FEDERAL SPONSOR GUIDANCE
Awards from federal agencies are currently governed by the . These regulations are better known as the Uniform Guidance, or UG. The UG superseded the previous Office of Management and Budget (OMB A-21, A-110 and A-133) Circulars. The Uniform Guidance became effective on December 26, 2014. New awards for grants and cooperative agreements made after the effective date are subject to the Uniform Guidance.
In order to streamline, address, and implement the Uniform Guidance, the Federal Government published the . Similar to the Uniform Guidance, these will be the base terms and conditions for research funding from agencies that have adopted the RTC. Many agencies will supplement the RTCs with Agency Specific Requirements (ASR’s).
The following list provides award guidance for the federal agencies that provide the majority of federal funding for research at University of Memphis.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Theuses their electronic system for award management.
Awards from NSF are governed by the Uniform Guidance and the terms set forth in the and the .
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The uses their eRA Commons electronic systems for award management.
NIH awards are subject to the Uniform Guidance as well as the terms and conditions set forth in the .
Department of Energy (DOE)
The utilizes their for award management.
DOE awards are governed by the Uniform Guidance. DOE has supplemented the UG with their own guidance, which is published in the Code of Federal Regulations as .
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
awards are not currently managed by any electronic system.
ONR awards are subject to the Uniform Guidance and the .
Other Agencies:
Similar to the agencies listed above, some of the following federal agencies also function with their own award terms and conditions in addition to those incorporated by the Uniform Guidance.
For agencies that have their own award terms and conditions in addition to the UG, they are linked after the name of the agency below. Always be sure to read the award document for any special terms and conditions and links to updated award guidance.
- Department of Defense (DoD) -
- Department of the Air Force (Air Force) - R&D General Terms and Conditions
- Department of the Army (Army) - R&D General Terms and Conditions
- Department of Education (DOEd) –
- Department of Agriculture (USDA) –
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) –
- Department of Commerce (DOC) –
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) –
- Department of the Interior (DOI) –
- U.S. Geological Survey -
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service –
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) –
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) –
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) –
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