Institutional Fact Sheet

Institution Name

Kent State University

Address

Sponsored Programs

Division of Research & Sponsored Programs (RASP)

Sponsored Programs
Delivery/Visitation Address

134 Cartwright Hall (FormerlyAuditoriumBuilding)
650 Hilltop Dr. (Please use entrance on south side of building, facing Terrace Dr.) Click here for directions.

Mailing Address

PO Box 5190

Kent, Ohio 44242-0001

Sponsored Programs Main Telephone

330-672-2070

Sponsored Programs FAX

330-672-7991

Institutional I.D. Number

31-6402079

Institutional DUNS Number

04-107-1101

Employer ID Number (EIN)

31-6402079

CAGE Number

1LKL3

IPEDS ID

203517

Authorized Institutional Official for Grant Proposals

Lori Burchard, Director, Sponsored Programs, email:lburchar@kent.edu

Post-Award Contact

Beverly Robertson, Administrator, Sponsored Programs  email:brobert1@kent.edu

Facility and Administrative Indirect Cost Rate

On-Campus: 47.2% (new agreement of 6/1/2010) of Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC)

Other Sponsored Activities: 30%

Off-Campus: 26%(new agreement of 6/1/2010) of Modified Total Direct Costs)
*(MTDC excludes from the base: equipment, capital expenditures, tuition remission, rental of off-site facilities, scholarships, fellowships, and the portion of each subcontract in excess of $25,000)

Facility and Administrative Indirect Cost Agreement Date

6/1/2010

Cognizant Audit Agency

U.S.Department of Health & Human Services

Human Subjects Assurance #

00001853

Human Subjects Review Contact

Paulette Washko, telephone 330-672-2704, email: pwashko@kent.edu

Animal Care Assurance #

A3571-01

USDA Reg. # 

31-R-030

Animal Subjects Review Contact

Tom Bialke, telephone 330-672-4996, email  tbialke@kent.edu

CHARM, Laboratory Safety, Radiation Safety, Biological Safety and Laboratory Waste Disposal Contact

Tom Bialke, telephone 330-672-4996, email  tbialke@kent.edu

Conflict of Interest/Mgmt. Plan First Contact

Lori Burchard, Director, Sponsored Programs, telephone 330-672-2070, FAX 330-672-7991, email lburchar@kent.edu

Mileage rates and information

Congressional District

17- Tim Ryan

U.S. Senators

Sherrod Brown
Rob Portman

Ohio House District

68 - Kathleen Chandler           

Ohio Senate District

28 - Kimberly Zurz

Institutional Average Fringe Benefit Rates

Full-time and part-time employees:

Full-time employees:

Other rates used for grants/contracts:

Health care insurance: flat rate of $8550, beginning in 2009. For proposal budgets, amount budgeted is based on time budgeted. Ex.: For 10% time budgeted, $855 would be budgeted for health insurance             

Fringe benefits budgeted for summer salary of 9-month faculty: 16% (rounded)

Fringe benefits budgeted for Part-Time employees - 16% (rounded) including student employees in some situations.

Fringe benefits for other students - 1% (rounded). Graduate student also receive flat allocation toward health insurance ($1081 for Ay 09/10), along with tuition, applicable fees, etc. Check the Bursar’s website for updated tuition and fee information.