Policies

• New Facilities and Administrative Cost Rate Agreement [effective July 1, 2008]
   
• Fringe Benefit Rates [effective July 1, 2008]
   
• Indirect Cost Policy Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development [revised June 2008] 
   
• Important News to all NIH Investigators - New Public Access Policy is in effect as of April 7, 2008. (Click here for more information - ISU memo | NIH policy)
   
• Fee-for-Service (202) Accounts
  Guidelines and Procedures - posted 12/31/2007 [1 page, PDF]
   
• Gifts or Sponsored Project? 

  This document was created collaboratively between OSPA and ISUF to reflect our proposed handling of sponsored projects and gifts for the benefit of all faculty and researchers at ISU.  We welcome any comments or questions you may have.  Please contact Joanne Altieri at 294-7723 (jaltieri@iastate.edu) or Bev Huisman at 294-4073 (bhuisman@foundation.iastate.edu).
  - Iowa State University and ISU Foundation - Office of Sponsored Programs Administration and Corporate and Foundation Relations - Final Policy (PDF, 3 pages)
  

• Office of Sponsored Programs Administration Policies and Procedures: Chapter 9 of the Office Procedure Guide.
  

• Sponsored Programs Costing Policy (PDF File, 8 pages) (02/17/2003) was developed jointly by Sponsored Programs Accounting, the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development and the Office of Sponsored Programs Administration.
  

• Indirect Cost Incentive Program "Fifteen percent of indirect cost charged on qualifying awards is credited back to the PI's incentive account in the 490 fund series."
  

• Scientific Misconduct in research.
  

• ISU Policy on Conflicts of Interest.
  

• ISU Policy on Consulting
  

• ISU Policy on Cost Share (PDF File, 2 pages) for Sponsored Programs [revised 12/18/2003]
  

• Cost Sharing Faculty Effort, information on cost sharing can be found at www.ats.iastate.edu/vpbf/prod/docs/opg/chap9.htm [Section 9.2(4) item 3].