Indirect costs, also known as facilities and administrative (F&A) costs or overhead, are expenses incurred by an organization in support of its overall operations that cannot be easily attributed to a ...

In the first article of this series of articles related to selling to the federal government, I discussed federal acquisition regulations (FAR), cost accounting standards (CAS) and the types of ...

Indirect costs (Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs) are charged to externally sponsored awards, unless specifically prohibited by the funding agency. A percentage of indirect (F&A) costs ...

Congratulations! The program officer at your favorite foundation has finally invited you to submit a proposal for the new program you would like to start. You’re thrilled, but now comes the hard part: ...

The cost of construction projects has escalated to levels unseen in decades, and many of the culprits are unavoidable economic forces like supply chain issues and inflation. But there’s one unexpected ...

Federal regulations require that similar costs be treated consistently as either direct costs or indirect costs, in like circumstances. This regulation imposes a requirement on the University to ...