Fiscal Year 2025 Approved Fringe Rates for Sponsored Projects

Drexel University has finalized the negotiations of the fiscal year 2025 fringe benefit rates for sponsored projects with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The finalized rates remain the same as the proposed rates. Coeus and Banner have been updated to reflect the new proposed rates effective July 1, 2024.

For fiscal year 2025, the Academy of Natural Sciences (ANS) will continue to use the non-sponsored fringe benefit rates, however, the fiscal year 2025 rates are not yet determined and will be announced when final. In the meantime, proposal submissions for ANS should continue to use the fiscal year 2024 non-sponsored fringe benefit rates.

The fiscal year 2025 approved fringe benefit rates for sponsored research are:

The full-time employee rate captures all full-time, benefit eligible faculty and professional staff. Post-doctoral students hired as full-time professional staff are also included in the full-time employee rate. This group is considered one rate pool because they are all eligible for the same benefit offerings.

The part-time employee rate includes both part-time benefit eligible and non-benefit eligible employees (e.g. temporary employees, co-ops).

Please note that students are not subject to FICA tax per IRS regulations and as such, do not warrant a separate fringe rate.

If you have any questions regarding the new rates they can be directed to Evgeniya Belokon at 215.895.6327 or Gabrielle Berrios at 215.895.1730. Current and prior year rates and rate agreements can be found on the fringe benefit page of the Research Accounting website.