Research Administration
The CCTR Business Office is responsible for the day-to-day fiscal and administrative operations for the center, including the management and oversight of operational and research budgets, pre- and post-award management, purchasing and more.
Center Business Operations (CBO)
The CCTR Business Office is responsible for the day-to-day fiscal and administrative operations for the center, including the management and oversight of operational and research budgets, pre- and post-award management, purchasing and more.
Grant and Contract Administrators
Grant and contract administrators (GCA) are available to help CCTR investigators navigate all steps in the grant application and contract-initiation process, from concept development through award close-out. See below to find your assigned GCA.
Email the Main CCTR GCA Business Office Mailbox. To find your GCA, please visit our CCTR CHILD Portal or contact us at CCTR@seattlechildrens.org
Contacts for: Grant applications, contracts, LOE certification, budget monitoring, progress reports and just-in-time requests
Funding and Educational Programs
CCTR's funding and educational programs are designed to foster new investigators and new ideas. We have intramural and mentoring programs available to support early investigators as well as seed funding to drive pilot data for our established investigators. These programs are offered only to our CCTR members. Our CCTR Program Manager, Amanda Tran Hartman, PhD is available as your program officer to answer any questions.
CCTR Newsletter
CCTR’s Newsletter provides quarterly and special edition updates on CBO News and Announcements, CCTR News, upcoming seminars, and Faculty Awards and Publications. New CCTR members are enrolled in the Newsletter email list as part of the provisioning process.
Administrative & Programmatic Support
- cctr@seattlechildrens.org
- Contact for: general inquiries, Lawson orders, capital equipment orders, NEAT, seminar/WIP series, Concur (travel pre-authorization and reimbursement)
- cctresearch@seattlechildrens.org
- Contact for GCA Assignment and related questions
Facilities and Administration Cost FAQ
See below for answers to common questions on facilities and administrative costs.
Direct costs are funds used to pay for the cost of conducting the research, including:
- Salaries and benefits
- Supplies, equipment, travel and contractual services
- Patient-care costs on clinical studies
F and A costs are used to maintain Children's infrastructure, including:
- Building rents and depreciation
- Research support services (centralized administrative costs)
- Research center administrative and discretionary support
- Recruitment commitments
See the Office of Research Finance web page.
The methods for determining F and A are:
- Calculate the grant's Total Direct Costs (TDC), which equal the sum of all direct costs, including salaries, supplies, equipment, etc.
- Calculate exemptions based on sponsor guidelines. NIH exclusions typically include equipment, patient-care costs, tuition and a portion of subcontract agreements (exceeding $25,000 for each subcontract).
- Deduct exemptions from TDC to determine modified total direct costs (MTDC).
- Multiply the MTDC by the current F and A rate to determine F and A costs.
- Add the TDC to F and A costs to calculate Total Project Costs.
- TDC - Exemptions = MTDC
- MTDC x F and A Rate = F and A Costs
- TDC + F and A Costs = Total Project Costs
Contact your center business manager to discuss the specifics of your application and obtain approval to before you apply. Include the approval, and any other relevant information, with the OSR-10 form submitted to the Office of Sponsored Research.