The Division of Financial Advisory Services (DFAS) under the Office of the Director (OD), NIH, is the centralized organizational component authorized to negotiate indirect cost rates with commercial companies that receive the preponderance of their federal awards from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). DFAS' Indirect Cost Branch negotiates Provisional rates used to fund and reimburse indirect costs on contracts and grants, and Final rates (based on actual costs incurred) used to adjust indirect costs previously reported or reimbursed using provisional rates. DFAS is responsible for maintaining C-RADS

C-RADS is a web-based system that contains proprietary indirect cost rate information relating to commercial organizations. Access to the system is restricted to HHS employees with a bona fide need of the rate information for use in funding and administering HHS contracts and grants. The types of HHS employees who might need access to the system are contract or grant officials responsible for funding and administering contracts or grants and auditors and/or cost/price analysts responsible for evaluating proposals, applications, financial reports, close-out documents, etc.

C-RADS provides registered users the ability to search for information on a specific company by name, EIN or State. The specific company search results will provide information on any negotiated rate agreements with the company as well as information on any indirect cost rate proposals currently under review and the responsible DFAS negotiator's name and e-mail address. (If you need to speak to the negotiator the Indirect Cost Branch phone number is 301-496-2444.)

C-RADS contains rate agreements negotiated and signed on or after July 1, 2002. Rate agreements prior to that date will be entered into the system on an on-going basis with a goal of including up to five years, if available, of historical rate information on each company.

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User Access Policy
Users accessing Information Systems and the data they produce shall be strictly limited and based on the users' established need to access such systems and data. Each person who requires access to NIH/OD IS systems and resources must be indoctrinated in general IS computer security procedures. Users accessing applications hosted by the Office of Director will be identified by access controls including user passwords (minimum of 8 alpha and numeric characters) and internal software security controls. Passwords access to, and activity within, NIH/OD's computer systems will be strictly controlled and monitored by the NIH/OD IS Security Staff.

If you have already registered for C-RADS click here to log on to the system.
If you would like to register for access to C-RADS click here.
If you would like to read the C-RADS user manual, click here.
If you would like more information on DFAS click here.
If you would like more information on the Indirect Cost Branch, click here.
If you need indirect rate information on other than commercial organizations (i.e., universities, non-profits, State or local governments, hospitals, etc.) click here.