A service center is any organizational unit, or activities within units, that charge for goods or services provided primarily to other internal university operations or units, but also potentially to users external to the University. Any unit or activity established for the purpose of, or participating in, supporting internal or external research objectives through billing to federal or federal flow-thru funds for goods or services provided may be a service center. Examples include, but are not limited to, computer services, copy services, lab analysis services, research animal care services, etc. If your operations meet these criteria, click here to view the Service Center policy.
Service Center Types
There are three types of service centers: Not Reviewed (USR), Reviewed (SRC), and Specialized (SSC).
Service Centers – Not Reviewed (USR) generate less than $10,000 in federal charges and do not claim depreciation.
Service Centers – Reviewed (SRC) generate more than $10,000 in federal charges and claim depreciation on capital items or at the discretion of the service center committee.
Specialized Service Centers (SSC) generate more than $1,000,000 in annual charges or generate significant charges to federal grants and provide highly complex or specialized services.