To ensure that your proposal is routed quickly through Sponsored Projects Administration, submit, by e-mail or fax (504 862-8674), a draft budget several days before the proposal is due so that it can be verified. The following information is provided to assist investigators on the Uptown campus in preparing application cover sheets for proposals and for budgets. Call Sponsored Projects Administration (504-865-5272) for additional information and/or assistance with budget development.
Tulane University Uptown Information:
University Address: 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118-5665
Employer ID/Federal Tax/Institution Code Number: 72-0423889
DUNS (Dun & Bradstreet) Number: 05-378-5812
Congressional District: 2nd
Unique Entity ID (UEI): XNY5ULPU8EN6
Latest Affirmative Action Review & Approval (Office of Federal Contract & Compliance Programs): October 1, 2006
Cognizant Federal Agency: Department of Health & Human Services (Region 6)
Animal Welfare:
Animal Welfare Assurance Number: D16-00754 (A4499-01)
Date of Assurance: April 28, 2022 to March 31, 2026
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC): iacuc@tulane.edu, 504-988-6868
Animal Care Rates (per diem & other charges). Please contact the Vivarium at 504-865-6716
Human Subjects:
Assurance Number: FWA 00002055
Date of Assurance: May 24, 2017 to May 23, 2022
Institutional Review Board Number: 01XM
Institutional Biosafety Committee:
Chair, Dr. Lisa Morici, Ph.D., 504-988-1113
Biosafety, Biocontainment Operations & Quality Assurance:
Executive Director: Angela Birnbaum, MPH, RBP, CBSP, SM-NRCM, CHMM, PMP
Facilities & Administrative Cost Rates:
Federally Negotiated Rate Agreement Dated February 14, 2024
- Organized Research - 52.0% On Campus - 7/1/21-6/30/23
- Organized Research - 53.0% On Campus - 7/1/23-6/30/25
- Other Sponsored Act. - 36.2% On Campus - 7/1/21-6/30/25
- All Programs - 26% Off Campus - 7/1/21-6/30/25
Please check with Sponsored Projects Administration (504-865-5272) if you are uncertain about the appropriate indirect cost rate
Federally Negotiated Fringe Benefit Rates 7/1/24 - 6/30/25 for Uptown Campus personnel:
- Uptown Faculty/Admin - 21.6% of salaries & wages
- Faculty Summer - 6.0% of salaries & wages
- Uptown Staff - 25.1% of salaries & wages
- Research Post-Docs - 19.9% of salaries & wages
- Students & Part-Time Employees - 7.8% of salaries & wages
Cost Sharing:
Cost sharing will vary by department; contact your chairperson or dean for information. Sponsored Projects Administration (504-865-5272) can answer your questions concerning cost sharing requirements for each specific budget.
Travel Rates:
Domestic Travel - 65.5 cents per mile. Daily allowance - actual, reasonable costs reimbursed in full. Foreign Travel - Please see the Sponsored Projects Administration homepage or call the Accounting Office for the latest State Department allowances. Check with your school or college for differing regulations concerning foreign travel. Foreign travel on federally supported programs must be approved by the agency.
Person Responsible for Negotiations:
Denise M. Lovrovich, Associate Director, Sponsored Projects Administration 504-865-5272, Email: dlovrov@tulane.edu
Persons Authorized to Sign Proposals (Authorized Institutional Representative):
Kathleen M. Kozar
Director, Sponsored Projects Administration
200 Broadway Street, Suite 120
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-865-5272
FAX: 504-862-8674
Denise M. Lovrovich
Associate Director, Sponsored Projects Administration
200 Broadway Street, Suite 120
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-865-5272
FAX: 504-862-8674
Other Contacts for Proposal Development:
Coordinated Instrumentation Facility (CIF):
Dr. George Flowers, Faculty Coordinator, 504-865-5142.
Human Subject Protection Programs:
Roxanne Johnson, Administrative Director of the Tulane Office of Human Research Protection, 504-988-2665
Office of Intellectual Property Management:
Matt Koenig, Executive Director, 504-988-6962
