Facts & Rates
Considerations for Proposal Preparation
- Clinical Trials
- Compliance Roles and Responsibilities
- Equipment, Supplies, and Services: Questions from GIM 1
- Export Control Regulations
- Facilities: Questions from GIM 1
- Hazardous Materials or Conditions
- Industry Agreements
- Laboratory Safety
- Outgoing Subcontracts
- School of Medicine PI Eligibility Requirements
- Small Business Subcontracting Plan Preparation Instructions
- Staff: Questions from GIM 1
Facts & Rates
All those important numbers, codes, rates, and facts needed for your proposal, in one easy place.
Institutional Codes and Numbers
| Description | Number/code |
| Animal Welfare Assurance # and Date | A3464-01 - accredited 12/17/2008 |
| CAGE Code | 1HEX5 |
| Compliance Report Date (Approved by OFCCP) | 3/2/2000 |
| Congressional District | WA-007 |
| DUNS Number | 605799469 |
| DUNS Number - DoEd only | 042803536 |
| FICE Code | 3798 |
| Human Subjects Assurance FWA | FWA00006878 View the FWA and Expiration Date (Search by IORG#0000143, then click on U of Washington.) |
| IRS / Entity Number | 91-6001537 UW IRS Tax Determination Letter ![]() |
| IRS / W-9 Form | IRS W-9 Form ![]() |
| NAICS Code | 611310 |
| NRC Biohazards | WN-C001-1 |
| UBI Number | 178 019 988 |
| Washington Statewide Vendor | SWV#0000210-03 |
| F&A Rate Agreement Date | March 5, 2013 |
More Codes, Numbers, and Certification Details provided by System for Award Management (SAM). Use the UW DUNS Number in the search box.
Employee Benefit Cost Rate
For each dollar paid as salary or wage to an employee, the university incurs associated costs for fringe benefits. These benefits include F.I.C.A., worker's compensation, unemployment compensation, retirement, and health insurance.
Employee Benefit Cost Table - taken from OSP's GIM #3
These rates change and are updated on an annual basis.
| Salary Titles and Object Codes | Campus Current Rates 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2013 |
Campus Preliminary Rates 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2014 |
APL Current Rates* 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2013 |
APL Preliminary Rates* 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2014 |
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| Benefits | Leave | Total | Benefits | Leave | Total | ||||
| Instruction and Research Faculty | 01-10 | 26.9% | 25.3% | 26.9% | 12.8% | 39.7% | 38.3% | 12.8% | 51.1% |
| Medical Residents | 01-20 | 32.9% | 29.1% | 32.9% | 0% | 32.9% | 29.1% | 0% | 29.1% |
| Residents and Chief Residents *** | 01-20E | 32.9% | 29.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Graduate student appointments | 01-30, 01-40 | 14.2% | 16.6% | 14.2% | 0% | 14.2% | 16.6% | 0% | 16.6% |
| Post-Doctoral Trainees | 01-50 | 23.4% | 19.5% | 23.4% | 0% | 23.4% | 19.5% | 0% | 19.5% |
| Classified staff | 01-60 | 37.7% | 35.7% | 37.7% | 26.5% | 64.2% | 30.5% | 26.5% | 57% |
| Professional staff | 01-70 | 34% | 31.4% | 31.9% | 29.1% | 61% | 27.2% | 29.1% | 56.3% |
| Professional staff (retirement exempt) ** | 01-70ER | 23% | 21% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Professional staff (healthcare exempt) ** | 01-70EH | 20% | 20% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Professional staff (retirement and healthcare exempt) ** | 01-70EB | 9% | 9.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hourly, Visiting Scientists, and O.T. | 01-80 | 16.5% | 15.3% | 16.5% | 0% | 16.5% | 15.3% | 0% | 15.3% |
| Pre-doctoral Fellows and Trainees | 01-90 | 16.3% | 21.7% | 16.3% | 0% | 16.3% | 21.7% | 0% | 21.7% |
* Certain rates for the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) differ from campus rates because they include staff leave accruals.
** Rates with exclusions for healthcare and retirement are for Global Health Department employees who are working abroad and do not have access to certain benefits.
*** This category was combined with 01-20 starting in 2012.
These rates are the effective UW benefit rates, the rates stored in the Financial Accounting System (FAS), and the only rates that can be used in preparing a budget.
Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Cost Rates
The F&A rate determines the reimbursement provided to UW for facilities and administrative costs made in support of direct expenditures under grants and contracts awarded by the federal government. The F&A rate was formerly known as the Indirect Cost rate.
- F&A Rate Agreement Letter

