Indirect Costs
It is the Foundation's policy not to pay indirect costs on any proposal requesting an award of $50,000 or less. For research grant proposals requesting over $50,000, the Foundation will pay indirect costs equaling up to 15% of the direct costs of the proposed project. The Foundation does not pay government-approved overhead rates on research grants.
For all other grant proposals requesting an award greater than $50,000 (e.g., fellowship and training grants), it is the Foundation's policy not to pay indirect costs. In these grant proposals, necessary administrative costs can be built into the direct costs of the proposal, but the Foundation will generally not accept institutional infrastructure costs such as office rent, grants and contracts office expenses, institutional administrative expenses, accounting and legal services, etc. as part of the direct costs. The Foundation will review each budget individually for the appropriateness of the direct costs.