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The Office of

Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials Links:

Address and Contact Information:

1109-A Bioinformatics Bldg.
130 Mason Farm Rd.
CB 1651
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1651
919-843-2698 ph
919-843-2399 fax

Quick Reference: General Information for Sponsored Research at UNC-Chapel Hill

Official Legal Name

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Institutional Official

Tony G. Waldrop, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
Office of Sponsored Research (OSR)
104 Airport Dr. Ste. 2200, CB 1350
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1350
Phone: (919) 966-3411
Fax: (919) 962-3352
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Contract & Grant Administrators

Office of Clinical Trials (OCT)

Barbara Longmire, RN, MSN
Director
1109-A Bioinformatics Bldg.
130 Mason Farm Rd.
CB 1651
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1651
Phone: (919) 843-2698
Fax: (919) 843-2399

Office of Sponsored Research (OSR)

James E. Peterson, PhD
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Office of Sponsored Research
104 Airport Dr. Ste. 2200, CB 1350
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1350
Phone: (919) 966-3411
Fax: (919) 962-3352
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Financial Officer

Hilda Durham
Post Award Services
Office of Sponsored Research (OSR)
104 Airport Dr. Ste. 2200, CB 1350
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1350
Phone: (919) 962-4676
Fax: (919) 962-5011
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Email: oct@unc.edu

Office of Clinical Trials (OCT) Information

NOTE: Please include the OCT Review Request Form with all submissions, along with any special instructions/guidelines from the Sponsor.

Required forms and copies

Required Approvals/Routing:

  1. Please see detailed instructions for internal signature requirements on the IPF.
  2. Proposal packets should be submitted to OCT as soon as the budget has been finalized with the sponsor.

Draft contracts should be submitted to OCT as soon as they are received. See OCT web site for forms and complete instructions.

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Facilities and Administration Cost Rates(F&A)

Activity Type On-Campus Off-Campus (10-mile radius) Off-Campus (Remote)
Organized Research * 46.00% 28.00% 26.00%
Instruction 44.90% 28.00% 26.00%
Other Sponsored Activities 31.90% 26.40% 25.10%
Clinical Trials (Industry)** N/A 26.40% 25.10%

* F&A calculations for federally funded Clinical Trials are based on MTDC.
** F&A calculations for INDUSTRY funded Clinical Trials are based on TOTAL DIRECT COSTS with the exception of the IRB and UNC-CH Pharmacy fees, which are excluded from F&A.

BASE: Modified total direct costs (MTDC), consisting of all salaries and wages, fringe benefits, materials and supplies, services, travel and subgrants and subcontracts up to $25,000 of each subgrant or subcontract (regardless of the period covered by the subgrant or subcontract). Modified total direct costs shall exclude equipment, capital expenditures, charges for patient care and tuition remission, rental costs of off-site facilities, scholarships, and fellowships as well as the portion of each subgrant and subcontract in excess of $25,000. (Reminder: Mandatory in-state tuition for eligible GRAs on research grants must be excluded from the F&A cost base for each budget year.) (Equipment is defined as an item costing $5,000 or greater.)

See OSR web site for complete F&A information.

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Sponsored Programs Office (SPO) Information

SPO signs for UNC-CH SOM on proposals to NIH (R, K & F Series) and American Heart Association (AHA) and American Cancer Association (ACA) typically,single investigator awards

NOTE: Please route a copy of any special instructions/guidelines by the Agency

Required Approvals/Routing:

  1. All proposals must be internally processed and signed by an authorized UNC official prior to agency submission.
  2. Please see detailed instructions for internal signature requirements on the IPF
  3. Proposals should be delivered to SPO one to two weeks prior to submittal date. Be sure to allow for additional review time if the proposal is to be reviewed by OSR.
  4. Upon SPO completion, proposals should be delivered to OSR at the following address:
    • Office of Sponsored Research
    • 104 Airport Dr. Ste. 2200
    • CB 1350
    • Phone: (919) 966-3411
    • Fax: (919) 962-3352
  5. Grants that are to be submitted electronically must be reviewed and approved by OSR prior to submittal.
  6. See OSR web site for complete UNC-CH proposal processing instructions. OSR Home
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Additional Information for SPO/OSR

(Please route copy of any special instructions/guidelines by the Agency)

Required Approvals/Routing:

  1. All proposals must be internally processed and signed by an authorized UNC official prior to agency submission.
  2. Please see detailed instructions for internal signature requirements on the IPF
  3. Proposals should be delivered to OSR one to two weeks prior to submittal date.
  4. Proposals should be delivered to OSR at the following address:
    • Office of Sponsored Research
    • Administrative Office Building
    • 104 Airport Dr., Suite 2200, CB 1350
    • Phone: (919) 966-3411
    • Fax: (919) 962-3352
    • Email: resadminosr@unc.edu
  5. Grants that are to be submitted electronically must be reviewed and approved by OSR prior to submittal.
  6. See OSR web site for complete UNC-CH proposal processing instructions.
  7. If you have comments, please contact Dr. James Peterson, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, at (919) 966-2542 or E-mail: Jim_Peterson@unc.edu
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