Research Business Operations (RBO) supports the administrative functions related to the execution of research projects at Children’s Mercy. This includes: contract and budget negotiation and execution, grant application support and submission, the submission of progressive reports to funding agencies, research education, research project financial management, and the facilitation of efforts/communication with internal and external customers and ancillary departments. Please find institutional information often required during proposal or contract development below:
Institutional Information
| Official institutional name (to be used on all proposals and contracts) |
The Children’s Mercy Hospital |
| Official institutional address |
The Children’s Mercy Hospital
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO 64108-4619
County: Jackson |
| Congressional district |
MO-005 |
Authorized Institutional Representative
(signature authority)
NOTE: Only the CEO and the four Executive Vice Presidents are authorized to sign contracts or agreements on behalf of the hospital. |
Mary Tomlinson
Vice President, Research Administration
Tel.: 816-302-0331
Fax: 816-701- 5246
E-mail: CMHResearch@cmh.edu |
Indirect rate, clinical trials funded by industry
(a.k.a. overhead rate or F&A rate) |
33% |
Indirect rate, federal awards
(a.k.a. overhead rate or F&A rate) |
Organized research: 50%
Other research: 30%
Effective dates: 07/01/16 – 06/30/19
Date of agreement: 12/08/16
Type: Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC) |
| Cognizant federal agency |
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) |
| Fringe benefit rate for budgeting purposes only |
21.25% |
| Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS) |
073067480 |
| Federal tax identification number (EIN) |
440605373 |
| Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code |
1T7T3 |
| NAICS code |
622310 |
| SIC code |
8069 |
| PSC code |
Q301 |
| Federal Wide Assurance (FWA) number |
FWA00002496
Effective dates: 07/20/14 – 01/03/19 |
Institutional Care and Use Committee (IACUC) –
Animal Welfare Assurance Number
(NOTE: CMH currently uses the IACUC and animal facilities at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.) |
A3397
Expiration date: 11/30/18
AAALAC accreditation effective date: 01/17/1978 |
| Tax status |
Children's Mercy is a not-for-profit corporation with 501(c)(3) status.
Date of our original 501(c)(3) determination: February 1956 |
| Missouri sales and use tax exempt number |
12481955 |
| Missouri vendor number |
44060537307 |
