Research and Sponsored Programs

Guam offers exciting research opportunities found no where else in the world.

Research at UOG is supported by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP). The ORSP supports faculty members and eligible University personnel to conduct research activities in collaboration with the various Micronesia colleges, as well as, select public and private agencies locally, nationally and internationally.

Mission

The University of Guam’s institutional mission addresses three primary foci: teaching, research, and outreach pertinent to the western Pacific region.

The major priorities of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs are to:

Support faculty members and University personnel to conduct research activities and to successfully manage existing research and sponsored projects
Select public and private agencies locally, nationally, and internationally.
Seek external funding and engage in projects related to the mission and goals of the University
Coordinating research and management studies for the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies units on agreements with Department of Navy, NPS, and other federal agencies. Currently 2.5 million in natural resources agreement studies.

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Policy / Procedure Statement

This policy makes available the policy requirements that serve the terms and conditions of pre-award and post awards. By accepting an award, Principal Investigators and the Project Team agree to comply with the requirements in the ORSP Policy Statement. Notices of policy changes published in the RRPM can supersede information in the ORSP Procedures, Regulations, and Policies Manual. ORSP will incorporates these notices into the annual update of this manual.

Reason for the Policy/Procedure

To enforce best practices for pre-award and post-award.

Scope of Policy/Procedure and Exclusions

All members of the University community are affected by this policy/procedure, except minors.

Who Should Read this Policy/Procedure

This Policy/Procedure is intended for the personnel responsible for Pre-award, Post-award (grant management) including Principal Investigators (PI), Co-PI, Grant Program Managers, and other grant team members.

Responsibilities

Compliance, monitoring, and review

Office of Research & Sponsored Programs maintains this manual and in responsible for making sure it is kept updated, posted on the UOG website, and manages the required three (3) year comprehensive review.

Records management

Office of Research & Sponsored Programs keeps this manual.

Feedback

University staff and students may provide feedback about this document by emailing orsp@triton.uog.edu

Download the ORSP Policy Manual

Institutional Data

Applicant Organization Address Phone/Fax Website	University of Guam 303 University Drive UOG Station Mangilao, GU 96913-1800 (671) 735-2990 www.uog.edu
Organization Type	Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education
Federal Tax Status	Exempt under as an instrumentality of the Territory of Guam
Current UOG W-9	Updated PDF copy: (see link below) UOG W-9
Current UOG W-8EX	Available from UOG Business Office upon request
U.S. Congressional District	GU-001
DUNS Number	7799081510000
Employer ID Number (EID)	98-0032933
SAM.gov Registration	STATUS: ACTIVE; 10/21/2020 - 10/21/2021
Guam Business License #	Updated PDF copy: (see link below) UOG Business Exempt Certificate
Certificates of Insurance	To request information on the University of Guam’s certificates of insurance, please contact UOG Legal Counsel Anthony Camacho (arcmacho@triton.uog.edu)
Animal Welfare Assurance (AWA)#	https://www.uog.edu/research/institutional-animal-care-and-use-committee
Human Subjects Assurance #	Federal-wide Assurance (FWA) number:00000905 Expires: 07/03/2022
CAGE Code	1LRX2
FICE Code	003935
NCES IPEDS ID#	240754
Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) ID#	00393500
ASAP Recipient ID	6637846
Land Grant Status	1862 Land-Grant University
Sea Grant Status	2012 Sea Grant Coherent Area Program
Space Grant Status	Hawaii Space Grant Consortium (member)
Cognizant Federal Agency	U.S. Department of Health and Social Services 200 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20201
Cognizant Audit Agency	U.S. Department of Health and Social Services 200 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20201
Authorized Organizational Representatives (AOR)	Dr. Rachael T. Leon Guerrero Vice Provost of Research & Sponsored Programs (671) 735-2170 rachaeltlg@triton.uog.edu
Indirect Cost	Indirect Cost Rate as of 2018 (see link below) https://www.uog.edu/_resources/files/research/orspfile/UOGIndirectCostrateFY18toFY20.pdf
Current Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Rates	Effective 10/01/2017—09/30/2020, Rate is 41% (MTDC) On-Campus Effective 10/01/2017—09/30/2020, Rate is 20% (MTDC) Off-Campus
F&A Base F&A Base “cont.”	Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC) - as defined in Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR 200.68: "MTDC means all direct salaries and wages, applicable fringe benefits, materials and supplies, services, travel, and subawards and subcontracts up to the first $25,000 of each subaward or subcontract (regardless of the period of performance of the subawards and subcontracts under the award). MTDC excludes equipment, capital expenditures, charges for patient care, rental costs, tuition remission, scholarships and fellowships, participant support costs and the portion of each subaward and subcontract in excess of $25,000. Other items may only be excluded when necessary to avoid a serious inequity in the distribution of indirect costs, and with the approval of the cognizant agency for indirect costs."
Current Fringe Benefit Rates	For UOG employees: 6.2% part-time employees AND 42% full-time employees For RCUOG employees: 7.65% part-time employees AND approx. 20% of full-time employee’s salary
Current Tuition Rates	See link below Cost to attend (Tuition-Rates)
Current Per Diem Rates	https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates/per-diem-rates-lookup/?action=perdiems_report&state=GU&fiscal_year=2018&zip=&city=
Audited Financial Statements	https://www.uog.edu/administration/administration-finance/financial-reports
Annual Audit Reports (Formerly A-133 Audits)	https://www.uog.edu/administration/administration-finance/financial-reports#auditedfinancials