MSU Data for Proposals

(Sponsors often request the following information.)

Legal Corporate Name:
Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science

Establishment Date:
February 28, 1878

Type of Organization:
Public, nonprofit, educational Entity of the State of Mississippi

Legal Address for Contracting Purposes:
Sponsored Programs Administration
Mississippi State University
133 Etheredge Hall
Hardy Road
P.O. Box 6156
Mississippi State, MS 39762
(662) 325-7404
(662) 325-3803 - Fax

Payment Address (Reference fund number, if possible)
Mississippi State University
Attn: Denise Peeples
Assistant Comptroller for Sponsored Programs Accounting
Office of the Comptroller
P.O. Box 5227
Mississippi State, MS 39762
(662) 325-1937

Dun and Bradstreet Number:
# 07-546-1814

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code:
# 4E756

North American Industry Classification System Code:
# 611310

Federal Entity (Employer ID or Tax ID) Number:
# 64-6000819

Congressional District:
MS-003

Cognizant Audit Agency:
Department of Health and Human Services
Cohen Building – Room 1067
330 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201-0001
(202) 401-2808

Date of Negotiated Indirect Cost rate Agreement with DHHS:
November 28, 2005

Indirect Cost Rates:
For Research on campus:
July 2005 through June 2009: 43.0%

For Research off campus:
July 2005 through June 2009: 26.0%

For Instruction:
July 2005 through June 2009: 52.8%

For all other sponsored activities:
July 2005 through June 2009: 27.5%

For proposals extending beyond June 2009 use the same rates

Employee Fringe Rates:
Faculty, Staff and Research Associates: 32.82%
Graduate Research Assistants: 0.69% plus Tuition

AAALAC-International Accreditation Approval Date:
March 13, 2007

NIH Office for Laboratory Animal Welfare(Approval for Animal Care Program):
Assurance # A3160-01
Approval date is 12/26/06 and expiration date is 12/31/2010

DHHS Office for Human Research Protections ( Approval for Human Subjects Program):
Federal Wide Assurance # 00000203
Approval date is 4/2/01 and expiration date is 1/19/2010

NIH Institution Profile Number:
64-6000819

Title IV School Code, OPI ID Number:
00242300