Almost all federal grants and some foundation and government grants allow payment of fringe benefits or indirect costs.  Colby's federally negotiated rates are as follows:

• Fringe benefits       
• 30.9% of salaries for faculty and staff year round       
•  7.65% of salaries for students in the summer       
•     0%  for students during the academic year

• Indirect Costs       
• 54.8% of salary for all salaries, faculty, staff, and students

Note: The faculty benefit rate is reduced by 8% on compensation over-and-above the base salary (which is almost always on summer research salaries).  Thus, in this case,  the rate would be 22.9%.

If you have questions about when to apply these rates in preparing a proposal, call Bets Brown (x4341) or Scott Smith (x4123).