1    Overview

1.1       Offices involved with sponsored projects
1.2       Education and training
1.3       Policies and regulations
1.4       Types of external support
1.5       The University's Sponsored Projects Oversight Model
 

   2    The proposal process

2.1       Locating funding
2.2       Getting started
2.3       Writing the proposal
2.4       Proposal contents
2.5       Proposal contents - the budget
2.6       Preparing the PRF and processing the proposal
 

   3    The award process and award acceptance

3.1       Award process and award acceptance
 

   4    Setting up the project

4.1       Compliance with regulations and ensuring safety
4.2       Record keeping
4.3       Hiring personnel
4.4       Establishing subcontracts
 

   5    Managing the project -- purchasing, payments, and personnel

5.1       Personnel
5.2       Purchasing equipment and supplies
5.3       Subcontracts
5.4       Human subjects and payments to individuals
 

   6    Managing the project -- financial

6.1       Reconciling transactions, monitoring the account, and fiscal oversight
6.2       Financial reporting
6.3       Budget period end
 

   7    Managing the project -- scientific/scholarly

7.1       Intellectual property issues and publication
7.2       Reporting - Nonfiscal
7.3       Material Transfer Agreements
7.4       Annual Deadlines
 

   8    Managing project changes

8.1     Sponsor and SPA approvals
8.2     Key personnel changes
 

   9    Project end

9.1       Project Renewal or Extension
9.2       Project Closure
9.3       Post-project activities

Sponsored Projects Administration's Web site
http://www.ospa.umn.edu/ The site includes links to research-related forms, policies, procedures, and regulations; rate schedules, including rates for fringe benefits, F&A/indirect costs, and per diem charges; and access to the Electronic Grants Management System (EGMS).

Research News Online
www.research.umn.edu/communications/publications/rno/index.html This bimonthly electronic newsletter published through the Office of the Vice President for Research. It is automatically e-mailed to all faculty at the levels of assistant professor and above. Other faculty and staff may subscribe by contacting resnews@umn.edu. The publication contains information for the University community involved with sponsored research and technology transfer, including updates on University and sponsor procedures and policies, general items of interest involving sponsored research and technology transfer, and funding opportunities.

Research Subjects' Protection Programs
http://www.research.umn.edu/subjects/ This site links to the Institutional Review Board and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. These links provide information on meeting dates and deadlines, meeting results, human subjects and animal subject guides, and forms and assurances.
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Department of Environmental Health and Safety
http://www.dehs.umn.edu This site provides numerous resources and links for issues relating to health and safety. Resources include educational materials, forms, manuals, regulations and training programs. There are also links to materials and organizations outside of the University that provide additional information.