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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The
following announcement has also been posted to the News section of the Office
of Research website.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Recently,
the Office of Academic Planning and Budget (APB) reviewed actual fiscal year
2005-06 post-doctoral researcher benefit costs across all funding
sources. As a result of this review, APB has determined that the average
benefit rate of this group is now approximately 32%. Effective July 1,
2006, this average rate should be used for the purpose of budgeting fringe benefits
for post-doctoral positions in extramural proposals when the actual employee is
not known at the time of proposal submission.<br>
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Please note that the federal costing principles and regulations with which UCR
must comply require consistency in the application of this rate.
Therefore, proposal budgets that use a rate other than 32% for to-be-named
post-docs will need to be corrected prior to OR approval and proposal
submission.<br>
<br>
Please continue to use actual benefit rates when budgeting fringe benefit costs
for post-docs who are known at the time of proposal. <br>
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If you have any questions regarding budgeting for to-be-named post-doc
positions in extramural proposals, please contact the <a
href="http://or.ucr.edu/home/Staff.aspx?t=3">Contract and Grant Officer
assigned to your unit</a>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Bruce Morgan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Office of Research<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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