Institution's Legal Name:

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

Name of individual to be
notified if award is made:

Susan Ross, Interim Executive Director
Sponsored Projects Administration
Columbia University

E-mail Address for Receipt of
Electronic Notice of Grant Awards:

Morningside: MS-grants-office@columbia.edu

Medical Center: grants-office@columbia.edu

If awarded, check should be drawn to:

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

University Fiscal Officer:

Acting Controller
Columbia University
615 West 131st Street, 3rd Floor-Studebaker Bldg
New York, NY 10027

Check Mailing Address:

(Please indicate the sponsor's name, the investigator's name, the sponsored project account number, and grant number, if known, on check.)

Checks should NOT be sent to SPA

Columbia University

Sponsored Projects Finance

P.O. Box 29789
General Post Office
New York, NY 10087-9789

(This is Columbia University's LOCKBOX)

Type of Organization:

Private, Non-Profit, 501(c)(3)

Tax Exempt Status Certification document (click here)

Charitable Organization Exempt Status Certification (click here)

Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN):

13-5598093

General EIN Number: 

135598093

Morningside: 135598093A1  

Medical Center: 135598093A7

Institutional Profile No (IPF) (Box 9 on NIH grant face page):

• Morningside: 1833202

• Medical Center: 1833205

Congressional District:

Cover page of SF424 should reflect NY-013.

Project/Performance Site Location(s)should reflect the following districts of where the actual work is taking place:

• Morningside Campus: NY-010

• Medical Center: NY-013

• Manhattanville Campuses: NY-013

• Lamont-Doherty and Nevis Labs: NY-017

New York State Senate and Assembly Districts:

Morningside Campus:

Senate District 30

Assembly District: 69

CUMC:

Senate District 31

Assembly District: 72

Lamont Doherty:

Senate District: 38

Assembly District: 97

Manhattanville:

Senate District: 31

Assembly District: 70

Nevis Laboratories:

Senate District: 35

Assembly District: 92

Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS):

• Morningside Campus: 049179401

• Medical Center: 621889815

Commercial and Government
Entity (CAGE) Code:

• Morningside: 1B053

• Medical Center: 3FHD3

Federal Interagency Committee on
Education (FICE) Institution Code:

0027078

Standard Industrial Code:

8221

Cost Accounting Standards Board
Disclosure Date:

December 12, 1996

Federal Interagency Committee on Education (FICE) No.

002707

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

611310

NIH Compensation Levels:

• NIH Salary Cap as of 12/23/2011: $179,700 (NOT-OD-12-035)

• NIH Salary Cap FAQs for FY2012
  

• SPA Guidance on Salary Cap

• NIH Salary Cap Summary:(FY1990 - FY2012)

• NEW - NRSA Pre-doctoral/Post-doctoral Stipend Levels for 2012 (NOT-OD-12-033)

• GRAs - Handbook Guidance
• Columbia Tuition Rates and Fees 2012 - 2013
• Procedures for Direct Charging GRA's Tuition to Grants & Contracts - 1998 Procedures
• **Note - the maximum amount awarded by the NIH for the support of a graduate student supported on a research grant or a cooperative agreement is tied to the zero level National Research Service Award (NRSA) stipend in effect at the time the grant award is issued.  For FY12, it is $39,264.

FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE COST RATES & FRINGE BENEFIT RATES

July 18th, 2012 DHHS IC Agreement (click here)- previous agreement dated 2/1/2012

Current federal Government Fringe Rate:*

See Controller's Office for more FY13 information.

7/1/12-6/30/13

7/1/11-6/30/12

7/1/10-6/30/11

7/1/09-6/30-10

7/1/08-6/30/09

7/1/07-6/30/08

31.0% (for Columbia student salaries, 8.15%)

33.3% (for Columbia student salaries, 8.15%)

31.9% (for Columbia student salaries, 8.15%)

28.5% (for Columbia student salaries, 8.15%)

27.3%

27.1%

* Applies to awards from all levels of government

Current Non-Government Agencies Fringe Rate:

7/1/12-6/30/13

7/1/11-6/30/12

7/1/10-6/30/11

7/1/09-6/30/10

7/1/08-6/30/09

33.7% (for Columbia student salaries, 8.86%)

33.7% (for Columbia student salaries, 8.25%)

32.7% (for Columbia student salaries, 8.36%)

31.7% (for Columbia student salaries, 9.07%)

31.1% (for Columbia student salaries, 9.28%)

Type of IC/F&A Agreement:

Predetermined (PRED)

Base of IC/F&A Agreement:

Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC) *

*"consisting of all salaries and wages, fringe benefits, materials, supplies, services, travel, and subgrants and subcontracts (up to the first $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, tuition remission, rental costs of off-site facilities, scholarships, fellowships as well as the portion of each subgrant and subcontract in excess of $25,000."

Definition of equipment

IC/F&A Rates are predetermined rates and are applicable to grants, contracts, and other agreements with the Federal Government. Rates should be calculated on a base schema of direct costs as specified by the sponsor such as the Modified Total Direct Cost rate described above.

Government F&A rates:

07/01/11 - 6/30/2014

***DHHS Agreement for ALL current Federal F&A rates (click here to download PDF) - dated 7/18/2012, previous agreement dated 2/1/2012

Non-Government Sponsors:

• F & A rate is dependent on the sponsor's guidelines. Please consult your assigned Project Officer with any questions.

Industry Sponsored Research Agreements (SRAs) and Industry Sponsored Clinical Trials:

• F & A rates vary by school. Please consult your Licensing Officer at Columbia Technology Ventures at TechVentures@columbia.edu.

• For industry sponsored clinical trials, contact the Clinical Trials Office (CTO) at CTOinformation@columbia.edu.

Human Subjects Federal-Wide Assurance:

• Columbia University Medical Center

FWA# 00002636, Expiration March 13, 2018

• New York Presbyterian Hospital

FWA# 00002635, Expiration April 20, 2017

• Columbia University (Morningside)

FWA# 00003831, Expiration March 21, 2018

For copies of these assurances, please go to the IRB's website, and look under 'Federalwide Assurance.'

Protection of Human Subjects Assurance Form: OMB No. 0990-0263 (click here).

Laboratory Animals Animal Welfare Assurance:

• Assurance Number: A3007-01
• Effective 08/14/2009
• Expires 07/31/2013

Morningside

• Assurance Number: A3415-01
• Effective 11/3/2010
• Expires 11/30/2014

Accreditation by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) since:

June 16, 1989

Institute of Comparative Medicine's Animal Care Per Diem Rates:

Current and Projected Future Rates

http://vesta.cumc.columbia.edu/icm/per_diem_rates.html 

Radioisotopes NRC License:

74-2878-03

Misconduct in Science Assurance Date:

February 7, 2000

Travel Policy:

Columbia University's Travel & Business Expense Policies & Procedures