From: Georg Jahn [gjahn@csun.edu] Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 4:20 PM To: 'Sponsoredprog-l@csun.edu' Subject: Sponsored Programs Bulletin 16: F&A Rate Proposal / Space Survey Approved: 7jahn1/ ***************************************************************** S P O N S O R E D P R O G R A M S B U L L E T I N ***************************************************************** To: All Principal Investigators From: The University Corporation - Sponsored Programs - Re: F&A Rate Proposal / Space Survey _____________________________________________________ Northridge, November 8, 2006 To: All Principal Investigators, Research Administrators, and Staff Involved in Sponsored Programs Dear Sir or Madam: In her memo of September 1, 2006, President Koester notified the Deans and the President’s Counsel of the upcoming preparation of the Fiscal Year 2006 Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Rate Proposal. (Seehttp://www.csun.edu/sponsoredprograms/5.0%20Indirect%20Cost%20Rate%20Proposal/2006-0901%20Letter%20President.pdf ) The University Corporation, together with Bearing Point, Inc. is currently preparing the F&A rate (=indirect cost rate) proposal to be submitted to the US Department of Health and Human Services. The proposal will be used to negotiate F&A rates (indirect cost rates) for sponsored programs beginning July 1, 2007. A critical step in the preparation of the proposal is a survey of the utilization of campus space. This space survey will classify physical space on a percentage base into use categories, such as 'Instruction', 'Departmental Administration', 'Other Institutional Activities', 'Organized Research', 'Sponsored Training', and 'Other Sponsored Activities.' The classification will be conducted by a survey team, consisting of the Campus Space Coordinator, Maureen Shideh, the Managers of Academic Resources at each college, and staff of the University Corporation and Bearing Point Inc. To effectively conduct the survey, the team will need the support of all principal investigators, research administrators, and staff involved in sponsored programs. We would like to kindly ask you to assist the survey team by providing the requested information. For more information on the F&A rate proposal, please visit our website at http://www.csun.edu/sponsoredprograms/idcproposal.htm . If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at extension 2698 or e-mail me at gjahn@csun.edu. Best Regards, Georg Jahn Director, Sponsored Programs ________________________________________________________________ The Sponsored Programs Bulletin is produced by The University Corporation - Sponsored Programs Department. For questions and comments, please contact Georg Jahn at extension 2698, or e-mail to gjahn@csun.edu. _________________________________________________________________ THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION Research, Investments and Commercial Services California State University, Northridge 18111 Nordhoff St. Northridge, CA 91330-8309 Direct: (818) 677-2698 Fax: (818) 677-2671 gjahn@csun.edu _____________________________________________________