University of Pittsburgh Single Audit Reports
The Cost Accounting Department conducts the negotiation of the University's indirect costs and fringe benefit costs and rates.
Other
- Payments for sponsored projects are to be mailed directly to the University’s lockbox address:
via regular mail:
University of Pittsburgh (of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education)
PO Box 640458
Pittsburgh, PA 15264-0458via courier:
University of Pittsburgh (of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education)
Lockbox Number 640458
500 1st Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 - Electronic Funds Transfers:
Sponsored Projects Accounting is responsible for providing the University’s banking information to sponsors to facilitate the electronic transfer of funds. Please contact us and/or provide a copy of the request for electronic transfer of funds form and we will complete it and return it to you in a timely manner. - Cautionary Statement:
Please do not contact the University’s banking personnel directly on grant and contract banking matters as they will refer your inquiries directly to the University’s Office of Finance.
| Legal Name | University of Pittsburgh--Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education |
| Mailing Address – General University | University of Pittsburgh 4200 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260 |
| Website URL | pitt.edu |
| CAGE Code 1DQV3 |
“The CAGE Code is a five position code that identifies contractors doing business with the Federal Government, NATO member nations, and other foreign governments. The CAGE Code is used to support a variety of mechanized systems throughout the government and provides for a standardized method of identifying a given facility at a specific location.” - Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) |
| DUNS No. 004514360 |
“The D-U-N-S® Number is widely used by both commercial and federal entities and was adopted as the standard business identifier for federal electronic commerce in October 1994. The D-U-N-S Number® was also incorporated into the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in April 1998 as the Federal Government's contractor identification code for all procurement-related activities.” - D&B |
| UEI MKAGLD59JRL1 |
The Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) is the primary means of identifying the University for Federal Awards. By April of 2022, the federal government will stop using the DUNS number to uniquely identify entities. At that point, entities doing business with the federal government will use a Unique Entity Identifier (SAM) created in SAM.gov. |
| EIN or Tax I.D. 25-0965591 |
The Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Tax ID is the IRS employer identification number assigned our University for tax purposes as a not-for-profit corporation. |
| IRC Tax Exempt Status 501 (c) (3) |
The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) tax exempt status is the section of the Internal Revenue Code that designates our University as a charitable organization and makes us eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions in accordance with the Code. Further under the IRC for 501 (c) (3) organizations, our University further falls under the following subcategories of the IRS Code:
509 (a) (1): In addition, the University is exempt from federal income tax as a political subdivision of the United States or any State thereof, as defined in IRC 170 (b) (1) (A) (ii). |
| SAM (Previously CCR) | It is federally mandated that any organization wishing to do business with the federal government under a FAR-based contract must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before being awarded a contract. The Office of Sponsored Programs registers us in SAM and owns the log-on ID and password. |
| Congressional District 12th District, Congresswoman Summer Lee |
On September 26, 2006, S. 2560, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) of 2006, was enacted. FFATA is intended to deter “wasteful and unnecessary” spending. Therefore, FFATA requires full disclosure to the public of all entities or organizations receiving federal funds and those funds must be tracked by Congressional District. |
| NAICS 611310 Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools |
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy. NAICS was developed under the auspices of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and adopted in 1997 to replace the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. It was developed jointly by the U.S. Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), Statistics Canada, and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica, to allow for a high level of comparability in business statistics among the North American countries. |
| SIC 8221 Colleges and Universities |
The Standard Industrial Classification (abbreviated SIC) is a United States government system for classifying industries by a four-digit code. Established in 1937, it is being supplanted by the six-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), which was released in 1997; however certain government departments and agencies, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), still use the SIC codes. |
| Certificates of Good Standing (for Pennsylvania) | A certificate of good standing (or subsistence) states when the corporation (The University) is still in existence as a matter of record in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The Office of General Counsel requests good standing certificates from the Pennsylvania Department of State, Corporation Bureau. They can be obtained from the Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Legal Officer for inclusion in pre-award sponsored project proposal submissions. |
| FICE Code
003379 |
As with other federal agencies, the ED operates with the assistance of several advisory committees. The Federal Interagency Committee on Education (FICE) is known in higher education for originating the FICE code, the six-digit institutional identifier assigned to each higher education (two-year and above) institution.
The FICE code is a six-digit identification code that was used to identify all schools doing business with the Office of Education during the early sixties. This code is no longer used in IPEDS; it has been replaced by the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) ID code. |
| Cognizant Federal Audit Agency | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, Office of Audit Services, Region III 801 Market Street, Suite 8500 Philadelphia, PA 19107-3134 A cognizant Federal audit agency is the federal agency responsible for the audit of any federal grants and contracts; notwithstanding the OMB Circular A-133 Audit or grants and contracts performed by our independent public accountants. The Regional Inspector General for Audit Services for Region III is Mr. Jason C. Jelen and the telephone number is (215) 861-4501. |
| Public Accountants | The contact name and address for our University public accountants is as follows:
Eric J. Forkner, Partner |
The Office of Policy Development and Management provides all University policies by subject area including:
External Federal and Other Agency Regulations
- Office of Management and Budget Uniform Guidance
- Major Agency Sponsored Projects Guidelines