F&A Cost Waiver Request
(Rev. 1/14)
The PI submits request via the ORSP Electronic Proposal and Routing Platform (e-Prop) where chair/director, dean, and VPR approval is conveyed. If waiver request is denied at any step, the e-Prop will be rejected for modification and resubmission.
Completion of this form is unnecessary if sponsor policy limits F&A costs. Attach that documentation to the e-Prop Checklist.
The fiscal management of sponsored projects, including the application of appropriate F&A rates and management of awarded projects, is the responsibility of the P.I.
NOTE: Waivers are seldom approved if the sponsor is a 1) U.S. government agency that allows F&A (indirect); 2) for-profit enterprise (either U.S. or international); 3) U.S.-based non-profit foundation that does not explicitly limit F&A costs as a matter of foundation policy; or, 4) an office or agency of a foreign government, including organizations funded by that government.
Principal Investigator: Title:
Work Phone:
Department:
Name of Sponsor 1.
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Is RFP or proposal solicitation attached to e-Prop? Yes No
Cell Phone:
Project Title: 3.
Project Category
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F&A rate allowed: 6.
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Proposed budget amount (total direct costs) $
Research
Instruction
Other
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Project Location
On campus
Off campus
Describe how you could justify this waiver to others whose projects carry full overhead:
What is the total cost of this waiver to UM (i.e., the total amount of F&A being waived)?
Is there documented likelihood that an award would be seriously jeopardized without a waiver? Yes No
Will this waiver benefit new or junior faculty?
Yes No
Will this waiver support research efforts in new directions not otherwise sufficiently developed to attract other support? Yes No
Will this waiver increase direct costs available for student support? Yes No
If yes : What is the potential effect of the loss on the researcher’s overall program?
If yes, please describe:
If yes, please describe:
If yes, please detail:
Provide additional justification or comments:
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