions than we do on what they would allow their PIs to shuffle between direct/indirect given they formally calculate their federal IDC rates based on including certain items as indirects.
One example to share- we had a grantee express concern that their animal behavior facilities were included as part of the institution’s overhead/F&A. If federal indirects got cut, the grantee was worried this facility would be impacted and compromise their proposed study.
CurePSP would be comfortable providing part of the grant’s budget for the grantee’s usage of the facility for the proposed work, however, the grantee noted that their institution likely would not allow that since it’s considered indirect.
Of course, that could all change if the federal IDC rates see a huge change in amount or structure.
-Jennifer
Jennifer Brummet, PhD
Director of Scientific Affairs and Partnerships
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