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If a recipient is unable to obtain a current indirect cost rate from its cognizant agency due to COVID-19 related disruptions will EPA allow the recipient to continue to use an expired rate?

Revised per the June 18, 2020 OMB Guidance.

OGD will make these determinations on a case by case basis.

Recipients should follow the procedures in EPA’s Indirect Cost Rate Guidance (PDF) for requesting extensions of expired IDC rates.

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