Important Rates

Rate Hektoen uses to calculate indirect costs:

38% of salaries and wages for federal funders, effective September 1, 2009
10-20% of total costs for local and state agency funders
25% of total costs for pharmaceutical research
12% of total costs for pharmaceutical funded patient education.

Current fringe benefit rate for staff employed by Hektoen:

Effective September 1, 2009 the fringe rate for full-time employees is 38% of the salary requested. This includes Social Security, Medicare, Workmen’s Compensation and Unemployment insurance plus health and dental insurance, long/short term disability insurance, retirement plan and life insurance.

If an employee is less than 80% FTE, then the fringe rate is 19% inclusive of social security, medicare, worker’s comp, unemployment insurance, disability insurance and eligible for the retirement plan if employed 50% - 79% FTE.

Grants Starting After Effective Date	Full Time (>80% FTE)	Part Time (<80% FTE)
9/1/2005	35%	16%
9/1/2006	36%	16%
9/1/2007	37%	18%
3/1/2008	36%	18%
9/1/2008	37%	18%
9/1/2009	38%	19%

Mileage Rate:

$0.50/mile for City, State and Federal Grants; per the GSA (General Services Administration) rate effective January 1st, 2010.

Per Diem Rate:

$57/day unless specified by the funder.