Policy and Procedure
RESEARCH POLICY SERIES
POLICY AND PROCEDURE STATEMENT ON
DISTRIBUTION OF RECOVERED FACILITIES
AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AT
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to define the method of distribution of facilities and administrative costs (formerly indirect costs) recovered from grants and contracts in the Division of Research at Mississippi State University.
POLICY
Effective November 1, 2006
1. Distribution of facilities and administrative costs
40% General Fund
4% Reach for
Excellence Fund
19% Office of Research and
Economic Development
37% Deans/Departments
100%
2. Projects funded through centers or institutes
The department share of the facilities and administrative costs shall be distributed to the center or institute. For a tenured (or tenure-track) faculty member receiving grant or contract funding through a center or institute, the following shall apply:
a. Half the departmental share of the facilities and administrative costs on the faculty members' salary shall be returned to the academic department, and half shall remain with the center or institute. It shall be the responsibility of the center or institute to make this transfer of funds.
b. All of the departmental share of the facilities and administrative costs generated by expenditures other than the faculty salary shall remain with the center or institute.
For purposes of this policy, a tenured (or tenure-track) faculty member serving in an administrative position in a center or institute (as director, e.g.) shall be treated as an employee of the center or institute so that the departmental share of the overhead on his/her salary remains with the center or institute.
REVIEW
This policy and procedure will be reviewed every four years or as needed by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development with recommendations for revisions presented to the President.
OP 80.12
11/9/06
For information about this policy, contact the
reviewing department.
