University of Pittsburgh
Office of Research
350 Thackeray Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6830

Phone: (412) 624-7400
Fax: (412) 624-7409

E-Mail Addresses:
General: offres@offres.pitt.edu
NIH Award Notification: ornih@offres.pitt.edu

University of Pittsburgh
Research/Cost Accounting
P.O. Box 371220
Pittsburgh, PA 15251-7220

Federal Identification Nos.:
Employer ID No. (12-digit EIN - DHHS)::	1250965591A6
Tax ID No./Employer ID No. (TIN/EIN):	25-0965591
CEC:	18995923C
CAGE:	1DQV3
DUNS:	00-451-4360
FICE:	003379
NAICS:	611310
NRC:	37-00245-02
J-1 Visa Designation:	P-10048
Human Subjects Assurance No.:	FWA00006790
Animal Welfare Assurance No.:	A3187-01
Institutional Profile (IPF) No. (NIH):	2059802
Institutional Codes for National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposals:
Awardee Organization Code:	0033795000
Performing Organization Code:	choose the University of Pittsburgh Codes listed in FastLane as appropriate.
Cognizant Federal Agency, Regional Negotiator POC Name and Phone Number	Department of Health and Human Services Robbin Powell 202-401-2808
Cognizant Federal Audit Agency:	Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, Office of Audit Services Region III P.O. Box 13716 Philadelphia, PA 19101

Fringe Benefit Rate: Use FY 2008 fringe benefit rates for FY 2008. FY 2009 fringe benefit rates should be used for FY 2009 and all subsequent year budgets until further notice. (Reference 4/25/08 DHHS Rate Agreement and 6/16/08 Arthur G. Ramicone memo)

Federally Funded
	FY 2008 (7/01/07-6/30/08)	FY 2009 (7/01/08-6/30/09)
Medical Faculty	20.9%	22.3%
Other Faculty	31.9%	31.1%
Senior Administrator	22.4%	20.5%
Staff	32.8%	24.5%
Temp/Student/Other	7.9%	7.5%

Non-Federally Funded
	FY 2008 (7/01/07-6/30/08)	FY 2009 (7/01/08-6/30/09)
Medical Faculty	22.7%	25.4%
Other Faculty	34.0%	32.3%
Senior Administrator	22.2%	20.2%
Staff	35.5%	27.2%
Temp/Student/Other	7.9%	7.4%

The Graduate Student Fringe Benefit Rate (Tuition Remission) is a composite rate which averages tuition scholarships and health care insurance costs among all graduate students. The actual DHHS-approved rate is 153.0% for FY 2009, but administratively, the University has agreed to use 50% on all sponsored project proposals. This action is reviewed annually by University administration and is subject to change in future years. The difference between the 50% and 153.0% rates may be used for cost sharing purposes when required under the terms of the agreement. (Reference 4/25/08 DHHS Rate Agreement and 6/16/08 Arthur G. Ramicone memo.)

Facility and Administrative (F&A) Costs

• DHHS F&A Cost Rate Agreement date: April 25, 2008 (covers FY 09 through FY 10.).
• F&A Cost Rate Period: July 1 through June 30.
• Rate Base: MTDC (Modified Total Direct Costs).

F&A Cost waivers are reviewed on an individual case basis.

Some Sponsors have F&A rates differing from our negotiated rate agreement. Those rates are typically found within the guidelines and should be applied to the budget. A copy of such policy/guidelines must be included with application at time of submission to Office of Research.

 

Research (Governmental and Foundation Grants and Contracts)
	FY08	FY09	FY10
On-Campus	48.5%	48.5%	51.5%
Off-Campus Adjacent(1)	25.5%	25.8%	25.8%
Off-Campus Remote(2)	24.0%	24.0%	24.0%
Sponsored Instructional Programs
On-Campus	24.0%	38.0%	38.0%
Off-Campus	*	*	*
Other Sponsored Programs (OSP)
On-Campus	24.0%	24.0%	24.0%
Off-Campus	24.0%	24.0%	24.0%
Industrial and Commercial Grants and Contracts
On-Campus	53.5%	56.5%	56.5%
Off-Campus Adjacent(1)	25.5%	25.5%	25.5%
Off-Campus Remote(2)	24.0%	24.0%	24.0%
Primate Center
On-Campus	**	**	**
Off-Campus	**	**	**

*  The University no longer has separate on and off-campus rates for its sponsored instructional programs.

** The University no longer has separte negotiated rates for its Primate Center facilities.

NOTES:

On-Campus refers to all University owned buildings regardless of location; all rented or leased facilities in Oakland and elsewhere in Allegheny County to which rent is not charged directly to the sponsored award; and University owned buildings on the regional campuses of Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, and Titusville. The use of the on-campus indirect cost rates precludes direct charging of facilities costs to the sponsored project.

Off-Campus refers to facilities not owned by the University and to which rent is directly allocated to the project(s).

1. Off-Campus Adjacent - for activities performed in Allegheny County, PA.
2. Off-Campus Remote - for activities outside of Allegheny County, PA.

Projects performed on and off-campus must be apportioned. (Reference 6/16/08 Memorandum from Arthur G. Ramicone, Vice Chancellor for Budget and Controller).

Equipment is defined as an article of nonexpendable, tangible personal property, having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit.

Capital expenditures equal to or exceeding $5,000 should be charged to the capital subcode series 6100-6199. Equipment costing between $2,000 and $4,999.99 in sponsored budgets should be charged to the applicable non-capital expense subcodes and draw overhead based on the effective indirect cost rate. (Reference 6-2-2000 Memorandum from Thurman D. Wingrove, Asst. Vice Chancellor for Financial Information)

Subcontracts

• Assess F&A costs on the first $25,000 for each subcontract (this does not mean for each year)
• Carnegie Mellon University do not apply F&A Costs to any portion of the subcontract.
  

Assurances/Compliances:
Debarment and Suspension:	NO
Misconduct in Science:	FILED 1/7/08
Lobbying:	NO
Civil Rights:	FILED
Delinquent Federal Debt:	NO
Sex Discrimination:	FILED
Handicapped Individuals:	FILED
Age Discrimination:	FILED
Drug-Free Workplace:	Yes
AAALAC* Accreditation	FILED 3/5/08
USDA Registration	23-R-0016 (Expires 8/4/11)
Cost Accounting Standards DS-2:	FILED 02/20/07

*American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care

The University of Pittsburgh Legislative Districts are:

Legislative Districts:	Federal	State Legislature
	Congressional	Senate	House
Bradford	5	25	67
Greensburg	18	39	59
Johnstown	12	35	71
Pittsburgh	14	42	23
Titusville	5	50	6