Did you know that a part of all grant money helps pay institutional expenses like infrastructure needed to conduct research? But how is that indirect cost (also called facilities and administrative or F&A) determined? Video by Robin E. Taber

7/8/2020

Indirect Costs

Discover the Difference Between Direct Costs and Indirect Costs

Facilites and Administrative (or F&A), also known as Indirect Costs, are expenses borne by the institution as a whole to support the infrastructure necessary to conduct research. These expenses are partially reimbursed to the university as part of every grant. They enable FAU’s research enterprise.

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