UCF Research and Commercialization: Sponsored Programs

Fact Sheets

University of Central Florida Frequently Used Facts for Proposal Submission

General Information about UCF
Specialized UCF Facts
Rates

General Information about UCF

Date Established:		June, 1963
Status:		One of 11 universities in State University System
Location:		13 miles east of downtown Orlando
Date Construction Began:		January, 1967
Date of First Classes:		October, 1968
Original Enrollment:		1,948 students (including Continuing Education)
Preliminary Fall 2007 Enrollment:		48,497
Southern Association of Colleges & Schools:		Level 6 Institution
Southern Regional Education Board Classification:		Four-Year II Institution
Carnegie Classification: Basic Classification		RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity)
Undergraduate Instructional Program:		Prof+A&S/HGC - Professions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program		CompDoc/NMedVet - Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary)
Enrollment Profile:		HU - High undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile:		MFT4/S/HTI - Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
Size and Setting:		L4/NR - Large four-year, primarily nonresidential

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Specialized UCF Facts

Institution Legal Name		University of Central Florida
Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE)		9H673
Congressional District		24
Contractor Identification Number (DUNS No.)		150805653
County		Orange
DHHS Animal Welfare Assurance Number		A4135-01
DHHS Federal-Wide Assurance Number for Human Subjects		FWA00000351
Employee Federal Identification Number (TIN)		59-292-4021
Entity Identification Number (EIN)		59-292-4021
Federal Interagency Committee on Education Number (FICE)		003954
Federal Supply Classification		99
National Science Foundation Awardee Organization Code		0039545000
Samas		49-20-2-655005-48900700-40-00190300
Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC)		8221
NAICS		611310
U.S. Department of Education		OPE Code: 00395400
University of Central Florida		4000 Central Florida Boulevard Orlando, FL 32816 *Departments are 32816+4
Office of Research & Commercialization Phone: 407-823-3778 Fax: 407-823-3299		12201 Research Parkway Suite 501 Orlando, FL 32826-3246 P.O. Box 160150 Orlando, FL 32816-0150
Invoice and Payment Phone: 407-384-2000 Fax: 407-384-2015		University of Central Florida Finance and Accounting Office Linda Bonta, University Controller Research Park Pavilion, Suite 300 12424 Research Parkway Orlando, FL 32826
Federal Cognizant/Audit Agency		US Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General Audit Services 61 Forsyth St., SW Suite 3T41 Atlanta, GA 30303
Defense Contract Audit Agency Phone: 407-646-4216 Fax: 407-646-4287		Orlando Branch Office 2500 Lakemont Avenue P.O. Box 140853 Orlando, FL 32814-0853 Gregory A. Levan, Acting Branch Manager dcaa-fao1251@dcaa.mil DoDAAC Code: HAA10G
Defense Contract Management Agency		Barbara Turner, Deputy 3555 Macquire Blvd. Orlando, FL 32803
Administrative Contracting Office Phone Main Office: 404-562-1600 Fax: 404-562-1610		Office of Naval Research 100 Alabama Street, SW Suite 4R15 Atlanta, GA 30303-3104

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Rates

Escalation Rates
(Effective August each year)
Salary - 3% each subsequent year
If Human Resources has published the exact salary increase before effective date, you may use this percentage. However, for all subsequent years, please use 3%.
Tuition - 5% (optional)
Travel - 10% (optional)

Fringe Benefits
Current Fringe Benefit rates are available in Adobe pdf at: http://www.research.ucf.edu/SponsoredPrograms/Proposal/forms/FringeRates.pdf

UCF Fringe Benefit Rates
These rates are ESTIMATES for contract and grant proposals only. ACTUAL fringe costs are charged to each contract or grant based on the individual employee's actual fringe benefits costs. Effective February 1, 2009.

Category	Salaried	OPS, Temp/ Adjunct, and Research	Graduate & Student <= 32 hours	Graduate & Student > 32 hours	Post Doctoral Associates
Payroll Matching
FICA	7.65%	1.45%		7.65%	1.45%
Retirement	10.20%
State Health/HMO	11.87%				11.87%
State Life Insurance	0.23%				0.23%
Miscellaneous Fringe - Dept. of Insurance Assessment
Worker's Compensation	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
General Liability	0.00%
Miscellaneous Fringe - Other
Unemployment Compensation	0.00%	0.00%			0.00%
Termination Pool	4.00%
Total Rate Charged	33.95%	1.45%	0.00%	7.65%	13.55%

Travel: Travel Manual [PDF Version]

Domestic Subsistence -- $36 per day
Maximum Rental Vehicle -- $37 per day (in-state); $58 per day (out-of-state)
Mileage Reimbursement -- $0.445 per mile
Foreign Travel Rates can be found at: http://www.state.gov/m/a/als/prdm/c20434.htm.
The above maximum rental rates include maximum surcharge.
Whenever feasible, please use Avis when renting vehicles. Refer to the travel manual for specifics.

Day Travel
When a day trip is planned, a day trip is defined as a trip that is completed in one day similar to a workday; no meals will be reimbursed.

Tuition
The current undergraduate student rates and graduate student rates are available at http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~irps/character/current_tuition.html or by clicking the Current Tuition Rates Adobe pdf file.

F&A (formerly indirect costs) Rate
Quick Fact Sheet

Facilities and Administrative Costs (F&A) (formerly called overhead/indirect costs) and Fringe Benefit rates must be applied fairly and equitably on all proposals regardless if submitting to a federal, state, local, foundation, educational, professional, and/or private agency.

F&A rates are available in Adobe pdf format at: http://www.research.ucf.edu/SponsoredPrograms/Proposal/forms/F&A.pdf

The following rates apply within their respective time frames and are applicable to UCF on-campus research, off-campus research, and FSEC on-campus research activities:

Summary of F&A Rates at the University of Central Florida

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