Multi Campus Agreements
Learn more about Multi Campus Agreements
Incoming MCAs (UCSD is the Recipient)
Outgoing MCAs (UCSD is the Prime)
Definition
Multiple Campus Awards (MCAs) are awards where one UC campus or federal lab performs a portion of the programmatic work of a sponsored project awarded to another UC campus. The UC campus that receives the original award is the “prime campus” while a UC campus that performs the portion of the work is considered a “participating UC campus.” MCAs are not considered subagreements, as defined in 2 CFR § 200.93, because the ten UC campuses and ANR constitute one legal entity, “The Regents of the University of California.” Therefore, it is not appropriate for the campus receiving the prime award to recover IDC on the first $25,000 of an MCA as it is an internal and not a third-party transaction.
UC Policy
Per UC Policy 8-330 Applicable Rates for Multiple Campus Awards, UCSD does not assess IDC on MCAs issued to other UC campuses regardless of the IDC base. Each participating UC campus is entitled to recover indirect costs based upon the indirect cost rate applicable to the prime award for the direct charges done on that campus, based on that campus’s federal rate agreement. A campus may not limit the opportunity of another campus to recover indirect costs on Multiple Campus Awards (MCAs). For MCAs, campuses should coordinate at the time of proposal submission to determine how indirect cost recovery will be implemented.
Additional Resources
MCA-related FFATA Reporting (Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act)
- Reporting applies to both incoming and outgoing subawards under Federally Sponsored MCAs.
- Contact Sheila Paul for FFATA Reporting requirements: skpaul@ucsd.edu