South Carolina § 2-65-70 Recovery of indirect costs.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 2-65-70 — Recovery of indirect costs.

South Carolina § 2-65-70

Title 2GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Ch. 65SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL AND OTHER FUNDS OVERSIGHT ACT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 2-65-70 (2026).

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(A)All agencies receiving federal grants or contracts shall recover the maximum allowable indirect costs on those projects, subject to applicable federal laws and regulations. All indirect cost recoveries must be credited to the general fund of the State, with the exception of recoveries from research and student aid grants and contracts. Further, after January 1, 1999, federal grants and contracts whose annual award is two hundred thousand dollars or less are exempted also from this cost recovery requirement.

(1)Each agency receiving grants or contracts to which indirect costs may be charged must have an approved indirect cost rate or cost allocation plan. Agencies shall prepare the indirect cost proposals and submit them to the board for review. The board shall submit the proposals to

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(A) All agencies receiving federal grants or contracts shall recover the maximum allowable indirect costs on those projects, subject to applicable federal laws and regulations. All indirect cost recoveries must be credited to the general fund of the State, with the exception of recoveries from research and student aid grants and contracts. Further, after January 1, 1999, federal grants and contracts whose annual award is two hundred thousand dollars or less are exempted also from this cost recovery requirement. (1) Each agency receiving grants or contracts to which indirect costs may be charged must have an approved indirect cost rate or cost allocation plan. Agencies shall prepare the indirect cost proposals and submit them to the board for review. The board shall submit the proposals to the appropriate federal agencies, negotiate the agreements, and transmit approved agreements to the state agencies. The board, upon request, also shall provide a report on the proposals to the House Ways and Means Committee or the Senate Finance Committee, or both. (2) The board annually shall prepare the Statewide Cost Allocation Plan for allocation of central service costs to federal and other programs. The board shall ensure that state agencies recover costs approved in the plan through federal grants and contracts, subject to federal laws and regulations. (3) The State Comptroller General shall assist the board in ensuring compliance with this section. (B) If it is determined to be in the best interest of the State and the agency receiving the federal funds, the requirements of this section may be waived; except that indirect cost waivers may not be granted for unanticipated federal projects authorized pursuant to Section 2-65-30 of this chapter. Requests for indirect cost waivers for continuing federal projects must be made by the applicant agency as a part of its budget request and must be reviewed in accordance with the provisions of Section 2-65-20 of this chapter.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1980 Act No. 517, Part II, SECTION 9; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, SECTION 18; 1978 Act No. 651, SECTION 9; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, SECTION 18H; 1983 Act No. 151, Part II, SECTION 10H; 1986 Act No. 455, SECTION 2(C); 1996 Act No. 458, Part II, SECTION 35A; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, SECTION 12A.