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Research Policies

The Office of Research & Grants provides research policies, forms, templates, and procedures to help faculty and staff comply with institutional, state, federal, and sponsor requirements throughout the lifecycle of externally funded projects. Use the resources below to locate the guidance needed to prepare proposals, manage awards, and maintain compliance.

Name	Description
RP 1 – Participant Support Policy	Explains the requirements for participant support costs.
RP 2 – Emeriti Faculty and Research Policy	Describes the rights and privileges afforded to Emeriti faculty as it relates to research involvement.
RP 3 – Animal Use in Research Policy	Explains the policy governing the humane use of vertebrate animal-based activities and establishment of an Institutional Vertebrate Animal Care and Use Committee (IVACUC).
RP 4 – Course Banking – Educational Internships and Research Mentoring Policy	Describes course banking credit for mentoring students in research/scholarly projects and educational internships through the Zucker Family School of Education.
RP 5 – Course Banking – Internship Courses	Describes course banking credit for faculty-led internship courses.
RP 6 – Indirect Grant Distribution	Describes the allocation of indirect costs (IDC) received by 91ÁÔÆæ from external grants/contracts.
RP 7 – Cost Transfers	Policy governing the transfer of expenses to and from federally sponsored projects
RP 8 – Course Reductions Below Six Credit Hours for Grant Related Activities	Policy governing teaching load reductions below 6 credit hours and 6 contact hours for external grant-related activities
RP 9 – Time and Effort Reporting	Policy establishing a time and effort certification system for faculty and staff working on sponsored projects
RP 10 – Human Subjects in Research	Outlines the principles governing ethical conduct of human subject research activities, and establishes roles and responsibilities of those individuals involved in the care and use of human subjects in research, including the Institutional Review Board (IRB).
RP 11 – Use of Generative AI in Research	Explains how generative AI can be used in the scholarly endeavors of faculty, staff, and students.
RP 12 – Technical and Programmatic Reporting Requirements	Describes the responsibilities of Principal Investigators with regard to interim and final technical and programmatic reporting requirements.
RP 13 – Subrecipient Monitoring Policy	Describes the responsibilities of Principal Investigators and the Office of Research & Grants with regard to subrecipient monitoring. A one-pager of PI responsibilities can be found here.
Intellectual Property	Explains ownership of intellectual property at 91ÁÔÆæ. This policy can be found in 91ÁÔÆæ Faculty Manual (2024) in Section VII, Part F on pages 41-42.

Forms

Name	Description
Proposal for Research Involving Human Subjects	Use this form to request approval of research involving human subjects.
	Use this form to certify if a principal, subcontractor, or subrecipient is eligible or ineligible to receive federal funding.
	Use this form to disclose researcher interests, key relationship and existing financial interests relating to a project.
	Use this checklist to ensure the compliance of all the forms and certification that have to be on record for federal grants.
	Use this form to certify whether a student has had Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training.

Templates

Name	Description
	Use this template to create a budget justification for grant applications.
	Use this template for drafting agreement terms with a consultant.
	Use this template for drafting a letter of support.

Procedures

Name	Description
	Describes the internal deadlines for the timely submission of grant applications.
	Use this checklist to verify proposal is complete.
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Guidelines	Describes the guidelines for the review of human subject research.
	Describes the policy on charging administrative and clerical costs to grants.
Fringe Benefit Chart	Describes the current fringe rates associated with salary and wages.
	Describes the policy on drawing down federal funds.
	Explains who has spending authority on a grant.
	Explains the general requirements for federal grants.
	Identifies those items that require prior approval on government grants.
	Lists items that are unallowable on government grants.
Indirect Costs Charged to Sponsored Agreements	Describes the policy and rates for sponsored agreements.
	Explains the policy on re-budgeting on government grants.
	Describes the procedure for closing out a grant award.
	Describes those factors that are used to determine how to allocate indirect cost recoveries.
	Describes the policy on equipment transfers.
	Explains the policy on matching, cost sharing, cost contributions and in-kind.
	Provides an overview of the requirements of Executive Order 12372.
	Explains the policy on credit card charges to grants.
	Describes the policy to determine operating versus non-operating transactions.