Post-Award Information
Post-Award Requirements per the University's Internal Governing Policies:
All
contracts, amendments, final reports and other official documents
related to a grant are required to be processed through the Office of
Research and Sponsored Programs. ORSP will obtain the appropriate
University signatures on the documents and return them to the principal
investigator for submission to the agency.
Upon
receipt of a contract award, signed by the grantor and approved by the
appropriate Vice President and the President or designee (with proper
authorization), the Accounting Office shall set up a new account.
The Accounting Office is responsible for monitoring expenditures
according to University regulations. The fiscal agent of the grant or
contract is responsible for making valid expenditures against the
project. This distinction is made between the responsibility of the
Accounting Office and the fiscal agent because it is possible that an
expenditure would meet University regulations but not be a valid
expenditure against the project.
The Accounting
Office is responsible for all reimbursement claims, financial reports
and audits in connection with the account. Unofficial financial reports
prepared outside the Accounting Office must receive clearance from the
Accounting Office before being released.
The
fiscal agent or project director is responsible for progress reports or
technical reports on the project. A copy of the progress and final
reports should be sent to the Director of Research and Sponsored
Programs.
Personnel may be assigned to grants
and contract projects only through the regular University employment
procedures. The Director of Research and Sponsored Programs, through
the Accounting Office, shall ensure that the appointment is a valid
charge against the grant or contract, that funds are available, and
that the appointment is not outside the termination date of the
project.
The Director of Research and Sponsored
Programs shall be responsible for ensuring that persons engaged in
grant or contract-funded activities do not have conflicts of interest
that could compromise the integrity of the activities and of the
University as a consequence.
The Director of
Research and Sponsored Programs shall be responsible for determining
that appropriate provisions are made to safeguard human subjects
involved in any sponsored research activity.
The Director of Research and Sponsored Programs shall work with the
Director of Human Resources in implementing the requirements of the
Federal Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988.