Policies and regulations

Selected university and research policies and guidelines
Code of Virginia

Federal uniform guidance implementation at VCU

Uniform guidance implementation at Virginia Commonwealth University

2 CFR 200, Uniform administrative requirements, cost principles and audit requirements for federal awards (“Uniform Guidance”) became effective Dec. 26, 2014, for all federal agencies and applies to federal award recipient organizations including institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, Indian Tribes and hospitals.

Available resources and communications

• Federal Register – Final Guidance - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards - complete final guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) effective 12/26/2014
• Research terms and conditions (RTC) – main landing page, hosted by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Quick link to “RTC Overlay to Uniform Guidance” (for participating federal agencies)
  • Quick link to RTC appendix A-Prior approval matrix (for participating federal agencies that have implemented RTC)

Related links:

• Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
  • OMB Uniform Guidance fundamentals (training)
• Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR)
  • COFAR webinar on Uniform Guidance implementation - 10/2/2014
• Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) – this site provides updates geared toward university member institutions

VCU training presentations and materials

Uniform Guidance Training #1: Implementation at VCU (presented 12/3/2014, 12/4/2014 and 12/12/2014)

• Uniform Guidance training presentation (with audio)
• Uniform Guidance training presentation

VCU quick reference documents and letters

• VCU IDC Uniform Guidance letter to sponsor
• VCU IDC Uniform Guidance letter to subrecipient
• Uniform Guidance implementation at VCU - quick reference #1 (v.12-12-14) [Topics include Indirect Costs, Direct costing of Administrative/Clerical salaries, Participant Support Costs, Equipment, Computing Devices, Performance Measurement and Reporting, Fixed Amount Awards and Fixed Amount Subawards]

Other federal references

General

• System for Award management (SAM)
• Travel Guidance: The Fly America Act guidelines

Federal grants management

• Assistance listings
• Federal Register
• National Institutes of Health: (NIH) Grants Policy Statement
• NIH salary cap
• NIH sharing policies and related guidance on NIH-funded research resources
• National Science Foundation: (NSF) Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide
• NSF grant general conditions
• Research.gov
• Department of Defense
• Office of Naval Research: ONR
• Department of Education: EDGAR--Index
• National Aeronautics and Space Agency: NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Award Terms and Conditions

Federal contracts management

• Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
• USAF website for supplemental regulations