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Institutional Profile

Organization Information

Official Name

Arkansas State University
(This legal name must appear on all proposals, award documents and contracts.)

Date Established
1909

County
Craighead 

Type of Organization/Business
Public/State controlled institution of higher education
Not a minority business enterprise, nor a small business

USDA Type of Performing Organization
Non-land grant public university or college

Tax Status
Instrumentality of the State of Arkansas
Exempt from federal income tax under Internal Revenue Code Section 115
Not a 501(c)(3) organization

Annual Expenditures for Sponsored Programs
$25.5 million (FY 2021) 

SREB Classification
Four-Year – 3

Carnegie Classifications
Basic: R-2, Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity 
Size & Setting: Four-Year, Medium, Primarily Residential
Enrollment Profile: HU: High Undergraduate 
Undergraduate Profile: Four-year, Medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Undergraduate Instructional Program: Professions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistance
Graduate Instructional Program: Research Doctoral: Professional dominant

Institutional Research and Planning Publications
University FactBook

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Contact Information


Administrative Contact for Research Development
Executive Director of Research
P.O. Box 2760 
State University, AR 72467-2760 
Phone: 870-972-2694 
Email: research@astate.edu 

Administrative Contact for Proposals
Morgan Speer, MBA
Director of Proposal Development, Research and Technology Transfer
P.O. Box 2760 
State University, AR 72467-2760 
Phone: 870-972-2694 
Email: research@astate.edu 

Administrative Contact for Agreements/Contracts
Latonya Tidwell
Director of Contracts and Agreements, Research and Technology Transfer
P.O. Box 2760
State University, AR 72467-2760
Phone: 870-972-2694
Email: research@astate.edu 

Financial Contact for Externally Sponsored Programs
Brandy Johnston
Sponsored Programs Accounting
P.O. Box 1260
State University, AR 72467-1260
Phone: 870-972-2400
Email:

Research and Technology Transfer Office Physical Address
Dean B. Ellis Library, 6th Floor
322 University Loop West Circle
Jonesboro, AR  72401

Remittance Address
Arkansas State University
Attn: Toni Holt
P.O. Box 2640
State University, AR 72467-2640

Authorized Organizational Representative
Travis Marsico, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Research, Innovation, and Discovery

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Congressional District

U.S. Congressional District
AR-001

State Congressional District
AR-58

State Senatorial District
AR-21

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Identification Numbers and Codes

Animal Welfare Assurance 
A4506-01

Arkansas Business Area Number
0125

Cognizant Federal Audit Agency
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Division of Cost Allocation, Central States Field Office
1301 Young Street, Room 732, Dallas, TX 75202
Arif Karim, Director (Shon Turner, Representative) (214) 767-3261

Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE) Number
1K7R9

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Rate Agreement
Dated 05/05/2023

Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS)
073510067

Employer ID Number (EIN)/Federal Tax Identification Number 
71-6000556

Federal Interagency Committee on Education (FICE) Codes
001090

Federalwide Assurance (FWA) for the Protection of Human Subjects Number
FWA00013025
Expires December 13, 2027

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Profile File (IPF) Number
494001

National Science Foundation (NSF) Organization Code
0010900000

North American Industry Classification System (NAIC or NAICS) Code
611310

Sam.gov Unique Entity Identifier Code
TRMDNABWE872 ; Exp. March 20, 2025

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code
8221

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