Fact Sheet
Proposal Preparation/Review
For government grants and contracts, contact the OSPRA Office
Ann Serra, Director
serraam@udmercy.edu
313-993-1469
Please fill out the Internal Summary Form for Proposal Review and Approval to get the process started. Here is a link to the Internal Summary Form Budget that must be signed by your dean and submitted to the OSPRA at least five business days in advance of the agency deadline.
For corporate and foundation grants, contact Corporate and Foundation Relations
Yvonne Lindstrom, Director
lindstym@udmercy.edu
313-578-0328
Post-Award Financial Reporting, Accounting Issues
Contact the Budget Office
Cameron Lansdale, Post-Award Grants & Contracts Administrator
lansdaca@udmercy.edu
313-578-0390
Entity Identification Number: (IRS Number): 38-1360586
UEI Number: ZAX4T6ANZ3J1
Federal Institutional Profile — (IPF) Number: IPF 2126101
Federalwide Assurance (FWA) for the Protection of Human Subjects: 00002294
Animal Welfare Compliance Number: D17-01005
CAGE Code: 1B090
DUNS Number: 073135402
NSF Institutional Code: 0023234000
Congressional Districts: MI-013 (Corktown, McNichols, Riverfront Campuses); MI-06 (Novi Campus)
Indirect Cost Rate (Overhead):
Federally Negotiated Rate — On and Off Campus: 47.2 percent of salary and wages (fringes are not included in this basis and should be calculated as a separate direct cost line item).
Cognizant Agency: DHHS
Cognizant Officer: Theodore Foster
Email: Theodore.foster@psc.hhs.gov
Rate Agreement Dated: April 1, 2021
Corporation, Foundation and other Non-Governmental Sponsor Rate: Consult Sponsor Guidelines
Fringe Benefit Rates:
Full Time Pay — 34 percent
Part Time Pay — 8.50 percent (includes off-term and faculty overload)
(Enrolled graduate and undergraduate students are exempt from FICA and should be excluded from fringe calculations.)
Standard Mileage Rates:
Effective January 1, 2022, the University will reimburse employees for business miles driven with a personal vehicle at .58.5 cents per mile.
The standard mileage rate for moving/medical purposes will be .18 cents per mile. This is consistent with the change in the standard mileage rates announced by the Internal Revenue Service.
Most Recent Audit: /about/consumer-info/files/Financial-Report-FY21.pdf
Safety and Protection:
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Chair: Rachelle Belanger
belangra@udmercy.edu
313-993-1571
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Chair: Elizabeth Hill
hillelm@udmercy.edu
313-578-0405
Bio Hazards Officer - Pathogens
James Graves
gravesjf@udmercy.edu
313-993-1162
Bio Hazards Officer - DNA
Stokes Baker
bakerss@udmercy.edu
313-993-1142
Radiation Safety Officer
Michael Gleason
gleasomj@udmercy.edu
313-494-6636