Institutional Information

Below you will find general information, rates and codes for proposal development. If you are unable to find the information needed to complete a proposal, contact your Sponsored Programs Officer.

• Official Name: The Ohio State University
• Date Established: 1870
• Address: Office of Sponsored Programs, 1960 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1016
• County: Franklin
• U.S. Congressional District: 3rd Ohio
• State Congressional District: 27th
• State Senatorial District: 16th
• Type of Organization/Business:
  • Public/State controlled institution of higher education
  • Not a minority business enterprise, nor a small business
• USDA Type of Performing Organization: 1862, Land Grant University
• Annual Sponsored Award Volume: $700 million (FY2021)
• Number of Employees: 37,340 FTE (Autumn 2020)
• Ohio State Statistical Summary: Annual summary

• Employer ID Number (EIN)/Federal Tax Identification Number: 31-6025986
• Federal Interagency Committee on Education (FICE) Codes 
  • Columbus: 006883, Ohio State University Columbus Campus
  • Lima: 003092, Ohio State University-Lima Campus
  • Mansfield: 003093, Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus
  • Marion: 003094, Ohio State University-Marion
  • Newark: 003095, Ohio State University-Newark Campus
  • Wooster: 010687, Ohio State University ATI
• State Tax Identification Number: 89-0330467
• Tax Status: Instrumentality of the State of Ohio 1941 Federal Exemption Letter
• Ohio State tax forms: from the Ohio State tax office
• Certificate of Liability Insurance: expires May 5, 2023

• System for Award Management (SAM): Registration is valid through February 18, 2025
• Federal Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): DLWBSLWAJWR1
• Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS): 832127323
• Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE) Number: 5QH98

• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Profile File (IPF) Number: 6218701
• National Science Foundation (NSF) Organization Code: 0030908000
• North American Industry Classification System (NAIC or NAICS) Code: 611310
• Ohio Department of Health License Number: 02110250037
• Public Health Service (PHS) Entity Identification Number: 1-316025986-A1
• Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code: 8221

• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Rate Agreement: Dated May 08, 2024
• Facilities & Administrative Costs Rate Tables

Reports on Federal Awards in Accordance with OMB Uniform Guidance (formerly OMB Circular A-133)

• Uniform Guidance: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
• OMB Circular A-133 Report: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

Animal Care and Use

• Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC)
  • #000028, AAALAC accreditation letter (Biomedical Program), effective April 18, 1966
  • #001782, AAALAC accreditation letter (Agricultural Program), effective November 4, 2019
• Animal Welfare Assurance: #D16-00168 (A3261-01), expires February 28, 2027
• United States Department of Agriculture Registration: Certificate #31-R-0014

Cognizant Offices

• Cognizant Federal Audit Agency
  Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
  Division of Cost Allocation, Central States Field Office
  1301 Young Street, Room 732, Dallas, TX 75202
  Joel McKenzie 212-767-3261
• Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Disclosure: Filed October 31, 1997 with DHHS

Human Subjects

• Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs Inc. (AAHRPP): Full accreditation, March 27, 2023
• Federalwide Assurance (FWA) for the Protection of Human Subjects Number: 00006378, Expires August 12, 2029
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) IRB Organization number (IORG): 0000181, Expires April 25, 2025
  • IRB FDA and Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) Registration Number
    • 00000294 – Ohio State Biomedical Sciences IRB
    • 00003096 – Ohio State Cancer IRB
    • 00000295 – Ohio State Behavioral & Social Sciences IRB (OHRP only)