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Frequently Asked Questions
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Can allowable indirect costs be used by recipients as voluntary committed cost share?
Yes. The FWS permits recipients to use allowable indirect costs as cost share on Federal awards. In order to do this, recipients must
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If a recipient charges less than their full amount of allowable indirect costs, can the unrecovered amount be used as voluntary committed cost share?
Yes.
Unrecovered indirect costs (or "waived" indirect) may be included as part of cost share with prior approval of the FWS. To be allowable, the recipient must
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The recipient must still meet the requirements at 200.306(b) in using unrecovered indirect costs as cost share. Unrecovered indirect costs may not be carried forward and recovered by the recipient in a future indirect cost rate proposal.
Can non-cash in-kind services/contributions be attributed as voluntary committed cost share?
Yes. In-kind services or contributions are non-cash
contributions to a Federally-funded project and can be a type of voluntary committed cost share.
Can Federal funds be used by a non-Federal entity as voluntary committed cost share on a Federal award?
Yes, if the Federal program providing the funding has statutory language allowing the use of those funds as cost share for other Federal financial assistance awards (§200.306(b)(5)).
Is voluntary committed cost share allowed on grants or cooperative agreements from programs with required cost share requirements?
Yes. While some FA programs in FWS have mandatory cost share requirements established by Federal statute, non-Federal entities can elect to voluntarily contribute cost share above the required cost share under the Federal program. If a non-Federal entity pledges voluntary committed cost share above what is legislatively required, they must submit it as part of the application package. If approved, it becomes a part of the total project cost and is subject to Federal cost principles, reporting requirements, and reviews/audits.
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