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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 August 25, 2009 - view Updates)


Official Legal Name

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Institutional Officer

Tony Waldrop

Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development

Office of Sponsored Research (OSR)

104 Airport Drive, Suite 2200, CB #1350

Chapel Hill, NC  27599-1350

Phone - (919) 966-3411/12

Fax - (919)962-3352/5011

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Contract & Grant Administrator

Margaret Vigiolto
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
104 Airport Dr. Ste. 2200, CB 1350
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1350
Phone - (919) 843-7780
Fax - (919) 962-3352/5011

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Financial Officer

Vanessa Peoples
Director, Financial Reporting & Cash Management
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: 4/30/13)

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 (OHRP web site)

Institutional Profile Number

578206

Mileage rate for private car

55 cents/mile for travel on or after 01/01/09

58.5 cents/mile for travel prior to 01/01/09

NIH Salary Cap:

$196,700 effective 1/01/09 (prior $191,300) for 12 month employees


$147,525 effective 1/01/09 (prior $143,475) for 9 month employees

NSF Submitting Institution 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)

Certification of Liability Coverage

Dated  1/23/08 (PDF)

Civil Rights Assurance (HHS 441) Reg. Number

43-0520. Dated 1/11/65

Cognizant Federal Agency for F&A Rate Agreement

Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Cost Allocation
(202) 401-2808

Attn: Darryl Mayes

Commercial and Government Entity Code (Cage) Number

4B856

Conflict of Interest (COI) link

UNC-CH COI Policy

(updated 01/08/2008)

Export Control Policy

Export Control Guidelines

Federal Interagency Committee on Education (FICE)

002974-00

Misconduct in Science Form PHS-6349

Dated 3/9/09. Annual update

NAICS Code

611310

Number of UNC-CH Employees

12,082 (as of Fall 2008-includes permanent full time and part time employees. Link: http://oira.unc.edu/employees-by-category-fall.html)

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/Postdoctoral Information

Student/Fellowship/Postdoctoral Information

UNC-CH Institutional Information

Fact and Figures (formerly Fact Book)

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Financial Information

Institutional Financial Banking Information:

Contact Vanessa Peoples

(919) 962-4676 vpeoples@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 (A-133)

FY08 Audit report (PDF)

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Facilities and Administration(F&A) Cost Rates

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

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%

Table 2: Predetermined Rates: Effective 7/1/09-6/30/11

Activity On-Campus

Off-Campus

(10-mile radius)

Off-Campus (Remote)
Organized Research 48.00% 28.00% 26.00%
Instruction 46.40% 28.00% 26.00%
Other Sponsored Activities 33.80% 28.00% 26.00%
Clinical Trials (Federal)** 48.00% 28.00% 26.00%
Clinical Trials (Non-Federal)*** 28.00% 28.00% 26.00%

* Please see OSR Frequently Asked Questions (link) for an explanation of how to determine whether a sponsored research project is on or off campus.

** F&A calculations for federally funded clinical trials are based on MTDC (MTDC defined).
*** 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.

Related Information:
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: 19.40%
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)    
       FY10 Premium (effective July 1, 2009) $377.25 $4,527.00
  Post Doctoral Trainees (Object Code 4518) (a)    
       FY10 Premium (effective July 1, 2009) $211.16 $2,533.92
  Post Doctoral Research Associates (Object Code 1831) (a)    
       FY10 Premium (effective July 1, 2009) $211.16 $2,533.92
  Grad. Student Health Insurance (Object Codes 1836, 6596) (a,b,c,d)    
       Premium (effective August 15, 2009) $164.18 $1,970.16

(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 June 24, 2009 (PDF).

See FY10 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 $1,271.64 Dependent Medical Insurance
Employee Dental Insurance $434.52 Dependent Dental Insurance

See FY09 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 Margaret Vigiolto, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at (919) 843-7780 or E-mail: vigiolto@email.unc.edu

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