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Institutional Data for Grant Proposals

Applicant Name

Emerson College

Applicant Address

120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116-4624

Organization Type

Independent, nondenominational college focused on communication and the arts in a liberal arts context. Classified as a comprehensive, MA I institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Date of University's Founding

1880

Date of 501(c)(3)

January, 1959 (affirmed August 26, 1997)

Carnegie Classification

Master’s L: Master’s Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

Controller

Kristen Margarida Coulombe

Controller

Email: k_coulombe@emerson.edu

Phone: 617-824-8426

Chief Financial Officer

Richard Madonna

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Email: richard.madonna@emerson.edu

Phone: 617-824-8575

Authorized Institutional Signatory (Proposals)

Eric Asetta

Executive Director, Office of Research and Creative Scholarship

Email: eric_asetta@emerson.edu

Phone: 617-824-3075

Authorized Institutional Signatory (Awards and Contracts)

Alexandra Socarides

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Email: alexandra.socarides@emerson.edu

Phone: 617-824-8570

Federal Entity Identification Number or Tax ID Number

04-1286950

DUNS Number

043411438

Federal unique entity identifier (UEI)

JQMBE83BZHY6

CAGE Code

0M720

Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier (OPE ID)

00214600

Federal-wide Assurance Approval Number

FWA00003603

IRB Registration Number

IRB00008642 (Emerson College IRB #1)

IORG Registration Number

IORG0007201

NSF Organization Code

0021469000

Animal Assurance Number

N/A

U.S. Congressional District

MA-007

Massachusetts Senate District

1st Suffolk

Massachusetts House District

3rd Suffolk

U.S. Representative

Ayanna Pressley

U.S. Senators

Ed Markey & Elizabeth Warren

Indirect Cost (F&A) Agreement

Cognizant Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HHS PoC: Michael Leonard (212-264-2069)

Agreement Date: June 13, 2023

Indirect Cost Rate (Federal)

56% of Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC)

Fringe Benefit Rates (Federal)

32% (Full-Time Employees)

7.65% (Part-Time Employees)

Fringe Benefit Rates (Non-Federal)

33% (Full-Time Employees)

7.65% (Part-Time Employees)

Short Description of Emerson College

Emerson College, located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, is the nation’s premier institution in higher education devoted to communication and the arts in a liberal arts context.

Emerson is internationally recognized in its fields of specialization, which are communication studies; marketing communication; journalism; communication sciences and disorders; visual and media arts; the performing arts; and writing, literature and publishing.

Additional Information About Emerson College

Contact ORCS@emerson.edu

Course Release Equivalent on Grant Proposals

1/6 of academic year salary plus associated fringe benefits (full-time rate)