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104 Airport Drive Suite 2200, CB 1350
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1350
Phone: (919) 966-3411
Fax: (919) 962-5011 or (919) 962-3352
Email: resadminosr@unc.edu
RAMSeS Help desk: (919) 843-2594

Information Sheet

The Information Sheet provides a one-stop source of information for people involved with research at UNC-Chapel Hill.  If the answer is not on this page, please contact the Office of Sponsored Research or if you prefer you may use the "Ask OSR" form.

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(Last updated March 26, 2008 - view Updates)


Official Legal Name

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Institutional Officer

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) 966-3411/3412
Fax - (919) 962-3352/5011

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Contract & Grant Administrator

James E. Peterson, PhD
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Office of Sponsored Research (OSR)
104 Airport Dr. Ste. 2200, CB 1350
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1350
Phone - (919) 966-3411/3412
Fax - (919) 962-3352/5011

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Financial Officer

Hilda Durham
Director, Financial Operations
Office of Sponsored Research (OSR)
104 Airport Dr. Ste. 2200, CB 1350
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1350
Phone - (919) 966-3411/3412
Fax - (919) 962-3352/5011

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Email

resadminosr@unc.edu

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Frequently Used Information for Sponsored Research

Animal Subject: Assurance Number A3410-01 (Expires: 4/30/09)
Congressional District 4th
Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS) Number 608195277
Federal Tax (EIN) ID Number

For Public Health Service (e.g. NIH, HRSA, CDC, etc) use Entity Identification Number
56-600-1393


1566001393A-1
Fiscal Year July 1 to June 30
Human Subjects DHHS Number FWA-4801 (link to OHRP web site)
Institutional Profile Number 578206
Mileage rate for private car 50.5 cents/mile for travel after 1/01/08
48.5 cents/mile for travel prior to 1/01/08
NIH Salary Cap:

$191,300 effective 1/01/08 (prior $186,600) for 12 month employees


$143,475 effective 1/01/08 (prior $139,950) for 9 month employees

NSF Submitting Institutional Code: 0029744000
Responsible Conduct in Research (HTML | PDF)
Type of Organization State Related Institution of Higher Education
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Miscellaneous Information for Sponsored Research

AAALAC International Approval Dated 11/5/03
Age Discrimination Policy On file, signed 9/6/01
Assurance of Compliance Title IX: (HHS 639-A) On file, signed 9/27/76
Board of Trustees Member List Board of Trustees (HTML) | (PDF)
Civil Rights Assurance (HHS 441) Reg. Number 43-0520. Dated 1/11/65
Cognizant Federal Audit Agency Office of Audit Services Department of Health and Human Services 4700 Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 360 Raleigh, NC 27609 Attn: Fran Cowper (919)790-2765
Cognizant Federal Agency for F&A Rate Agreement Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Cost Allocation
Darryl Mayes
202-401-2808
Commercial and Government Entity Code (Cage) Number 4B856
Conflict of Interest (COI) link UNC-CH COI Policy (updated 10/1/2005)
     Printable form link COI form
Export Control Policy Export Control Guidelines
Federal Interagency Committee on Education (FICE) 002974-00
Misconduct in Science Form PHS-6349 Dated 02/28/07. Annual update
NAICS Code 611310
Number of UNC-CH Employees 11,036 (as of Fall 2005-includes permanent full time and part time employees)
Radioisotopes: NC License Number 068-214-1
Rehab. Act of 1973 (HHS 641) On file, signed 6/22/77
Sex Discrimination Policy On file, signed 9/6/01
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Accreditation Dated January 9, 2007 (PDF)
Standard Industrial Code 8221
Student/Fellowship/Postdoctural Information Student/Fellowship/Postdoctural Information
UNC-CH Institutional Information Fact and Figures (formerly Fact Book)
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Financial Information

Institutional Financial Banking Information: Contact Hilda Durham (919)962-4676 hodurham@email.unc.edu
IRS 501 c (3) Tax Exemption link Federal Tax Exemption Letter (PDF)
UNC-CH Financial Reports link UNC-CH Financial Statements
North Carolina Single Audit link (A-133) FY06 Audit report (PDF)
North Carolina Single Audit (A-133) FY07 Audit letter (PDF)
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Facilities and Administration(F&A) Cost Rates

In accordance with the University’s latest F&A Cost Rate Agreement dated November 6, 2007, the F&A rates for proposals with an anticipated award date of 06/30/08 or earlier must be calculated using the percentages in Table 1. Proposals with an anticipated award date of 07/01/08 or later must use the F&A rates in Table 2.

Table 1: Predetermined Rates: Effective 7/1/07-6/30/08

Activity 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 (Federal)** 46.00% 28.00% 26.00%
Clinical Trials (Non-Federal)*** 26.40% 26.40% 25.10%


Table 2: Predetermined Rates: Effective 7/1/08-6/30/09

Activity On-Campus * Off-Campus (10-mile radius) Off-Campus (Remote)
Activity On-Campus * Off-Campus (10-mile radius) Off-Campus (Remote)
Organized Research 47.50% 28.00% 26.00%
Instruction 46.40% 28.00% 26.00%
Other Sponsored Activities 33.80% 28.00% 26.00%
Clinical Trials (Federal)** 47.50% 28.00% 26.00%
Clinical Trials (Non-Federal)*** 28.00% 28.00% 26.00%

* Refer to DDD Memo: New F&A Rates Budgeting Guidance for On-Campus Sponsored Research dated 9/25/2007

** 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, long term 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.)

