UNI INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION FOR PROPOSALS
Legal Applicant/Grantee/Contractor Name:
University of Northern Iowa
Official Applicant/Grantee/Contractor Address:
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
213 East Bartlett Hall
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0394
Type of Organization:
State Supported Institution of Higher Education
U.S. Congressional District:
1st Iowa
IRS Tax Status:
Exempt. A copy of UNI’s IRS tax status letter can be obtained from the Office
of Research and Sponsored Program’s website.
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Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) No.:
Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) No.:
Human Subjects Assurance No.:
Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code:
DHHS Entity ID No.:
Federal Interagency Committee on Education (FICE) Code:
NIH Institutional Profile No.:
J-1 Visa Designation Number:
NCES ID/IPEDS ID:
42-6004333
07-313-2623
00002159
ØFV12
1-426004333-A1
001869
8049001
P-1-01582
154095
Authorized Institutional Representative (Primary Signing Official of All Proposals/Awards):
Tolif Hunt
Grants and Contracts Administrator
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
213 East Bartlett Hall
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0394
Phone: 319-273-3217
Fax: 319-273-2634
Email: rsp@uni.edu
If the Primary Signing Official is going to be absent (or is absent) on the day of your submission
appointment, an Alternate Signing Official in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs will
assist in your submission.
Indirect Costs (Facility & Administrative) Rates:
On-Campus Programs: 33.8% of Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC).
Off-Campus Programs: 13.5% of Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC).
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Institutional Information, continued
MTDC is equal to Total Direct Costs excluding capital expenditures for the construction and
renovation of buildings, equipment with a unit cost or $5,000 or more, the portion of subawards greater
than $25,000 each, rental costs of off-site facilities, Graduate Assistant tuition, and payments to or on
behalf of program participants as an incentive for receiving training and instruction.
NOTES:
1. Date of current Rate Agreement is June 27, 2013. All rates are effective July 1, 2013 – June 30,
2017.
2. Off-Campus rate is applied to sponsored projects where more than 50% of UNI personnel effort is
substantially performed in a facility not owned by the university AND to which rent is directly
allocated to sponsor funds.
3. The University’s federally negotiated indirect cost rates should be applied to ALL sponsored
projects regardless of the type of funding agency or source of funds. In limited circumstances, a
reduction or waiver of indirect costs may be available but must be approved in advance by the UNI
Grants and Contracts Administrator.
4. UNI’s current federal indirect costs rate agreement can be viewed and printed from the Office of
Research and Sponsored Programs web site.
Fringe Benefit Rates:
http://www.vpaf.uni.edu/obo/fringe_benefit_rates.shtml
Commonly Used Rates:
Unit Faculty Salary, Full Eligibility (regular full-time faculty, academic yr)
Unit Faculty Summer Appt (regular full-time faculty, summer (June & July))
P & S Salaried
Grad Assistants & Student workers – no fringe benefits
2013-2014 Graduate Assistant Stipends:
Geography students $12,512
Biology students $18,776
All other Master's students $9,388
All Doctoral students $14,072
Undergraduate/Graduate Tuition Rates:
http://www.uni.edu/tuition/
Mileage Reimbursement Rate:
http://www.vpaf.uni.edu/obo/accounts_payable/tguide.shtml#automobile
Meal Reimbursement Rates:
http://www.vpaf.uni.edu/obo/accounts_payable/tguide.shtml#meals
See link to other current Travel Policy and Reimbursement Guidelines:
http://www.vpaf.uni.edu/obo/accounts_payable/tguide.shtml
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