Policies
Federal Documents
Overall Guidance
OMB Circular A-21
Cost Principles for Educational Institutions: This Circular establishes principles for determining costs applicable to grants, contracts, and other agreements with educational institutions. The principles deal with the subject of cost determination, and make no attempt to identify the circumstances or dictate the extent of agency and institutional participation in the financing of a particular project. The principles are designed to provide that the Federal Government bear its fair share of total costs, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except where restricted or prohibited by law.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/rewrite/circulars/a021/a021.html
OMB Circular A-110
Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/rewrite/circulars/a110/a110.html
OMB Circular A-133
This Circular sets forth standards for obtaining consistency and uniformity among Federal agencies in the administration of grants to and agreements with institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars_a133/
Federal Acquisition Regulations
The FAR is the primary regulation for use by all Federal Executive agencies in their acquisition of supplies and services with appropriated funds. It became effective on April 1, 1984, and is issued within applicable laws under the joint authorities of the Administrator of General Services, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, under the broad policy guidelines of the Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget.
https://www.acquisition.gov/far/loadmainre.html
Agency Guidance for Grant Seekers
NIH Grants Policy Manual
The National Institutes of Health Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS) is intended to make available to NIH grantees, in a single document, the policy requirements that serve as the terms and conditions of NIH grant awards.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation (NSF) Grants Policy Manual - Please reference the Bookmark - 'Summary of Significant Changes'. This section will provide details on the inclusion of prior NSF guidance (The NSF Grant Policy Manual) into this new combined format.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/papp/gpg07140.pdf
Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)
These regulations establish uniform administrative requirements for Federal grants and agreements with the Department of Education.
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/fund/reg/edgarReg/edgar.html
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
These regulations establish uniform administrative requirements for Federal grants and agreements with the Department of Defense.
http://www.darpa.mil/cmo/pdfs/exhibit_a___apr_08.pdf
Department of Energy
This guide assists potential applicants and award recipients in understanding the required forms and formats necessary to submit a grant application, pre- and post-award administration requirements, and the award process utilized within Office of Science programs and DOE awarding offices.
http://www.er.doe.gov/grants/guide.html
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. Title II of HIPAA, known as the Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers. The Administration Simplification provisions also address the security and privacy of health data. The standards are meant to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's health care system by encouraging the widespread use of electronic data interchange in the U.S. health care system.
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/
American Reinvestment and Recovery Act
Under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, funding recipients must report on the use of the funds both quarterly and annually. Please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs for more information.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/Recovery_Act_Overview_Webinar_7-20-09.pdf
Responsible Conduct of Research
Office of Research Integrity - http://www.ori.dhhs.gov/
Plagiarism - http://ori.hhs.gov/education/products/plagiarism/index.shtml
Laboratory Management - http://ori.hhs.gov/education/products/wsu/default.html
Collaboration - http://ori.hhs.gov/education/products/niu_collabresearch/index.html | http://ori.hhs.gov/education/preempt_discord.shtml
Conflicts of Interest - http://ori.hhs.gov/education/products/rcradmin/topics/coi/open.shtml
Mentoring - http://ori.hhs.gov/education/products/rcr_mentoring.shtml
Patents and Intellectual Property
Pub. L. No. 96-517 – “The Bayh-Dole Act” - http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/37cfr401_02.html
From NIH - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/intell-property.htm
Protection of Human Subjects
Title 45 Public Welfare Department of Health and Human Services, Part 46, Protection of Human Subjects - http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/documents/OHRPRegulations.pdf
A compendium of resources from the Office of Research Integrity - http://ori.hhs.gov/education/products/rcr_humans.shtml
Protection of Animals - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw.htm
Protection Against Radiation - http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part020/
Research Terms and Conditions (RTC, dated July 2008) and NSF RTC Agency Specific Requirements (dated January 2010) available at http://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/rtc.jsp.
University of the District of Columbia Policies
Data Management - UDC Guidelines on Data Management Plans
PI Handbook - http://www.udc.edu/osp/pi_handbook.pdf
Time and Effort Reporting Guidelines - http://www.udc.edu/osp/docs/Time and Effort Certification Procedure 2011.pdf
Human Subjects Research - http://www.udc.edu/irb/
Intellectual Property policy – Please contact the Office of General Counsel
Patent inquiries – Please contact the Office of General Counsel @ 202.274.5400
Radiation Safety Policy – Under Development
Animal Welfare Policy – Under Development
Procurement Policies – Under development
Travel Policies - Under development
Hiring/Employment Policies – Please contact the Department of Human Resources by clicking here.
District of Columbia Policies
District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Title 8 (DCMR8)
The DCMR8 details all the District of Columbia regulations governing the University of the District of Columbia.
http://os.dc.gov/os/cwp/view,a,1207,q,522469.asp
District of Columbia Grants Manual and Sourcebook
The District of Columbia Grants Manual and Sourcebook details all policies and procedures regarding grants made by District of Columbia agencies that are subordinate to the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
http://opgs.dc.gov/opgd/frames.asp?doc=/opgd/lib/opgd/citywide_grants_manual_sourcebook/grant_sourcebook_opgs_final.pdf
District of Columbia Subrecipient Monitoring Manual
The District of Columbia Subrecipient Monitoring Manual details all the policies and procedures covering subgrant recipients who are subject to A-133 audits.
http://www.opgd.dc.gov/opgd/lib/opgd/citywide_grants_manual_sourcebook/app12-subrecipient_monitoring_manual.pdf
202.274.5838