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Q. Where is the Request for Approval for Grant Submission form?
A. That form is located in the Faculty Handbook.
Q. What is CSU's DUNS (data universal numbering system number?
A. 067561092; 80-7769468 for the Department of Education
Q. What is CSU's Entity Identification Number (tax ID) and Organization Type?
A. 58-6011208 (Non-profit organization)
Q. What is CSU's congressional district?
A. District 2
Q. What address should grant and contract checks be mailed to?
A. Columbus State University
Office of the Vice President for Business & Finance
4225 University Avenue
Columbus, Georgia 31907
Q. What is the date of the DHHS (Department of Health and Human Services) agreement for CSU's federally negotiated Facilities and Administrative cost rate?
A. May 15, 2007, which covers a period from July 1, 2007-June 30, 2010.
Q. What percent of salary and wages do we use for calculating fringe benefits?
A. 38 percent
Q. What is our current federally negotiated F&A cost rate?
A. 50.4 percent of salaries excluding fringe benefits
Q. What if a sponsor does not pay full F&A rates or will not allow F&A costs at all?
A. Please contact your grants administrator to discuss this issue.
Q. Who do I contact for information on submitting a grant proposal?
A. Sonsia Richerson, 562-1665, Richerson_Sonsia@colstate.edu
Q. Where do I obtain policies related to sponsored programs?
A. Follow these links:
- OMB Circular A-21 (Cost Principles for Educational Institutions)
- OMB Circular A-110 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Other Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Non-Profit Organizations)
- OMB Circular A-133 (Audits of States, Local Governments and Non-Profit Organizations)
Q. What are the roles and responsibilities of investigators, departments, deans and the office of Grants and Sponsored Projects of Academic Affairs relative to sponsored program management?
A. See the following matrix:
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Roles and Responsibility Matrix
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Principal Investigator
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Dean
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Office of Grants
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Funding Identification
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X
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X
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X
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Review of Sponsor's Guidelines
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X
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X
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X
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Proposal Development
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X
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X
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Budget Development
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X
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X
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Grant Submission Material Review
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X
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X
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X
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Contract Submission Material Review
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X
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X
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X
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Contract Review
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X
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X
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X
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Institutional Signatory
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X
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X
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X
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Report Personnel Effort
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X
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X
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Monitor and Track Effort Reporting
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X
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X
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X
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Liaison with Sponsor
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X
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Closeout
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X
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X
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X
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Programmatic Reports to Sponsor
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X
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X
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Financial Reports to Sponsor
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X
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Requests
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X
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Review and Approval
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X
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X
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X |
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Establishment
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X
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Responsible for Compliance
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X
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X
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X
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Develop and Negotiate Federal F&A Rate
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X
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Q. Who should I contact to help me with information about my account after the project has been funded?
A. Your designated grants administrator.
Q. I have a travel question, who should I talk to?
A. Please see CSU Business Services' travel page.
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