Are proposal preparation costs considered a direct or an indirect cost?
Proposal costs for new projects are considered an indirect cost and the associated costs are treated as departmental administration costs in Vanderbilt’s indirect cost rates. Since many non-competing continuation proposals consist of progress reports costs associated with these proposals are to be considered as direct costs.
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