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Questions about specific externally sponsored awards or gift accounts can be directed to the GAO Contact as identified below.  The GAO Contact is assigned by specific sponsor or sponsor type.  Determine if the sponsor funding is coming from a Federal or Non-Federal source and then review the list for the applicable sponsor/sponsor type.  If you aren't sure of the sponsor/sponsor type, the list also includes the ranges of Grant/Pgm numbers that are assigned to the award.

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Federal

Fund 510
Externally sponsored awards received from a Federal sponsor.  These can either come to the University directly from the  Federal sponsor or passing through a third party.

AgencyGrant/Program Range*GAO Contact
US Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)x11xxxxx through x28xxxxxdistributed by Org/Dept
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)x31xxxxx through x32 xxxxxQuinlin Kavanaugh
US Department of Education (DoEd)x36xxxxx through x38xxxxxMelissa Allen
US Department of Energy (DOE)x400xxxx through x409xxxxMelissa Allen
US National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) - including Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL)x41xxxxx through x44xxxxxErin Shaw
US Department of Defense (DOD)x47xxxxx through x49xxxxxMelissa Allen
US National Science Foundation (NSF)x50xxxxx through x52xxxxxQuinlin Kavanaugh
US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)x535xxxx through x538xxxx
x5730xxx through x5739xxx
x575xxxx through x579xxxx
Quinlin Kavanaugh
All other Federal agencies (Dept of Agriculture, Commerce, Interior, Justice, Transportation, etc.)x530xxxx through x534xxxx
x539xxxx through x54xxxxx
x570xxxx through x572xxxx
x574xxxx through x576xxxx
x580xxxx through x589xxxx
Erin Shaw
Any Federal awards passing through the State of Iowax55xxxxx through x56xxxxxErin Shaw

* Federal and Non-Federal Grant/Pgm Numbers will always begin with a 1 or 2

Non-Federal

Fund 500
Externally sponsored awards received from a non-federal sponsor.  

Type of SponsorGrant/Program Range*GAO Contact
Industry-sponsored Clinical Trialsx72xxxxx through x75xxxxxdisritbuted by Org/Dept
Private Corporationsx76xxxxx through x79xxxxxdistributed by Org/Dept
State of Iowa, Foreign & Other Governmentsx800xxxx through x809xxxxdistributed by Org/Dept
Non Profit Agenciesx81xxxxx through x89xxxxxdistributed by Org/Dept
State of Iowa, Foreign & Other Governmentsx900xxxx through x909xxxxdistributed by Org/Dept

* Federal and Non-Federal Grant/Pgm Numbers will always begin with a 1 or 2

Gifts

Fund 520
Gift funding received as a donation.

TypeGrant/Program Range*GAO Contact
Gifts80xxxxxx through 89xxxxxxRosemary Sullivan

Last updated 10/14/2024