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Boston University manages its animal facilities as efficiently as possible to keep animal rates affordable. We annually review costs and charges to Principal Investigators (PIs) who use our Animal Science Center (ASC) to establish competitive rates while remaining fiscally responsible.
Below are the new animal rates for both the Charles River and Medical campuses effective September 1, 2017. The uniform pricing reflects increasing numbers of faculty who collaborate across the University campuses.
Boston University subsidizes the costs of animal housing as part of its investment in the research enterprise. The table below shows the University subsidized cost charged to BU PIs for federal grants, as well as the full cost of the per diems for the individual species.
Subsidized rates are only for research funded by federal, foundation, or private grants that carry the full BU-negotiated facilities and administrative (F&A) rate. The full direct cost rates must be used for foundation grants that do not carry the full BU negotiated F&A rate as per recent AAU and BU responses to NIH threats to decrease F&A rates. Please note that all industry sponsored research awards must pay the full, unsubsidized cost, so please plan accordingly when submitting industry proposals.
Please note these rates are exclusive of BSL-3 and BSL-4 research within the NEIDL.
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Species
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PI Cost For Grants with Full F&A
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University Subsidy
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Full Cost For
All Other Grants
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Cat
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$12.68
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$395.81
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$408.49
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Chinchilla
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$5.43
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$14.64
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$20.07
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Chicken
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$5.30
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$407.83
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$413.13
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Frog
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$0.47
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$9.96
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$10.43
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Hamster
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$0.72
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$28.95
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$29.67
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Monkey
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$18.09
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$29.78
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$47.87
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Mouse-Standard
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$1.08
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$1.59
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$2.67
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Mouse-Isolation
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$1.35
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$1.32
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$2.67
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Pig
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$47.70
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$268.11
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$315.81
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Rabbit
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$6.51
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$33.17
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$39.68
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Rat
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$0.81
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$5.98
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$6.79
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Zebra Fish (per Tank)
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$0.25
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$2.50
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$2.75
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The University anticipates an annual 3-5% increase to the PI cost for each species. Below is a table with the proposed PI cost for the next five years. Please use these costs when preparing proposal submission budgets.
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Species
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FY19
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FY20
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FY21
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FY22
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FY23
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Cat
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$13.06
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$13.45
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$13.85
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$14.27
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$14.70
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Chinchilla
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$5.59
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$5.76
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$5.94
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$6.11
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$6.30
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Chicken
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$5.46
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$5.63
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$5.80
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$5.97
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$6.15
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Frog
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$0.49
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$0.51
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$0.52
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$0.54
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$0.55
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Hamster
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$0.74
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$0.77
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$0.79
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$0.81
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$0.84
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Monkey
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$18.63
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$19.19
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$19.77
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$20.36
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$20.97
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Mouse-Standard
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$1.11
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$1.15
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$1.18
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$1.22
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$1.25
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Mouse-Isolation
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$1.39
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$1.43
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$1.47
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$1.52
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$1.56
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Pig
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$49.13
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$50.60
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$52.12
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$53.68
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$55.30
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Rabbit
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$6.70
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$6.90
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$7.11
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$7.32
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$7.54
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Rat
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$0.87
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$0.91
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$0.96
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$1.01
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$1.06
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Zebra Fish (per Tank)
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$0.33
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$0.41
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$0.50
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$0.59
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$0.68
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ASC has also revised its special services rates. The per diem housing rates above include basic housing, bedding, feed, routine husbandry, and cage changes. They also include routine health care including emergency and self-injury care, daily vet and vet tech rounds, and routine dental care.
Any additional care that is required due to the research protocol is considered a special service and is charged separately. For example, this includes, but is not limited to, special husbandry requests, emergency care related to research activities, and additional cage changes. As these rates have not been updated in several years, the ASC has created a new rate structure for both the Medical and Charles River campuses effective September 1, 2017.
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Service
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Rate Per Hour*
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Technical Services
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$42.00
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Veterinary Services
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$122.00
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*Minimum increment is 15 minutes.
For more information on the services available to Boston University investigators using animals in research, please visit http://id-ashley.cms-devl.bu.edu/researchsupport/compliance/animal-care/.
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