OSP and CGA Policies and Procedures
- Appropriate Use of Voluntary Uncommitted Cost Share
- Budget Procedures for Grants and Contracts
- Cost Sharing Policies, Procedures and Instructions
- Cost Transfer Policy
- Effort Reporting Policies and Procedures
- Extra Compensation/Supplemental Pay Policy
- Financial Stewardship
- Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)
- How to Prevent and Resolve Deficit Budget Balances
- Institutional Base Salary for Sponsored Projects
- Minimum Allowable PI Effort
- On/Off Campus Facilities & Administrative (F & A) Rates Application
- Participant Support Costs
- Service Center Policy
- Subrecipient Monitoring Policy
- Signature Authority Policy
- Travel Charges to Sponsored Projects – Tips & Pointers
- Tuition, Stipends, and Other Student Payments
Office for Research Compliance Policies
Other Policy and Related Links
- Data Ownership and Retention UA Policy and Procedures
- Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
- Federal Construction Funds Policy
- Federal Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR 200
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants Policy Statements
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars for Educational and Non-Profit Institutions
- Purchasing Policies and Procedures
- Research Administration Glossary
- Travel Policies
- Policy for Internal MOUs (click here for Internal MOU template)
Uniform Guidance Update
On July 30, 2018 The University of Alabama (UA) received approval from its cognizant agency for cost, the Department of Health and Human Services, to use the State bid threshold of $15,000 as its federal micro-purchase threshold. Purchases greater than or equal to $10,000 will no longer require additional documentation of competition and, instead, will follow standard policies and procedures related to competition. Other additional requirements for purchases from sponsored project funds (e.g. allowability, consistency, approvals) remain in place. Should you have any questions, please contact Contract and Grant Accounting.
As allowed by FAQ 313-2, the University will not change its equipment inventory systems or the data elements contained in those systems as they are in compliance with the current requirements in Circular A-110.