#  F&A and Fringe Benefits Rates 

 



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- #### [F&A Rates - Federal Sponsors](/fa-rates-federal-sponsors)
- #### [F&A Rates - Non-federal Sponsors](/fa-rates-non-federal-sponsors)
    
    F&A Rates - Non-federal Sponsors: Indirect costs rates and bases for awards to Harvard within the last 5 years are available in [GMAS](https://gmas.harvard.edu/gmas) on the “Recent overhead rates” section of each sponsor’s Organization page.
- #### [F&A Rate Agreements](/fa-rate-agreements)
    
    After World War II when the federal government initiated a close partnership with universities in pursuit of the research enterprise, recognition was given to the infrastructure costs needed to support this expensive endeavor.
- #### [Fringe Benefits Rates](/fringe-benefits-rates)
    
    Fringe benefits (FB) are employee associated costs such as health plan expenses, pension plan expenses and workman's compensation expenses, among others.