Updated December 15th, 2025 by Lucia Harrop
New Indirect Cost (Facilities and Administrative - F&A) Rates
The new IDC rate agreement between CU & the U.S. DHHS has been successfully negotiated through FY28 and implements an on-campus F&A rate of 57.5% of Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC). Additionally, this rate agreement establishes the new Fringe Benefit rates for CU for this FY. Also impacted by the documentation, moving forward, CU will now...
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Updated November 20th, 2025 by Lucia Harrop
Winter break 2025-2026 guidance
CU Boulder leadership has granted employees five days of administrative leave * Dec. 24, 29, 30, 31, and January 2. If the governor should issue an additional governor’s holiday for this period, that will replace one of the administrative leave days already granted. Campus-based employees: For those on campus, these administrative days are in addi...
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Updated November 18th, 2025 by Lucia Harrop
Discrimination and Harassment and SASH training requirements
CU Boulder requires all employees (faculty, staff and affiliates) to complete the required OIEC training on Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct every three years. If you have not completed the training in the last three years, CIRES HR requests you complete this training no later than November 1, 2025. The training is accessed through Precipio on t...
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Updated September 18th, 2025 by Lucia Harrop
Guidance for granting informal comp-time
Purpose This document provides guidance for CIRES supervisors and unit heads on how to grant informal compensatory (comp) time to employees specifically during field season when employees have consistently worked overtime away from their home office. Because the University of Colorado (CU) does not allow compensation for overtime for exempt po...
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