Policies

From the UTPA Handbook of Operating Procedures:

• Centers and Institutes
• Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research
• Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace
• Alcoholic Beverages
• Use of Copyrighted Materials
• Intellectual Property
• Misconduct in Scholarly Activity
• Research and Sponsored Projects
• University Payroll Distribution Confirmation for Grants, Contracts and Other Agreements
• Cost Sharing Policy
• Cost Transfer Policy on Sponsored Research
• Human Subjects Research
• Export Control Policy
• Outside Employment, Secondary Appointments, Non-elective Positions of Honor, Profit, or Trust, and Service on Outside Boards
• Movable Equipment Acquired Under Grants from the Federal Government
• Inventoriable Property
  
• Research Laboratory and Research Office Space Utilization
  
• Best Value Procurement
• Centralized Purchasing Policy
• Small Purchase Orders
• Special Purchasing Transactions
• Consultant Contracts
• Purchase of Professional Services
• Procurement Card Program
• Centralized Travel Services
• Travel Policy

From the University of Texas System

• UTS 145, Processing of Contracts
• UTS 163, Guidance on Effort Reporting and Certification Policies
• UTS 173, Export Controls

Federal Regulations

• OMB Circulars A-21 & A-110
• Office of Human Research Protections
• Basic HHS Policy for Protection of Human Research Subjects
• USDA Regulations, 9 CFR Part 2, Subpart C. Section 2.31
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
  • Office of Research Integrity - ORI
  • ORI Intro to RCR
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Update on the Requirement for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research – Effective January 25, 2010
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Frequently Asked Questions about RCR Training Requirements
  • NSF Proposal Submission and Project Report Update (New!)