Please be advised that Rice’s submitted Fringe rates are 25.8% for faculty and staff and 2.6% for students.
These rates are PROPOSED and may be used for FY26 grant applications (with a start date of 7/1/25 or later) but this are subject to change upon negotiation and execution of the official rates.
When more information becomes available, it will be added here.
SPFF has been restored to normal operational status.
Due to an Oracle system update, dashboard data has not refreshed since July 30th.
We’re working to resolve the issue and will restore updates ASAP.
Thanks for your patience!
During the recent cost transfer training, there were a number of unanswered chat questions. The most frequent one of these related to Faculty Funds and how to process cost transfers to them?
Here’s the answer
1) Leave the ‘New Award’ field totally blank (i.e. delete all content from the cell)
2) Select or enter the Faculty Fund project number (must begin with the letter F) in the New Project Number(s) field.
3) Take care to confirm you have added the desired task number (which will default to ‘1’) in the New Task Number field.
In early 2025, a new non-labor cost transfer method (and template) was developed through a collaboration between Research & Cost Accounting (RCA) and Financial Information Systems (FIS).
The new method leverages Oracle’s Project Costs Module, and offers an alternative to the baseline method that has been in use since the iO implementation.
In March/April 2025, the concept behind the new method was proved to be viable, and testers from across the university were subsequently recruited to provide feedback and development guidance throughout April/May 2025. With feedback collected and applied, the new method is now live for general use.
Depending on the type of origin data, a slightly different version of the new template is applied to complete the following range of cost transfers
Each of the new templates are functionally very similar to use, and differ only in the following ways.
+ Single step process for PPM-COA and COA-PPM NLCTs.
+ Source data is from iO. Eliminates transcription errors.
+ Ineligible cost categories filtered out by template.
+ Non-zero transaction transfers prevented.
+ PM/CCMs identified, and authorization step added.
+ Numerous pre-submission validations added. Reduces errors & rework thus improving process accuracy and efficiency.
+ Submission and progress tracking via iO ticket portal.
A training program is underway on a divisional level. Training sessions throughout July 2025 are planned and will be communicated here on the RCA Blog.
To prepare and submit an NLCT, follow the 2-page guide.
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