Guidelines, Procedures, and Policies

Sponsored Programs Accounting 

Internal

• Guidelines for Using Cost Share
• Reallocation of Expenditures
• Use Charges
• Michigan Tech Policies and Procedures Manual
• Michigan Tech Operations Procedures Manual
• Budgeting Fabricated Equipment on a Sponsored Project
• Guidelines for Expenditures of Institutional Research and Development Funds
• Guidelines for Contract Fees
• Project Payroll Certification Policy and Procedure
• Charging Expenditures
• Allowable/Unallowable Expenditures
• Direct Charging
• Facilities & Administrative Costs
• Cost Share
• Project Close-Out

External

Office of Management and Budget

• • OMB Circular A-21 Cost Principles for Educational Institutions
  • OMB Circular A-110 Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations

National Science Foundation

• • NSF GC-1
  • NSF Grants Policy Manual

National Institutes of Health

• • Grants Policy and Guidance

NASA

• • Grants & Cooperative Agreement Handbook

USDA

• • USDA – CREDS General Terms

Vice President for Research Office  

Research Centers and Institutes

• Suggested Signature Page (Word)
  Role of Center/Institute/Director

Research Integrity and Compliance  

• Conflict of Interest
• Ethics Internet Sites
• Export Controls
• Foreign Nationals
• Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research
• Misconduct in Research, Scholarly, and Creative Endeavors
• Policy 2.1012, Representing Safety in Photographs
• Procedures for Responding to Allegations of Misconduct in Research, Scholarly, and Creative Endeavors

Review Boards

• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• IACUC Policies and Procedures
• Michigan Tech IRB Policies and Procedures
• NIH Guidelines

Sponsored Programs Office

General Sponsored Project Information

• Who is Responsible for What on a Sponsored Project
• Principal and Co-Principal Investigator Definitions
• Management of Federal Property on a Sponsored Project
• Request for External Funding Submission Policy
• Limited Submission Program Guidelines

Proposal Submission

• Frequently Requested Proposal/Award Data and Information
• Large Proposal Submission Guidelines
• What You Need to Know about a Subaward on a Sponsored Project
• Policy on Mailing (Submission) of Proposals
• Guidelines and Practices for External Third Party In-Kind Cost Share
• Documenting Third Party In-Kind Cost Share
  • Sample Documentation Required
  • Sample Letter to Third Party

Budgeting

• Guide for Determining an Independent Contractor/Consultant vs. Employee
• Cost Sharing on Sponsored Projects — Policy, Definitions, and Classifications

Modifying a Sponsored Project

• Changing Principal Investigators on a Sponsored Project
• Guide - Determination of Project Budget Modification Requirements

U.S. Export Control Law as They Relate to Research Activities

• Export Control Laws — FAQ
• Export Control Regulations Presentation
• National Security Terms and Conditions Guidelines
• Export Control Compliance

Michigan Tech Policies and Procedures

• Michigan Tech Policies and Procedures Manual

Federal Agency Policies and Federal Regulations

• National Science Foundation — General Conditions (GC-1)
• National Science Foundation Grants policy Manual
• NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook
• USDA (United States Department of Agriculture — CSREES General Terns
• Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs)
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-21
• Office of management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-110
• NSF's FastLane—Help System and Introduction to FastLane

F&A (Facilities & Administration)/(Indirect Cost) Rate Agreements & Fringe Benefits Rate Agreements and Disclosure Statement

• Disclosure Statement
• Current Rate Agreement
• Current Fringe Benefit Rate Agreement

Resources For 

Resources for Administrators

• Faculty Start-up Support Guidelines