CFR > Title 34 - Education > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education > CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (parts 600 to 694) > PART 614—PREPARING TOMORROW'S TEACHERS TO USE TECHNOLOGY > 614.6—What is the maximum indirect cost rate for all consortium members and any cost-type contract?

614.6—What is the maximum indirect cost rate for all consortium members and any cost-type contract?

(a) The maximum indirect cost rate for all consortium partners and any cost-type contract made under these grants is eight percent of a modified total direct cost base or the partner's negotiated indirect cost rate, whichever rate is lower.
(b) For purposes of this section, a modified total direct cost base is total direct costs less stipends, tuition, and related fees, and capital expenditures of $5,000 or more.
(c) Indirect costs in excess of the maximum may not be—
(1) Charged as direct costs by the grantee;
(2) Used by the grantee to satisfy matching or cost sharing requirements; or
(3) Charged by the grantee to another Federal award.

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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6832 )