What is the impact of the TIF on contracts and grants?
Changes in FTE due to employees being hired or leaving, and grants starting and ending, will be taken into consideration monthly for each FAU since actual payroll data will be utilized as the source of the FTE information. While the TIF rate will not change in a given fiscal year, monthly TIF charges to an FAU will reflect actual FTE totals at the end of each monthly payroll period. This calculation will also include any payroll cost transfer adjustments processed through the payroll system. Regarding existing awards: If the notice of award does not explicitly prohibit such costs, communications infrastructure costs are allowable and presumably already being charged if a phone line is currently on the award. If a department has concerns about the whether the cost is allowable on a given award, the TIF charge may be moved by the department via a non-payroll expense transfer (NPEAR) to an unrestricted fund source. Regarding proposals: Effective immediately, TIF charges should be included
