F&A Cost Rates

Dear Research Administrators, To help you prepare for important changes taking effect July 1, 2025, OSP has released new resources covering IDC rates, equipment thresholds, and subawards: 1. IDC Rate Area Threshold Changes FAQs Find answers to key...

Dear colleagues, New rate agreements for all rate areas are now complete and posted on the OSP website. The Harvard University Area agreement is dated March 31, 2023 The Harvard Medical School agreement is dated April 11, 2023 The Harvard T.H. Chan School...

OSP has posted new federal rate agreements for all Harvard rate areas. All agreements are dated June 17, 2022, and can be found at: Harvard University Rate Agreement June 17, 2022 Harvard Medical School Rate Agreement June 17, 2022 Harvard T.H. Chan...

FY2021 Fringe Benefit Rates have been updated and approved for use in outgoing proposals to sponsors. New agreements for all rate areas dated April 29, 2020 have been posted to the OSP website. The agreements also include recently negotiated F&A rates for...

The OSP website has been updated with fringe benefits rates for all rate areas for FY2019 and with Harvard Chan School rates for on-campus organized research, on-campus other sponsored activities, and all off-campus activities through fiscal year 2023...