Institutional Data for Proposals
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN), or Tax ID #: 23-1352683
NSF institutional code: 003-370-4000
NIH institutional code: 8166201
UEI: KPALJZQMJAX6
DUNS number: 073755381
CAGE code: 00ST5
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code: 611310
Federalwide Assurance number: FWA00002495
Institutional Review Board number: IRB00002356
Academic Year: runs September to August
Fiscal year: runs July 1 to June 30
Indirect costs, or overhead, pay for facilities and administration expenses related to the grant, and are charged on all salaries, including those of students for non-academic work at any time of the year. In contrast, indirect costs are not charged on summer stipends. Swarthmore's indirect cost rate agreement was negotiated on August 22, 2022 with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the period 7/1/2021 - 6/30/2025.
On campus: 70%
Off campus: 26%
If you need a copy of the College's Indirect Cost Rate Agreement, please email sponsoredprograms@swarthmore.
Indirect costs, Cognizant Federal Agency and Contact: Department of Health and Human Services, S. Zuraf, (301) 492-4855.
Salary for investigator/coordinator of summer projects is one- or two-ninths of annual salary, for one or two months of summer work.
Postdoc salary is set by the granting agency or calculated by Stephanie Norman (snorman1@swarthmore.edu; x2751) in our Human Resources Office.
Student stipends, grants, or fellowships are awarded at a rate determined by the College for one summer (10 weeks) of summer research. FICA and indirect costs are not charged on summer stipends. By contrast, student salary is what students are paid in hourly wages to do non-academic work at any time of the year. FICA and indirect costs are charged on this. For information about the student salary pay scale, please contact the Student Employment Office.
FICA is 7.65% and should be charged on all wages and salaries, including hourly wages earned by students.
Fringe benefits are calculated on the salary of a postdoc or other full-time employee hired under the grant. Fringe includes a full benefits package (medical, life, and disability insurance, retirement) and FICA. The fringe benefit rate varies according to salary; please contact Stephanie Norman (snorman1@swarthmore.edu; x2751) to determine the proper rate.
The mileage reimbursement rate is listed on the Internal Revenue Service web site.
Per diem rates are listed on the U.S. General Services Administration web site.
Congressional Districts: Swarthmore College is located in Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District. For off-campus projects, use the Find your Representative webpage to find the district in which your project will take place (required for Grants.gov applications).
Nine-digit zip code: 19081-1397
Name and address of organization to which award should be made:
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081-1397
Authorized organizational representative (for proposal submissions and award agreements):
Tomoko Sakomura, PhD
Provost and Dean of the Faculty
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081
Signing Official:
Catherine Norris
Associate Dean of the Faculty for Academic Programs and Research
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081
Contact to whom checks should be mailed:
Christy Brydges
Grants Accountant
Controller's Office
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081
Business Office Official:
Christy Brydges
Grants Accountant
Controller's Office
Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081
