Facilities & Administrative (F&A) costs are costs that are incurred for common or joint objectives that cannot readily be identified with a specific sponsored project. Examples of F&A costs include shared services like libraries, utilities, building maintenance, and administrative expenses. CSU negotiates rates for cost recovery for organized research, instruction, and other sponsored activities and […]

NSF Conference Grants support conferences, workshops, and related training activities in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines. In accordance with the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), conference proposals that exceed $50K must include Collaborators and Other Affiliations information during the proposal submission. Additionally, conference proposers must have a policy […]

Participant Support Participant support costs are direct costs for items such as stipends, subsistence allowances, travel allowances, and registration fees paid to or on behalf of participants or trainees (not employees) in connection with conferences or training projects (2 CFR 200.1). Participants are recipients, not providers, of a service or training associated with a sponsored […]