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The purpose of this standard is to document Federal and University practice involving Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) exemptions.

This operating standard serves to inform researchers and research administrators at the University of the legal standards mandated by the Federal government for sponsored research, to which faculty, staff, and students must adhere.

Since sponsored research is at the core of the University’s mission, it is essential that highly qualified individuals are designated to serve in the role of Principal Investigator (PI) in a manner consistent with the Board of Governor’s policy regarding the appropriateness of University Research, and aligned with the University’s policy on ethics in research.

This operating standard is established to adhere to the University’s obligations as a recipient of sponsored projects specifically under 2 CFR §200.308 and the Federal Research Terms and Conditions.

To manage administrative approval rights and data access concerning research activities maintained in Research Administration Management System and eSubmission (RAMSeS), the Office of Information Systems (ORIS) created a portal named "Backbone." Each University department, center, and institute has one or more designated Role Manager(s) responsible for creating, assigning, and managing administrative roles for their unit.

Research Administration Management System and eSubmission (RAMSeS) is used to create and manage the official University record for each sponsored project in a consistent, efficient manner. Each record contains both financial and compliance information necessary for proposal submission as well as award management once an award is funded.

This operating standard recognizes the roles of lead administrators at the onset of proposed sponsored research and balances the responsibilities of the Principal Investigator (PI), deans, directors, and department heads.

This operating standard establishes the overall responsibility of Department Administrators (DAs) in monitoring sponsored research projects and related components of those projects.

This operating standard establishes the overall responsibility of Principal Investigators (PIs) in undertaking sponsored research projects and related components of those projects.

The purpose of this standard is to reinforce the prohibition on administrative communications with sponsors without involvement by a central office.

The Research Administration unit in the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) delineates specific tasks regarding award establishment and financial administration to maintain accurate, current award records, and other requirements of sponsored program management, as mandated by Federal, State, and University regulations.

This operating standard protects the University from fraud and misuse of funds by defining the instances where Pre-Award spending may be allowable. It also establishes the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) as the authorized University office responsible for establishing Pre-Award spending.

This operating standard establishes the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) as the designated division responsible for accepting, administrating, negotiating, and managing sponsored awards on behalf of the University.

This operating standard establishes the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) as the designated division responsible for accepting, administrating, negotiating, and managing sponsored awards on behalf of the University.

Completing successful award management is dependent on establishing solid monitoring mechanisms maintained by the department receiving the award. Monitoring is an essential activity throughout the life of the project and is particularly important for financial management. These processes should be established for each award at the receipt of funding. Departments may use the monitoring mechanisms that work best for their department to maintain financial and personnel data for each sponsored proje