Policies & Compliance

Yale Research Policies

• Academic Fraud, Yale University Policy on
• Animals in Research & Teaching, Use of
• Conflict of Interest / Conflict of Commitment
• Copyright Policy
• Cost Sharing on Sponsored Projects
• Export Controls, Guidelines on
• Faculty Handbook, Yale University
• HIPAA Protecting and Securing Health Information
• Human Subjects, Are You Conducting Research Using?
• Human Subjects in Research, Use of
• Human Subjects Training Requirements
• Indirect Costs at Yale, An Examination of
• Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs)   NEW
• Minors Policy, Governing the Presence in Laboratories
• Overhead Waiver or Indirect Cost Exemption Form
• Patent Policy
• PI Exemption ~ Review of Proposals from Individuals Who Require Special Approval to Serve as PI
• Responsible Research at Yale School of Medicine, Guidelines for
• Safety Policies & Procedures, Office of Environmental Health & Safety
• Sponsored Projects Handbook   NEW  4/1/2008
• Transfer an NIH Grant, How

Standard Federal Agency Policies

• HHS Grants Administration Manual
• HHS Site Map for Grants Management & Administration
• NASA Grant & Cooperative Agreement Handbook
• NIH Grants Policy & Guidance
• NIH Policy on the Inclusion of Children as Participants in Research
• NSF Grant & Agreement Conditions
• NSF Grant Proposal Guide (NSF 04-23)
  Effective for grants submitted through May 31, 2007
• NSF Grant Policy Manual (NSF 05-131)
  Effective for grants submitted through May 31, 2007
• NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide(NSF 07-140)
  Effective for proposals submitted on or after June 1, 2007
  Replaces the Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) and the Grant Policy Manual (GPM)
• NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide(NSF 08-1)
  Effective for proposals submitted on or after January 1, 2008   NEW DOCUMENT
  Replaces the Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) and the Grant Policy Manual (GPM)

Office of Management & Budget Circulars

• Overview of OMB Circulars
• Circular A-21 (Cost Principles for Educational Institutions) Revised 5/10/04
• Circular A-87 (Cost Principles for State, Local, & Indian Tribal Governments) Revised 5/10/04
• Circular A-102
  (Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments) Amended 8/29/97
• Circular A-110
  (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations) Amended 9/30/99
• Circular A-133
  (Audits of States, Locan Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations) Revised 6/27/03
  plus: Compliance Supplement Revised March 2007

Federal Regulations

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance PDFs last updated Sept 2006
• Code, U.S. Completely Searchable
• Code (via Cornell), U.S. Searchable by Title/Section
• Code of Federal Regulations
• Defense FAR Supplements    Last update 11/8/07
• DOE FAR (DEAR) Supplements Updated 4/2/06
• (FAR), Federal Acquisition Regulation
• FAR, DFAR and NASA FAR Clauses, Guidance on (from University of California)
• FAR Supplement, NASA    Last modified through 8/30/07