Policies, Procedures & Guidelines

There are numerous policies, procedures and guidelines that apply to the administration of sponsored research projects. In addition to the Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) policies, procedures, and processes provided here, visit the Campus Controller's Office (CCO) website for additional policies, procedures and guidance related to financial management of sponsored research.

Policies & Guidance

Anti-Human Trafficking Compliance Plan

Indirect Costs (F&A) Policy Statement

Institutional Base Salary

Institutional Base Salary Quick Guide

Summer Salary Limits for Academic Year FacultyÌýPolicy Statement

Summer Salary Guidelines for Boulder Campus

Principal Investigator Eligibility

Tuition Budgeting Procedure MOU

Use of Cannabis in Research

Procedural Statements

Budget Deviations & Revisions Procedural Statement

Foreign Currency Procedure

Application of Indirect Costs (F&A) on Sponsored Projects Procedural Statement

Indirect Costs (F&A)ÌýWaivers andÌýReductions

IDC on the Transfer of Existing Subawards

IDC Rates for Outgoing Subagreements Procedural Statement

NSF Notification Process Regarding Findings of Harassment or Sex Assault

NSF Two-Month Salary Rule for Project Senior Personnel Procedural StatementÌýUpdated 8/18/2017

Report Submission Procedural Statement Updated 03/2023

Sponsor Contact Guidance

Enhanced Contractor Whistleblower Protection Guidance

Departing Researcher Procedural StatementÌýAdded 4/23/2018

Additional Departing Researcher Resources

Fixed Price Residuals Sponsored Projects Procedural Statement

Ìý(CCO Website)

Related Procedural Statements found on the CCO Website:
Administrative Salaries
Computing Devices
Conferences
Entertainment
Equipment
Like and Unlike Circumstances
Memberships
Recruitment
RelocationÌý
Stipends
Travel
Visa

CU System Policies

Sponsor Specific Guidance

NIH Limits on Graduate Student Compensation

Guideline Tool for NSF Two-Month Salary Rule

General Procedures & Guidelines

Budget Justifications

Budgeting and NIH

Carryforward Restricted Project Allocation

Change Org Code

ClinicalTrials.gov

Conflict of Interest and DEPA Reporting

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Cost Accounting Standards

Cost Principles for Sponsored Agreements

Cost Share

Cost Transfers

Departmental Administration Indirect Cost Recovery (DA-ICR) Program

Disclosure Statement, DS-2

Environmental Health and Safety

Equipment

Export Controls

Fellowship Proposals

Five Day Business Rule

Foreign Currency

Fringe Benefits

Graduate Students Working on Sponsored Projects

Implementation of OMB Uniform Guidance

Indirect Cost (F&A) Rate Decision Guide

Indirect Cost (F&A) Addendum

Indirect Cost (F&A) Waivers/Reductions

Indirect Cost Recovery (ICR) Split

Industry Proposals

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Approvals

Institutional Letters of Support

Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approvals

Leave/Sabbaticals

Limited Submission Proposals

No-Cost Extensions

NSI (National Security Initiative) Determination Guidance

Other Policy Resources

Pre-Award Spending

Principal Investigator Change on Award

Principal Investigator Eligibility

Principal Investigator Institutional Transfer

Proposals and OCG Involvement

Proposal Submission Request (PSR) Form

Research Security

Revised Budgets

Signature Authority

Subaward Addition

Subrecipients