Office of Sponsored Programs - 300.06 - Direct Costs

Summary

In assisting the University's departmental research administrators, this operating standard provides guidelines for budget planning of direct costs in accordance with Federal regulations.

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Office of Sponsored Programs - 300.06 - Direct Costs

Purpose

In assisting the University's departmental research administrators, this operating standard provides guidelines for budget planning of direct costs in accordance with Federal regulations.

Policy Statement

Researchers at the University are required by Federal regulation to identify direct costs according to the definitive criteria in 2 CFR §200.413.

Allowable costs identified directly and solely with a particular sponsored project are classified as Direct Costs. Direct Costs include both personnel and non-personnel cost elements that may include, but are not necessarily limited to:

I. Personnel Costs

  • Salaries
  • Fringe Benefits

II. Non-Personnel Costs

  • Capitalized Equipment
  • Travel
  • Subrecipients
  • Consultants
  • Tuition
  • Other Direct Costs

Exclusions

Non-Federal funding agencies may allow costs that the 2 CFR §200.413 does not. When this is the case, such costs may be included but must be explained in the proposed budget justification.

Related Requirements

Unit Policies, Standards, & Procedures

Contact Information

For questions regarding this operating standard and its related procedure, please contact SponsoredPrograms@unc.edu.

For questions regarding Pre-Award management or Post-Award administration, please contact the assigned Sponsored Projects Specialist (SPS).

For invoicing, reporting and other financial matters, please contact the assigned Sponsored Projects Accountant.
OSP Staff assignments may be found in RAMSeS or on the OSP website.

History

History Table
Date Description
07/01/2022 Revised to reflect the new office name.
05/15/2018 Revised to coincide with the release of the new OSP Website.

The operating standards in the Office of Sponsored Programs Operating Standards & Procedures Manual supersede any OSP operating standards, procedures and appendices previously included in the University Business Manual, a publication of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Division of Finance.

Details

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Article ID: 132286
Created
Thu 4/8/21 9:28 PM
Modified
Wed 6/26/24 11:55 AM
Responsible Unit
School, Department, or other organizational unit issuing this document.
Research-Office of Sponsored Programs
Issuing Officer
Name of the document Issuing Officer. This is the individual whose organizational authority covers the policy scope and who is primarily responsible for the policy.
Issuing Officer Title
Title of the person who is primarily responsible for issuing this policy.
Vice Chancellor
Policy Contact
Person who handles document management. Best person to contact for information about this policy. In many cases this is not the Issuing Officer. It may be the Policy Liaison, or another staff member.
Next Review
Date on which the next document review is due.
01/19/2025 12:00 AM
Last Review
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01/19/2024 12:00 AM
Last Revised
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07/01/2022 12:00 AM
Effective Date
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07/01/2022 12:00 AM
Origination
Date on which the original version of this document was first made official.
07/01/2008 12:00 AM
Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level
16.1