Application Organization

Checks Payable to	The Curators of the University of Missouri on behalf of Missouri University of Science and Technology
Mailing Address	Office of Sponsored Programs Missouri University of Science and Technology 202 Centennial Hall 300 West 12th Street Rolla, MO 65409-1330
Telephone	573.341.4134
Fax	573.341.4126

Business Officers

Awards to be sent to	Dr. K. Krishnamurthy, Vice Provost for Research
Primary official signing documents	Dr. K. Krishnamurthy, Vice Provost for Research
Checks mailed to	Missouri University of Science and Technology AR PO Box 806010 Kansas City, MO 64106-6010
Financial officer	Paula DeLong, Compliance Officer
Contract officer	Michelle Smith, Grants & Contracts Administrator Diane Brown, Grants & Contracts Administrator

Organization Type, Tax Exempt Status, Legislative Districts, & Agreement Numbers

Organization Type	Institutions of Higher Education and a Public Corporation under the laws of the State of Missouri (Sec. 172.020 R. S. Mo.)
Tax Exempt Status	Exempt by virtue of being an organization as described in Section 115 of the Internal Revenue Service; Missouri University of Science and Technology is an instrumentality of the State of Missouri
Congressional District	9th for Applicant 8th for Project
County	Phelps
State Legislative District	House: 25; Senate:19

Fringe Benefit Rates

Personnel employed >= 75% FTE	July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010: 21.4% + 7.65% (FICA)
Personnel employed <75% FTE	7.65%
Graduate students	Exempt
Undergraduate students	Exempt

Facilities and Administration Rates (applied to modified total direct costs*)

DHHS F&A Rate Agreement

06/16/09, valid 7/1/09 - 6/30/12

For federal and other agencies excluding Missouri state agencies with state funds

	On Campus**	Off Campus**
Instruction	44%	26%
Research	51.5%	26%
Other Sponsored Activity	34%	26%

For Missouri state agencies with state funds

	On Campus**	Off Campus**
Instruction	39.7%	20.2%
Research	36.6%	20.0%
Other Sponsored Activity	19.5%	15.2%

*Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC) are total direct costs minus:

• All capital expenditures (buildings, renovations, etc)
• Individual items of equipment with a single unit value of $5,000 or greater and an estimated useful life of more than one year.
• Personal laptops and desktop computers are not considered equipment.
• The portion of each individual sub-award (subcontract) in excess of $25,000 whether services are obtained from an owned, related, or third-party hospital or other medical facility
• All rental/maintenance of off-site activities (space)
• All student support costs (e.g., student aid, dependency allowances, scholarships, and fellowships).

**On Campus vs. Off Campus rate

Activities conducted in facilities not owned by Missouri S&T and for which rent is charged to the project to use the facilities are considered off-campus.  Projects with both on-campus and off-campus activities must have budgets between those activities.