ISU pays unemployment claims. ISU provides any necessary audits. Indirect costs charged by ISU are seldom an issue. Most extension funding sources won't pay indirect costs. State agencies that do change indirect costs use 8 percent, not the full ISU off-campus rate of 25 percent.
County sees fiscal management being removed from local control.
Extension council may have minimal involvement, if any. The principal investigator gets a 15 percent share of indirect costs if the full indirect cost rate is collected. If salaries are covered in the grant which result in salary savings for a CEED or field specialist, the savings currently go to the campus director, not to the local staff or unit. The county must follow ISU hiring, purchasing, and printing procedures. ISU wage scales have to be used which may be significantly higher than local wage rates.