Related Information:
Implementation of F&A Rates (DDD Memo dated 11/25/2003) (PDF)
Federal F&A Cost Rate Agreement dated 11/6/2007:(PDF)
F&A Rates for Projects involving the State of North Carolina

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Fringe Benefit Rates (for a comprehensive listing click on Fringe Benefit Rates

For full-time permanent EPA/SPA employees: 19.00%
Post Docs and Grad Students (Depends on type of Award)(a)(b) 7.65%
Health Insurance - Add to the above one of the following Health Insurance premiums prorated to % of effort:
Employee Classification Monthly Annually
  Full-time Permanent EPA/SPA employees (Object Code 1832) $357.75 $4,293.00
  Post Doctoral Trainees (Object Code 4518) (a)    
       FY08 Premium (effective July 1, 2007) $214.25 $2,571.00
  Post Doctoral Research Associates (Object Code 1831) (a)    
       FY08 Premium (effective August 15, 2007) $214.25 $2,571.00
  Grad. Student Health Insurance (Object Codes 1836, 6596) (a,b,c,d)    
       Premium (effective August 15, 2007) $149.17 $1,790.00

(a) Post Doctoral rates include Student Health fee, but the Graduate Student rate does not.
(b) See Business Manual for Student FICA Tax Exemption policy
(c) See additional funding opportunities for graduate students
(d) For information on Graduate Student Health Insurance eligibility refer to the DDD memo Re: Graduate Student Health Insurance Program dated May 19, 2006.

See Annual Fringe Benefit Memorandum for additional information.

 

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UNC Physicians & Associates (P&A) Supplemental Fringe Benefits

Clinical Faculty members who are properly licensed to practice medicine in the State of North Carolina or who provide other clinical functions and have a full time position of 50% or greater (provided appropriate approvals have been completed by UNC Physicians & Associates) receive certain supplemental benefits. Costs for supplemental benefits are distributed on the basis of allowability (see the categories below). Costs for allowable benefits are charged to member’s salary sources on a pro-rata basis. Costs for unallowable benefits are charged 100% to the member’s clinical account as defined for departmental clinical activities.

Allowable Benefits Annual Rate Unallowable Benefits
Employee Life Insurance 0.72% Dependent Life Insurance
Employee Accidental Death & Dismemberment 0.12% Dependent Accidental Death & Dismemberment
Employee Long Term Disability 1.10% Professional Liability Insurance
Employee Retirement 3.50%  
Employee Medical Insurance $1,272.12 Fixed Dependent Medical Insurance
Employee Dental Insurance $418.32 Fixed Dependent Dental Insurance

See Annual Fringe Benefit Memorandum for additional information.

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Office of Clinical Trials (OCT) Submissions

NOTE: Please include the most recent version of the OCT Review Request Form (RRF) with all submissions, along with any special instructions/guidelines from the Sponsor

Required Approvals/Routing:

  1. Please see detailed instructions for internal signature requirements on the IPF.
  2. Proposal packets should be submitted to OCT at the following address as soon as the budget has been finalized with the sponsor: Office of Clinical Trials, 1109-A Bioinformatics Bldg., 130 Mason Farm Rd., CB 1651, Ph. 843-2698; Fax 843-2399
  3. Draft contracts should be submitted to OCT as soon as they are received.
  4. See OCT web site for forms and complete instructions. http://research.unc.edu/oct
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Sponsored Programs Office (SPO) Submissions

SPO signs as the approving institutional official for the University on all NIH (R, K & F Series only), American Heart Association (AHA) and American Cancer Association (ACA) proposals for which a SOM department serves as the award administering department. SPO signs on behalf of the Dean of the SOM for all other proposals that include a SOM department as an affiliated department but the award administering department is outside SOM.

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

Required Approvals/Routing:

The timeline (below) should be considered when delivering School of Medicine (SOM) proposals to the SPO. Deliver packets to :  Sponsored Programs Office, 1140-C Bioinformatics Bldg., 130 Mason Farm Rd., CB 9525, Ph. 2-3950, Fax 3-7094

  1. All proposals must be internally processed and signed by an authorized UNC official prior to submission to the funding agency.
  2. Please see detailed instructions for internal signature requirements on the IPF.
  3. Timeline:  Proposals should be delivered to SPO at least five business days 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, Ph. 6-3411; Fax 2-3352
  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. http://research.unc.edu/osr/forms.php
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Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) Submissions

Note: 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 submission to the funding agency.
  2. Please see detailed instructions for internal signature requirements on the IPF.
  3. Proposals should be delivered to OSR at least five business days prior to submittal date.
  4. Proposals should be delivered to OSR at the following address:
    Office of Sponsored Research, 104 Airport Dr. Ste.2200, CB 1350, Ph. 6-3411; Fax 2-3352
  5. Grants that are to be submitted electronically must be reviewed and approved by OSR prior to submittal.

See OSR web site for complete UNC-CH proposal processing instructions. http://research.unc.edu/osr/forms.php

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Comments and Ideas

If you have comments or ideas to improve this information, 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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