Federal Regulations and Policies

To ensure continued access to external support for University-based projects, it is imperative that sponsored projects be conducted in accordance with relevant regulations and guidelines. Government agencies, foundations and corporate sponsors specify relevant regulations and guidelines in program announcements or on contract/grant forms. Applicable federal regulations and guidelines can be found in the following:   (all links below will open in a new window)

Circulars of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) establish principles and standards relating to costs incurred on Federally funded grants and contracts.  The following are circulars that will be applicable for most University sponsored projects.

•  OMB Circular A-21 - Cost Principles for Educational Institutions (Revised May 10, 2004)

•   OMB Circular A-87 - Cost Principles for Local, State and Indian Tribal Governments (Revised May 10, 2004)

•  OMB Circular A-102 - Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments 
•  OMB Circular A-110 - Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations

•  OMB Circular A-122 - Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations (Revised May 10, 2004)

•  OMB Circular A-133 - Audits of State, Local Governments and Non-Profit Organizations

• Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs) are established for the codification and publication of uniform policies and procedures for acquisition by all executive agencies. Sponsorship of projects conducted at universities is considered to be an acquisition.

The Federal Register also provides an Online Tutorial that explain what it is and how to use it. This tutorial contains 12 PDF files. You can read the files online, or you can download the tutorial to your own computer.

Specific Agency Regulations and Guidance can be found from the following links:

NASA

Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook (GPM)
Proposal and Award Guidelines

DHHS/NIH

HHS Grants Policy Directives (GPDs) - Phased Replacement of the GAM
HHS Grant Regulations - Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations
Grants Policy and Guidance
NIH Guide to Grants and Contract
NIH Grants Policy Statement
DHHS Grant Policy Statement - (Word document)

NSF

Grant Policy Manual 
General Grant Conditions
Grants and Agreements Conditions
Grant Proposal Guide

U.S. Department of Agriculture

General Terms and Conditions (pdf document)

U.S. Department of Defense

 Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy
DFARS Table of Contents
Defense FAR Supplement
Department of Defense Grant and Agreement Regulations (DODGAR)
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
DODGAR, Part 32(PDF),
Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.

About DARS
Frequently Asked Questions

DODGAR, Part 34(PDF),
Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with For-Profit Organizations.

U.S. Department of Education

General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)

United States Code

UNITED STATES CODE (searchable, up to date through 1/26/94)

The United States Code (USC) contains, for the most part, the statutes enacted by the Congress. The USC is divided into 50 titles which represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation . The link, "search engine" enables you to search all 50 titles. This option is particularly useful if you do not have any idea what title to search. However, because you are searching all 50 titles, this search will take a few minutes to process. (This function searches the most recent volumes.)

35 USC 17 Regulations related to Copyrights
35 USC 18 Regulation related to Patent Rights in Inventions made with Federal Assistance

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a condition of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The CFR is divided into 50 titles which represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. The link, "Search the entire set of CFR databases by keyword" enables you to search all 50 titles. This option is particularly useful if you do not have any idea what title to search. However, because you are searching all 50 titles, this search will take a few minutes to process. (This function searches the most recent volumes.)

45 CFR 46
Regulation related to Protection of Human Subjects

45 CFR 160
Regulation related to General Administrative Requirements in Public Welfare and Human Services

45 CFR 164
Regulation related to Security and Privacy in Public Welfare and Human Services

45 CFR 401
Regulation related to Cuban/Haitian Entrant Program

42 CFR 73
Regulation related to Select Biological Agencies and Toxins as implemented by the Center for Diseases, Control and Prevention of the US Department of Health and Human Services

9 CFR 121
Regulation related to Select Biological Agencies and Toxins as implemented by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the US Department of Agriculture

37 CFR 401
Rights to Inventions made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms under Government Grants Contracts, and Cooperative agreements.

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