Effective from 7/1/17 WPI has new provisional Facilities and Administrative (F&A) and Fringe Benefits rates for use on grants, contracts and/or other agreements. These rates shall be used for forward pricing and billing purposes for the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Fiscal Year 2018.

Note that we now have on campus and off campus rates and rates for different activity types.

DATES EFFECTIVE: 7/1/17 to 6/30/18

F & A RATES

ON CAMPUS

• Organized Research  53.07%
• Instruction  45.75%
• Other Sponsored Activities  35.84%

OFF CAMPUS

• All Activities  26 %

FRINGE BENEFITS RATE: 26%

DISTRIBUTION BASES
(a) Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC), as defined in 2 CFR Part 200, consisting of all direct salaries and wages, applicable fringe benefits, materials and supplies, services, travel, and subawards up to the first $25,000 of each subaward (regardless of the period covered by the subawards under the award). MTDC excludes equipment, capital expenditures, charges for patient care, rental costs, tuition remission, scholarships and fellowships, participant support costs and the portion of each subaward in excess of $25,000.
(b) Salaries and wages of faculty and staff including vacation, holiday and sick leave pay and other paid absences of only faculty and staff. Rate does not apply to student employees, research or teaching assistants.

Download Provisional Rate Agreement WPI FY 18 Prov Agmt