NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/bit/listserv/politics/20695

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Date:         Tue, 29 Dec 1992 13:56:00 EST
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From:         "Peter J. Schledorn" <[e-mail]>
Subject:      Overhead (does a domed stadium count?)
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> ...but how is an overhead negotiated between the government and
> private/public institutions?  My understanding is that this is
> negotiated periodically and every institution is "granted" a
> figure which is probabely different than others.  Anyway, the way
> it is done is for the institution to demonstrate (based on past
> expenses) the amount of legitimate overhead.  Therefore if
> an institution (e.g Stanford charged a sailboat for the president
> as overhead) LISTS (not necessarily CHARGE DIRECTLY) a disallowed
> expense, it would end up with a higher than deserved overhead.

My understanding is pretty much the same.  Every funding agency has
its own policies with regard to overhead (or "indirect costs").  Some
disallow them completely.  Others use different bases to figure the
amount to which overhead is applied (such as deducting equipment
money from the total).  I'm not really a specialist on this, but if
there's interest I'll ask around and get some more info.

Best,
Peter

> --KAT