- Facilities and Administrative Cost Primer
- Negotiation Agreement Date with DHHS for Indirect Costs (F&A): March 5, 2013
Facilities and Administrative Cost Rate Table (Most Federal, State, and Non Fed) - taken from OSP's GIM 13
| Activity Location | Activity Type | Rate | Base Type | Effective Dates | Fiscal Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SOUTH LAKE UNION (SLU)750 Republican Street
Seattle, WA 98109
Rosen Building960 Republican Street
Seattle, WA 98109
Brotman Building850 Republican Street
Seattle, WA 98109
SLU Phase IIA, B, and C Wing850 Republican Street
Seattle, WA 98109
Eastlake1616 Eastlake Avenue East
Seattle, WA 98109
|
Organized Research | 66% | MTDC | Through 06/30/2010 | FY 2010 |
| 68% | MTDC | 07/01/2010 - 06/30/2011 | FY 2011 | ||
| 72% | MTDC | 07/01/2011 - 06/30/2012 | FY 2012 | ||
| 73% | MTDC | 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2013 | FY 2013 | ||
| 74% | MTDC | 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2014 | FY 2014 | ||
| Other Sponsored Activity | 33.8% | MTDC | 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2014 | FY 2010 - FY 2014 | |
| Instruction | 53% | MTDC | 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2014 | FY 2010 - FY 2014 | |
| Industry Sponsored Clinical Trial 1 | 27% | TDC | 10/01/2011 - 09/30/2014 | ||
| Research Affiliate Program | 20% | TDC | 01/01/2010 - 12/30/2014 | ||
ON-CAMPUS4333 Brooklyn Ave NE
Box 359472
Seattle, WA 98195-9472
|
Organized Research | 54% | MTDC | 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2012 | FY 2010 - FY 2012 |
| 54.5% | MTDC | 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2014 | FY 2013 - FY 2014 | ||
| Other Sponsored Activity | 33.8% | MTDC | 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2014 | FY 2010 - FY 2014 | |
| Instruction | 53% | MTDC | 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2014 | FY 2010 - FY 2014 | |
| Industry Sponsored Clinical Trial 1 | 27% | TDC | 10/01/2011 - 09/30/2014 | ||
| Research Affiliate Program | 20% | TDC | 01/01/2010 - 12/30/2014 | ||
OFF-CAMPUSActual performance site location
|
Organized Research | 26% | MTDC | 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2014 | FY 2010 - FY 2014 |
| Other Sponsored Activity | 26% | MTDC | 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2014 | FY 2010 - FY 2014 | |
| Instruction | 26% | MTDC | 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2014 | FY 2010 - FY 2014 | |
| Industry Sponsored Clinical Trial 1 | 27% | TDC | 10/01/2011 - 09/30/2014 | ||
| Research Affiliate Program | 20% | TDC | 01/01/2010 - 12/30/2014 | ||
PRIMATE CENTERWashington National Primate Center
Box 357330
Seattle, WA 98195-7330
|
Organized Research - Primate Center Core | 42% | MTDC | 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2014 | FY 2010 - FY 2014 |
| Organized Research - Primate Center Other | 78% | MTDC | 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2014 | FY 2010 - FY 2014 | |
| Organized Research - Primate Center Non-Federal | 83% | MTDC | 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2014 | FY 2010 - FY 2014 | |
APL1013 NE 40th Street
Seattle, WA 98105
|
Organized Research 2 | 17% | MTDC | 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2014 | FY 2010 - FY 2014 |
RESEARCH VESSEL |
Organized Research | 25% | S&W | 07/01/2009 - 06/30/2014 | FY 2010 - FY 2014 |
1 Please contact OSP for rate to be negotiated for clinical trials of $1 million or more per year.
2 Please refer to APL Direct Cost Rate Agreement with ONR for fee structure for APL sponsored project activity.
Official Contacts and Mailing Addresses
- Authorized Official
Lynette Arias, Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
4333 Brooklyn Ave NE
Box 359472
Seattle, WA 98195-9472
(206) 543-4043 tel
(206) 685-1732 fax
osp@uw.eduOfficial who is designated to give assurances, make commitments, and execute such documents on behalf of the University of Washington as may be required by federal and state agencies and other organizations which provide financial assistance to the University. The signature of an authorized official certifies that commitments made on grant proposals or contract agreements can be honored; and ensures that all sponsored agreements conform to federal regulations, agency guidelines, and University policies.
- Cognizant Audit Agency and Individual
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Program Support Center (PSC)
Division of Cost Allocation (DCA)
Western Field Office
90-7th Street, Suite 4-600
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel.(415) 556-5766Janet Turner, (415) 437-7859
- Fiscal Officer
- Kirsten DeFries, Director of Campus Services, Grant and Contract Accounting
- Institutional Mailing Address
- University of Washington
4333 Brooklyn Ave NE
Box 359472
Seattle, WA
98195-9472 - Payment Address
- University of Washington
Grant and Contract Accounting
12455 Collections Drive
Chicago, IL 60693 - Grant & Contract payments should be sent payable to "University of Washington" and addressed to the address above. Payments for clinical trials and other "Pay in Advance" projects should not be sent to this address. They should instead be directed to the PI, research coordinator, or fiscal personnel in the PI's department.
- University of Washington
Reports: Audit, Annual, Other
Annual Report: UW Financial Management
UW Accountability Audit Reports - WA State Auditor's Office
- 2009 to 2010: Report No. 100669, Issued Nov 14, 2011

- 2008 to 2009: Report No. 1002812, Issued Jan 11, 2010

- 2007 to 2008: Report No. 1000473, Issued Jan 12, 2009

- 2006 to 2007: Report No. 6720, Issued Feb 25, 2008

- 2005 to 2006: Report No. 6581, Issued Jan 19, 2007

- 2004 to 2005: Report No. 6498, Issued March 17, 2006

- 2003 to 2004: Report No. 6428, Issued Jan 28, 2005

State of Washington Single Audit Report
For more extensive information, refer to the State of Washington Single Audit Report, which includes both the financial statements and the expenditures of federal awards by all state agencies, including the University of Washington.
Salary, Stipend, and Rent Rates
A salary cap is defined as a maximum amount or rate of compensation for personal services that a sponsor will reimburse the University on a sponsored program.
As of February 2009, the only agency that establishes salary caps is the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), which includes the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The NIH salary cap is indexed to a specified Executive Pay Level and changes periodically.
Departments are responsible for ensuring compliance with any salary limitations imposed by sponsors.
Salary, Stipend, and Rent Rates
Tution Rates
The following tuition data is pulled directly from the Office of Planning and Budgeting Tution Rate page.

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