A Grants and Contracts Administration

Grants and Contract Administration

Effective Date: 07/01/95

Policy Statement 4: Number and Line Item Budget Codes

Grant and Contract Number

Grant and contract numbers are assigned by the Office of Grants Administration. The award number is a six (6) digit number which identifies three major elements of information. These elements are as follows:

  1. Digits 1 - 2
    These represent the source of funding by type (e.g., Federal, State, Etc.).

  2. Digits 3 - 5
    These represent the actual award number within the type of funding.

  3. Digit 6
    This represents the budget year of funding for the award. For example, if the sixth digit is "3", this would indicate that the award is in its third year of funding.


Budget Codes

Basically, the line item budget codes are the same as the UNC chart of accounts object codes. However, some minor variations occur because of the grant/contract budget breakdown from the awarding agency. The Office of Grants Administration attempts to follow the awarding agency budget as closely as possible while remaining within the major object classification of the UNC chart of accounts.