What is the process for States to recover the administrative costs related ARRA activities?
The State must submit and receive approval of a supplemental ARRA SWCAP from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Cost Allocation (DCA) prior to claiming these costs on any ARRA programs. The supplemental ARRA SWCAP identifies the central service costs incurred for ARRA administrative costs. Once the SWCAP is approved, these costs can be billed directly to the ARRA programs (as Section II- Billed Costs) or included in an ARRA supplement to the Department indirect cost rate (as Section I – Centralized Service Costs). The DCA has posted on its website (http://rates.psc.gov/) a set of FAQs with detail information on the submission and approval processes of the SWCAP.
A. The State must submit and receive approval of a supplemental ARRA SWCAP from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Cost Allocation (DCA) prior to claiming these costs on any ARRA programs. The supplemental ARRA SWCAP identifies the central service costs incurred for ARRA administrative costs. Once the SWCAP is approved, these costs can be billed directly to the ARRA programs (as Section II- Billed Costs) or included in an ARRA supplement to the Department indirect cost rate (as Section I – Centralized Service Costs). The DCA has posted on its website (http://rates.psc.gov/) a set of FAQs with detail information on the submission and approval processes of the SWCAP.
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