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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Office of Research has
updated the composite fringe benefit rate information on its website.&nbsp;
Composite rates are used for estimating fringe benefit costs in extramural
proposal budgets when it is not known who will fill a particular position on
the proposed project (i.e., &#8220;to be named&#8221; position).&nbsp; The
revised information includes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Revised rates for non-ladder rank academics and career
staff based on salary bands.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Revised rates for post doctoral researchers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>&middot;<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Information regarding the restoration of the employer
contribution to the UC Retirement Plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In addition, the Office of
Research has added information regarding how to calculate an employee&#8217;s
actual fringe benefit rate.&nbsp; These instructions are available at <a
href="http://or.ucr.edu/SP/Lifecycle/Prepare/CalculateFringeBenefitRates.aspx">http://or.ucr.edu/SP/Lifecycle/Prepare/CalculateFringeBenefitRates.aspx</a>.&nbsp;
This page appears under the Proposal Preparation and Submission section of the
Sponsored Programs Webpage under the subheading Preparing Proposals
Budgets.&nbsp; A link to this page can also be found on the Benefits tab of the
<a href="http://or.ucr.edu/SP/Lifecycle/Prepare/index.aspx?T=2">Proposal
Preparation/Submission Quick Reference</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Bruce&nbsp;Morgan</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Assistant Vice Chancellor for
Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

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