The University has received its approved fringe benefit rates for Sponsored Programs accounts for FY18 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). These rates are based on actual costs to the University for fringe benefits adjusted by prior year’s over and under recoveries.
Below are the approved FY18 sponsored programs fringe benefit rates by employment category, as well as the FY17 current rates, for comparison:
Description | FY18 Rate | FY17 Rate |
Professional/Classified | 67.3% | 66.9% |
Faculty | 55.6% | 55.8% |
Special Payroll | 25.3% | 21.7% |
Grad. Assistant, Acad Yr/Post Docs/Foreign Scholars | 19.3% | 30.0% |
Student Labor | 3.7% | 3.8% |
For more information, contact: Lori Hansen, Manager of Cost Analysis at lori-anne.hansen@uconn.edu