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Intergovernmental Personnel Agreement (IPA)
Frequently Asked Questions
What does IPA stand for?
Intergovernmental Personnel Act. Also sometimes referred to as Interagency or Intergovernmental Personnel Agreement.
What is an IPA for?
IPAs are intended to facilitate cooperation between federal agencies and institutes of higher education (among other entities) for the temporary assignment of skilled personnel. They are a mechanism for temporary assignments that allow reimbursement of salary, fringe benefits and other limited costs.
How to start an IPA
For all IPAs, please work with your department business office.
For questions please contact:
- Staff Physician, Academics, Faculty: Jackie Corbeil
- Postdocs: Jennifer Bourque
- Staff, non-Physician MSPs (including Physician Assistants): Submit a General Inquiry through HHR.
VASDHS IPAs can be submitted through RSC's Service Now module
Access the RSC's Service Now module here.
For IPAs with all other federal agencies please work directly with the agency and your business office to fill out the required paperwork for that agency.