{"id":65558,"date":"2026-04-17T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/new-tools\/sage\/sage-budget\/legacy\/fa-tab\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:01:20","slug":"fa-tab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/new-tools\/sage\/sage-budget\/legacy\/fa-tab\/","title":{"rendered":"F&amp;A Tab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The F&amp;A page displays the <strong>Facilities and Administrative <\/strong>(F&amp;A) information for your budget.<\/p>\n<h2>Funding Details<\/h2>\n<p>The F&amp;A rate, also referred to as &#8220;indirect cost,&#8221; is based on four criteria: sponsor, institutional activity category, location, and, if relevant, a specific funding mechanism. The following image shows an example of the Funding Details section. The fields are described below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/budget_fa_tab_funding_details_section_2.jpg\" alt=\"budget_fa_tab_funding_details_section_2\" width=\"502\" height=\"204\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"table table-striped\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Field<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"80%\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sponsor Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Since the sponsor, and the optional flow-through sponsor, is one of the criteria for calculating the F&amp;A Rate, they are displayed here for reference.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Institutional Activity Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Displays the category selected for this budget.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Organized Research<\/li>\n<li>Instruction<\/li>\n<li>Other Sponsored Activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/policies\/gim-13-facilities-and-administrative-fa-rates\/#activity-types\">GIM 13: Activity Types<\/a>\u00a0for definitions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Location <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Displays the location selected for this budget.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>APL<\/li>\n<li>Harborview Medical Center<\/li>\n<li>Lake Union Campus<\/li>\n<li>Off Campus<\/li>\n<li>On Campus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Specific Funding Mechanism<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Displays one of the following options, if selected:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Industry Sponsored Clinical Trial<\/li>\n<li>K and T Awards<\/li>\n<li>Regional Primate Ctr &#8211; Core Grant<\/li>\n<li>Regional Primate Ctr &#8211; Non-Core Grant<\/li>\n<li>Regional Primate Ctr &#8211; Non-Federal Other<\/li>\n<li>Research Vessels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Facility &amp; Administrative Rates and Base<\/h2>\n<p>This section displays the Facilities and Administrative rate information for your budget.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 503px;height: 208px\" src=\"\/research\/tools\/sage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/budget_fa_tab_rates_and_base.jpg\" alt=\"F&amp;A tab rates and base\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard First Period F&amp;A Rate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .25in\">The rate is calculated based on the start date for your first budget period and the information in the Funding Details section (described above).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .25in\">To see the rate applied to each period of your budget, click on the <strong>View F&amp;A Rate for each period<\/strong> link. An example is shown in the following image.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .25in\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 500px;height: 220px\" src=\"\/research\/tools\/sage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/budget_fa_tab_period_rates.jpg\" alt=\"standard F&amp;A rate\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .25in\">For\u00a0more information on F&amp;A rates, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/policies\/gim-13-facilities-and-administrative-fa-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GIM 13 Facilities and Administrative (F&amp;A) Rates<\/a> \u00a0and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/institutional-facts-and-rates\/\">Institutional Facts and Rates<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Base Type<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .25in\">The\u00a0Base Type\u00a0is based on the information you provide in the Funding Details section. Possible Base Types include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Salary and Wages (S&amp;W)<\/li>\n<li>Total Direct Cost (TDC)<\/li>\n<li>Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC)<\/li>\n<li>Total Direct Cost less Equipment &amp; Tuition (TDC less E&amp;T)<\/li>\n<li>Custom: This is a preparer-defined budget category<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Change the F&amp;A Rate or Base Type?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .5in\">No longer available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Refresh Rate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .5in\">No longer available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Display Object Codes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click the\u00a0<strong>Show F&amp;A object codes<\/strong> link to view the object codes included in your F&amp;A Base.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .5in\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px;border-style: solid;width: 446px;height: 558px\" src=\"\/research\/tools\/sage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/budget_fa_tab_show_object_codes.jpg\" alt=\"F&amp;A tab show objects codes\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .5in\">This section lists the Object Codes, and indicates which ones are included in the Facilities &amp; Administrative Base by a green checkmark. 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