Information related to the support of USD's sponsored research and grant-funding (financial oversight, compliance and administrative support through the grant lifecycle).
Learn how to determine whether a sponsored project expense is allowable, allocable, and reasonable, and review common examples of unallowable costs such as alcohol and entertainment.
Direct costs are expenses that can be specifically identified with and assigned to a sponsored project, while indirect (F&A) costs support sponsored projects but cannot be readily assigned to a specific project. Both types of costs must comply with sponsor requirements, applicable regulations, and USD policies.
Federal grants and federal flow-through funds generally do not allow overload or additional compensation for grant work, regardless of the funding source used for the payment. Overload may be permitted on qualifying non-federal awards when the award is not supported by federal funds and does not restrict additional compensation; required approvals, including sponsor approval when applicable and Director of Grants Accounting approval for the EPAF, must be obtained before payment.