US Funding Agencies

There are two main types of US funding to consider: government funding and other funding.

US government projects

Government funds include calls issued by the following departments:

NIH projects can be found in the HHS department, for example.

It is not often that an institution outside the US is the direct recipient of a US government grant (1%), but most of our researchers are associated with projects submitted by American universities.

These projects are closely monitored. Timesheets and laboratory notebooks (usually electronic) must be kept up to date, and data must be made available to auditors. It is important to follow the recommendations set out in the guidelines for expenditure and purchases to the letter. Contracts must be reviewed by the UNIL or CHUV Legal Department, depending on the researcher's affiliation.

Normally, to find a call and submit a project, you need to use the submission platforms: Grants.gov, Assist, eRA Commons (NIH) or Research.gov. For submissions to the NSF, whose mission includes support for all areas of basic science and engineering, with the exception of the medical sciences.

Researchers are generally required to submit their contribution to the project, and to do so the institution must be registered in SAM.gov and the institution's UEI (Ex-DUNS) must be valid. This is the case for UNIL and CHUV (two different UEI!).

Generally, you also need an eRa Commons. Ce compte est également ouvert par Jérôme Wuarin de la FBM.

This account is also opened by Jérôme Wuarin of the FBM.

Sometimes an EIN (Employer Identification Number) is also required on various forms.

These numbers can be obtained from Jérôme Wuarin at the FBM.

Partner universities sometimes require a Subrecipient Commitment Form or a W-8BEN-E (Certificate of Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Entities)) to be completed.

Claire Arnold at UNIL or Isabelle Guilleret at CHUV can help you fill in these forms or direct you to the people authorised to sign them.

For government projects, only the Rector of the University of Lausanne is authorised to sign as ‘Signing Official’.

Non-governmental American projects

For American non-governmental projects such as those proposed by American foundations, associations or others, the UEI is often required. The forms are similar to those required for government projects. The ‘Authorized Institution Official’ may vary depending on the institution. It is therefore on a case-by-case basis. Please contact one of the people listed in the contacts.

Contacts

DrSc. Jérôme Wuarin (FBM)

Adjoint à la recherche, Décanat FBM
jerome.wuarin@unil.ch
Tél. +41 (0)21 692 50 80

DrSc. Claire Arnold (UNIL)

Service de la recherche

claire.arnold@unil.ch

Tél. +41 (0)21 692 20 25

DrSc. Isabelle Guilleret (CHUV)

Grant Officer CHUV

Isabelle.Guilleret@chuv.ch

+41 (0)79 556 7107

TOP ^