F&A

Facilities and Administration. Costs that are incurred for common or joint objectives and, therefore, cannot be identified readily and specifically with a particular sponsored project, an instructional activity, or any other institutional activity. F&A costs are synonymous with indirect costs and overhead costs.

Figure 278 Budget Document > Modular Budget Page > F&A Section - Layout

Table 148 Budget Document > Modular Budget Page > F&A Section - Field Descriptions

Field	Description
F&A Rate Type	The type of F&A (aka overhead or indirect cost) rate (base) specified in the proposal . Select the Rate Type (MTDC, TDC, etc) from the drop-down menu for the overhead rate (base) specified in the proposal. Note: the initial default is based on the F&A Rate Type setting field from the Summary page.
F&A Rate	The percentage used to calculate F&A charges. The applicable indirect cost rate being charged/requested from the sponsor.
F&A Base	The detailed budget’s indirect cost base.
Funds Requested	The total F&A costs being requested to the sponsor (F&A Rate x F&A Base), which equals F&A Rate * F&A Base. After clicking the sync button, the F&A Rate is multiplies by the F&A Base to get a value that is later editable and does not have to sum across.
Actions	Add or delete line items as desired.
Total	The sum total numeric value is calculated and displayed. Totals are displayed in this field and may be updated to reflect recent changes by clicking the associated recalculate button.