Memo: Lab Animal Per Diem Rate Changes, May 8, 2019
| TO: | Boston University Deans, Department Chairs, Principal Investigators, Department Administrators, and Grant Administrators |
| FROM: | Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research Karen Antman, Provost, Medical Campus, and Dean, School of Medicine |
| DATE: | May 8, 2019 |
| SUBJECT: | Lab Animal Per Diem Rate Changes |
Boston University is committed to managing its animal care facilities as efficiently as possible and to reviewing costs annually to ensure that the re-charge rates for PIs are competitive. Boston University subsidizes the costs of animal housing as part of its investment in the research enterprise. However, as noted below, subsidized rates are only applicable to research that is funded by grants that carry the full BU-negotiated facilities and administrative (F&A) rate.
The tables below reflect the costs for fiscal year 2020, beginning July 1, 2019, as well as proposed costs for the next five years. Please use these projected costs when preparing proposal submission forms. The new animal rates for both campuses are effective July 1, 2019.
The first table below shows the University-subsidized cost charged to BU PIs for research funded by federal, foundation, or private grants that carry the full BU-negotiated F&A rate.
The second table reflects the full cost of the per diems for the individual species for unsubsidized research. The full direct cost rates must be used for foundation and other grants that do not carry the full BU negotiated F&A rate. Please note that all industry-sponsored research awards, as well as any start-up or other non-sponsored funding sources, must pay the full, unsubsidized cost, so please plan accordingly when submitting proposals and funding requests.
Please note these rates are exclusive of research within the NEIDL.
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PI Subsidized Price (Full Overhead) |
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| Species | FY20 – 7/1/2019 | FY21 – 7/1/2020 | FY22 – 7/1/2021 | FY23 – 7/1/2022 | FY24 – 7/1/2023 |
FY25 –7/1/2024 |
| Chinchilla | $5.76 | $5.93 | $6.11 | $6.29 | $6.48 | $6.67 |
| Monkey | $19.19 | $19.76 | $20.36 | $20.97 | $21.60 | $22.25 |
| Mouse-Standard | $1.15 | $1.18 | $1.22 | $1.25 | $1.29 | $1.33 |
| Mouse-Isolation | $1.43 | $1.47 | $1.52 | $1.56 | $1.61 | $1.66 |
| Rabbit | $6.91 | $7.11 | $7.33 | $7.55 | $7.78 | $8.01 |
| Rat | $0.86 | $0.89 | $0.92 | $0.94 | $0.97 | $1.00 |
| Zebra Fish (per tank) | $0.26 | $0.29 | $0.31 | $0.33 | $0.35 | $0.37 |
| Frog/Salamander (per tank) | $0.50 | $0.51 | $0.52 | $0.53 | $0.55 | $0.57 |
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PI Non-Subsidized Price (Non-Full Overhead Generating Accounts) |
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| Species | FY20 – 7/1/2019 | FY21 – 7/1/2020 | FY22 – 7/1/2021 | FY23 – 7/1/2022 | FY24 –
7/1/2023 |
FY25 – 7/1/2024 |
| Chinchilla | $25.69 | $26.46 | $27.25 | $28.07 | $28.91 | $29.78 |
| Monkey | $53.82 | $55.43 | $57.10 | $58.81 | $60.57 | $62.39 |
| Mouse-Standard | $2.50 | $2.58 | $2.65 | $2.73 | $2.81 | $2.89 |
| Mouse-Isolation | $2.50 | $2.58 | $2.65 | $2.73 | $2.81 | $2.89 |
| Rabbit | $39.64 | $40.83 | $42.05 | $43.32 | $44.62 | $45.96 |
| Rat | $4.32 | $4.45 | $4.58 | $4.72 | $4.86 | $5.01 |
| Zebra Fish (per tank) | $1.86 | $1.92 | $1.98 | $2.04 | $2.10 | $2.16 |
| Frog/Salamander (per tank) | $6.36 | $6.55 | $6.75 | $6.95 | $7.16 |
$7.37 |