Policies & Procedures

Institutional Regulations

• Addressing Allegations of Misconduct in Scientific and Scholarly Research
• Conflict of Interest Policy pertaining to Sponsored Projects
  If you do not have a conflict of interest to disclose, record your compliance on the Approval to Submit Proposal for External Funding form. If you do have a conflict of interest to disclose use the Armstrong Faculty Disclosure Statement Regarding External Affiliations form
• Cost Sharing
• Data Management Plan
• Effort Certification & Reporting
• Export Control
• Facilities & Administrative (Indirect) Cost Recovery Policy
• Faculty Bylaws
• Grant Closeout
• Human Subjects
• Institutional Approval
• Intellectual Property
• Proposal Negotiation
• Reassigned Time
• Responsible Conduct of Research

Federal Regulations

Comprehensive Guidelines

• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
• Federal Register
• Executive Order 12372
• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
  • OMB Circular A-21: Cost Principles for Educational Institutions
  • OMB Circular A-110: Uniform Administrative Requirement for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations
  • OMB Circular A-133: Audits of Institutions of Higher Education and Other Non Profit Institutions
• U.S. Code

Specific Guidelines

• DHHS resources on HIPAA and Research
  • CMS HIPPA home page
  • HIPAA OnLine this link will help answer questions about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and your rights as an individual.
• Federal HIPAA documents:
  • OCR HIPAA Privacy guide , Security rules and Booklet
• National Science Foundation Grant Policy Manual
• Office of Human Research Protections
• U.S. Department of Education - EDGAR (Education Department General Administrative Regulations (34 CRF Parts 74-86)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Grant Policy Directives
  • Grants Policy Statement
  • Grants Administration Manual

State Regulations

• Policy Manual
  • Section 500, Public Service
  • Section 600, Research
• Bylaws
• University System Policies and Procedures for HIPAA Compliance
• University System Notice of Privacy Practices