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Tools & Resources

Tools and Resources

Grant Management

Below is a post-award grant management guide for faculty and staff members managing grants at Manchester.
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Quick Facts

University & North Manchester Campus address

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604 E College Avenue
North Manchester, IN 46962-1276

Fort Wayne Campus address

10627 Diebold Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46845-8606

Student Compensation

Student researchers and interns are paid $10.00/hour
Student workers are paid $7.25/hour
Fringe benefits for students are calculated at 7% during the summer, unless you plan to hire an international student. Do not budget for fringe benefits for students during the academic year or for international students (these costs are for FICA, which includes a social security tax and Medicare tax)

Faculty and staff compensation

Fringe benefits are calculated at 30% for full-time faculty and staff
Cost of living salary increases are usually calculated at 2%
For grant budgeting purposes only, effort for undergraduate faculty is estimated at 27 hours: 24 hours of teaching and 3 hours of scholarship, student advising, committee membership, and participation in the life of the department, College, and University. (Revised June 2016)

Common expense questions

Regular mileage is reimbursed at the IRS rate (2016 = $0.54)
�鶹ԭ�� vans (15 passenger) cost $0.58/mile (3/31/17)
�鶹ԭ�� people movers (15 passenger) cost $0.73/mile (3/31/17)
Meals during travel are budgeted at $40 per day
Alcohol can never be charged to a federal grant (except in rare cases with permission from the funder)
Grant recipients should follow all �鶹ԭ�� reimbursement policies
“Equipment” is usually any single item over $5,000.

Indirect Rate

Non-Federal = 10% (if allowed by the funder)
Federal = 25% provisional rate (Updated June 2016)

Common budget lines

Consulting Services
Contract Printing
Department Supplies
Faculty Wages
Honoraria
Lab Supplies
Minor Equipment
Printing & Copying Fees
Professional Development
Special Projects & Events
Staff Exempt
Staff Hourly
Student Help
Travel-Daily Operations
Travel-Professional Development

Facilities

The following can be used as a resource for describing �鶹ԭ�� facilities in grants, but please note that every section may not be updated at any given time!
Facilities

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