University of San Francisco

University of San Francisco’s

New F&A Distribution Policy

June 1, 2008—May 31, 2011

Facility and Administration (F&A) funds generated by externally funded projects have been held centrally at USF.

The Provost and President have approved a new policy for the distribution of some of these F&A funds.

The new policy is as follows:

F&A funds generated by externally funded research projects will be distributed in the following manner:

50% to the University

25% to the Department of the Principal Investigator (PI)

25% to the College/School of the Principal Investigator (PI)

This policy applies only to the academic departments and the 6 schools/colleges. The policy does not apply to

service or program awards.

The purpose of this new distribution formula is to promote research at USF. Thus, this is for a 3 year trial period

from June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2011.

At the end of this period USF will evaluate the outcomes of the program.

USF’s F&A rates have been established in negotiation with the federal government. USF’s federally negotiated rates

are as follows:

On Campus Projects (65% of funds for salaries and wages requested from sponsor)

Off Campus Projects (26.1% of funds for salaries and wages requested from sponsor)

Note: It is USF’s policy to request external sponsors pay USF’s F&A costs unless the sponsor has a written policy

consistently applied of not paying for F&A or paying F&A at a lower rate. When a sponsor pays a lower F&A rate, this

rate is applied to all total direct project costs not just to salaries and wages.

Pamela F. Miller, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Sponsored Projects
The University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080
TEL 415-422-5368
FAX 415-422-6222
EMAIL pmiller@usfca.edu