CONTROLLER'S OFFICE

Research & Cost Accounting

“R” Fund Numbering

When a new award is received, one of the first steps is to assign an appropriate fund number. This six-digit number is used to identify the award in the accounting system as well as allow for summarized financial reporting. The first digit in the fund number represents the fund type (e.g., “D” for Designated and “R” for Sponsored Project). All funds assigned to Research & Cost Accounting begin with an “R”. The second digit indicates the agency type and is determined based upon the following criteria:

2nd Digit Source Description
0 Foundation Private foundations (excluding Welch)
1 Federal Federal agencies, excluding NSF, NASA, NIH, and DHHS, which are identified separately. Includes NEA, Air Force, Navy, Army, EPA, DOE, etc.
2 Federal NIH and DHHS
3 Federal NSF
4 Foundation Welch Foundation
5 Federal NASA
6 Private Individual corporations
7 Federal Federal pass-through
8 State / Local State and local government, including state universities
9 Private Private other, including private universities

The first five digits of the six-digit fund number identify the project. The parent funds ends in zero (0), and subfunds are sequential and assigned as needed.

The Controller's Office is located in the Cambridge Office Building, also known as COB, at the intersection of S. Main street and Cambridge street.


In this building you will find the the following Departments:

The Cashier's Office is a division of the Controllers Office, however, it is located in the Allen Center, directly behind the Cambridge Office building.

Our Location:

Cambridge Office Building
6100 Main Street MS 70
Houston, Texas 77005-1827