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Proposal Preparation Fact Sheet

    Division of Research and Sponsored Programs
   
1001 Cole Research Center for Science and Technology
    Telephone: (404) 880-6990 / (404) 880-6983
 
    research@cau.edu


Division of Research and Sponsored Programs

Proposal Preparation Fact Sheet

The following information is used in the preparation of proposal coversheets, budgets, certifications, and other forms. If you have questions, contact our office at (404) 880-6990.


Applicant Organization
Clark Atlanta University
223 James P. Brawley Drive, S.W.

Atlanta, GA 30314-4391
Name of administrative official to be notified if award is made
Dr. Marcus W. Shute, P.E.
Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs
223 James P. Brawley Drive, S.W .
Atlanta, Georgia 30314-4391

Phone 404.880.6990
FAX 404.880.6983
E-Mail Address:
research@cau.edu

Also, request that notification be provided to the Division of Finance & Business Services.
Vice President for Finance & Business Services

c/o G. Keith Williams, Associate Controller for Accounting and Reporting
223 James P. Brawley Drive, S.W .
Atlanta, Georgia 30314-4391

Phone 404.880.6389
FAX 404.880.8970
E-Mail Address: gkwilliams@cau.edu


Name of official signing for applicant organization
Dr. Marcus W. Shute, P.E.
Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs
223 James P. Brawley Drive, S.W .
Atlanta, Georgia 30314-4391

Phone 404.880.6990
FAX 404.880.6983
E-Mail Address: research@cau.edu


Human Subjects/IRB
Assurance # FWA00008920
Effective June 13, 2008 through June 13, 2011


Animal Welfare Assurance
Assurance # A3944-01 (administered through Morehouse School of Medicine, 404.752.1722, web.msm.edu/ord/RegulatoryOffices.htm)
Effective September 20, 2002
AAALAC Accreditation date July 18, 2008


Type of Organization
Private


Congressional District
Georgia - Fifth (5th)


DUNS Number
The Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number is a unique, nine-character industry-standard and government-wide company identifier code.
06-532-5177


Business Type
(one or all of these)
*Educational Institution
*Nonprofit Institution
*Historically Black College/University (HBCU)
*Private

All assurances have been filed.


Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) coding system identifies what type of activity your business performs as well as the type of product or services you offer.
8221 (Colleges and Universities)


Tax ID (TIN)
The tax payer Identification Number (TIN) is the number companies use for income tax purposes. It is also known as Employer Identification Number and Federal Identification Number.

Please call the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs to obtain this number.

CAGE Code
The Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code is a five-character code (alphanumeric) assigned by the Defense Logistics Service Center (DLSC) for all DoD contractors.
OMVF5


Title IV School Code/FICE Code
001559


Contract Establishment Code (CEC)
06-633-527E


Facility Contract Code
95340


HUBZone and Census Tract
223 James P. Brawley Drive, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30314 is located in Census Tract 13121003800 is qualified as a HUBZone.


Current Fringe Benefits Rate
The fringe benefits rate is utilized by the University for full-time PIs, PDs, faculty, computer programmers, clerical/secretarial persons, technicians, and other nonstudent employees.
        

FICA

7.65

Retirement

5.00

Unemployment and other  

2.12

Group Insurance

6.72

Total

21.49%


For part-time employees, the fringe benefits rate is 9.77% of salary and wages. For graduate students and undergraduate students, the fringe benefits rate is 0%. When the agency allows a higher rate than the University, the higher rate may be charged.


Facilities and Administrative (F & A) Costs (Indirect Costs)

Facilities and administrative cost rates have been negotiated with the Office of Naval Research for July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009. Please use the facilities and administrative cost rate indicated below.

The federal government requires that with the exception of clinical and drug trials, and state and local contracts and grants that the same indirect cost rate be charged to nonfederal grants and contracts as is charged to federal grants and contracts. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) assumes that it costs the same to administer and provide facilities for privately sponsored research projects as it does for a federally sponsored project and views a reduced rate as a potential unauthorized subsidy to the private sector.

If the proposed sponsor's policy requires a rate other than those indicated in the table below, apply the sponsor's rate to the total direct costs, unless otherwise stipulated in the sponsor guidelines. Please attach a copy of the sponsor’s guidelines to the CAU proposal routing sheet.

In some cases, a reduction or waiver of indirect costs for reasons other than the policy of the sponsor may be requested. Written justification, including the impact of the proposed effort on the mission of the department or center, for partial or complete waiver of indirect costs must be submitted to RSP with the proposal for review. The request will be reviewed and a recommendation will be made for approval or disapproval by the Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs.

Type

Effective Period

Rate

Base*

Location

Applicable to:

Predetermined

07/01/2007 - 6/30/2008

42.0%

MTDC

On-Campus

Organized Research

Predetermined

07/01/2008 - 6/30/2009

40.0%

MTDC

On-Campus

Organized Research

Predetermined

07/01/2007 - 6/30/2009

26.0%

MTDC

Off-Campus

Organized Research

Predetermined

07/01/2007 - 6/30/2009

55.0%

MTDC

On-Campus

Instruction

Predetermined

07/01/2007 - 6/30/2009

26.0%

MTDC

Off-Campus

Instruction

Predetermined

07/01/2007 - 6/30/2010

30.0%

MTDC

On-Campus

Other Sponsored Activity

Predetermined

07/01/2007 - 6/30/2010

24.0%

MTDC

Off-Campus

Other Sponsored Activity

 

07/01/2007 until amended

53.9%

TDC

On-Campus

All Industrial/Commercial Projects

 

07/01/2007 until amended

26.0%

TDC

Off-Campus

All Industrial/Commercial Projects

Provisional 

07/01/2010 until amended

Use same rated and conditions as those cited for fiscal year ending June 30, 2010       

*Base:Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC) except for Industrial and Commercial Grants and Contracts which will use Total Direct Costs (TDC) as the rate base. MTDC consists 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). MTDC 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.

Off Campus:All activities performed in facilities not owned by the institution and to which rent is directly allocated to the project(s) should use the off-campus rate. Grants or contracts will not be subject to more than one indirect cost rate. If more than 50% of a project is performed off-campus, the off campus rate will apply to the entire project.