The Catholic University of America

Budget Preparation

Please note that the Indirect Cost Rates are currently 64.6% for on campus and 33.0% for off campus.

Sponsor Required Information

When Applications Request

CUA Detail

Submitting or Applicant Organization

The Catholic University of America

Address for Official Correspondence

Office of Sponsored Programs
620 Michigan Avenue, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20064

Phone: (202) 319-5218
Fax: (202) 319-4495
E-mail: CUA-OSP@cua.edu

Type of Organization

Institution of Higher Education
Congressional District

DC-001

District of Columbia

Washington, D.C.

Authorized University Official for All Proposals and Certifications

 Ralph Albano, Associate Provost for Research
(for Federal, State, and Non-Profit)

Financial Contact

Paul Harrison, Director of Grants & Contracts

Principal Investigator

Faculty Name

Campus Address

PI Campus Address
   

Federal Identification Numbers:

  

Employer ID (Fed. Tax ID)

53-0196583

DUNS Number

04-196-2788

CAGE Code

8N652
   

Compliance Numbers:

  

Human SubjectsFederalwide Assurance Number

FWA 00004459

IRB Number

 0000082
 
 Animal Welfare Assurance Number  A4431-01
 

Cognizant Agency/Contract
Administration Office
(for rate approvals)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Mid-Atlantic Field Office
Division of Cost Allocation
Contact: Darryl Mayes, Director
(202) 401-2808

Date of Latest F&A Rate Negotiation Agreement

May 1, 2011 Expires April 30, 2015

64.6% on campus Indirect Cost Rate

33.0% off campus Indirect Cost Rate

Fringe Benefit Rates - APPROVED UNIVERSITY F&A Rates and Other CUA Detail

The benefit rate used for budgeting for faculty and staff is 22.5%.  For students, it is 7.65%.   Actual fringe charges are then charged to the grants. The 22.5% is the "university average" that is used for budgeting. Some people may spend less on fringe (if the don't use CUA healthcare, or they don't take full retirement benefits, for example).

Some people spend more on fringe (if they get the highest cost health plan, or their salary is low and the fixed costs become a higher percentage, etc.). We have to use an average for budgeting because all offices would be swamped if we tried to calculate it for each individual on a grant.

Grants are charged the actual costs of the fringe benefits provided. Federal accounting regulations require us to budget at some university average.

DO NOT use the terms overhead and fringe interchangeably. They are actually very different.

Overhead is an indirect cost that is a negotiated rate the university is allowed to charge to recoup the costs for things like heating and cooling the buildings, maintenance, etc.

Fringe benefits are a direct cost for the benefits provided to the individual employees.

The following listed rates are for budgeting purposes. Since overhead is not based on an actual cost, it is charged at the budgeted rate, per federal regulations.

Preparing Your Budget

The Grants.gov website uses applications which opens files in pdf format.  Please download Adobe Viwer if you don't have the latest version