---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 37.305"
title: "32"
number: "37.305"
heading: "When may I use a fixed-support TIA?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/37.305"
---

# §37.305. When may I use a fixed-support TIA?


You may use a fixed-support TIA if:

- (a) The agreement is to support or stimulate research with outcomes that are well defined, observable, and verifiable;
- (b) You can reasonably estimate the resources required to achieve those outcomes well enough to ensure the desired level of cost sharing (see example in [§ 37.560(b)](/cfr/32/37.560.md?p=b)); and
- (c) **Your TIA does not require a specific amount or percentage of recipient cost sharing.** In cases where the agreement does require a specific amount or percentage of cost sharing, a fixed-support TIA is not practicable because the agreement has to specify cost principles or standards for costs that may be charged to the project; require the recipient to track the costs of the project; and provide access for audit to allow verification of the recipient's compliance with the mandatory cost sharing. You therefore must use an expenditure-based TIA if you:
  - (1) Have a non-waivable requirement (e.g., in statute) for a specific amount or percentage of recipient cost sharing; or
  - (2) Have otherwise elected to include in the TIA a requirement for a specific amount or percentage of cost sharing.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 10 U.S.C. 113.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 47160, Aug. 7, 2003, unless otherwise noted.