Policies and Procedures

Proposal Development

Policies

• Limitations on the Types of Research Grants That May Be Submitted
• Proposal Routing
• Research Compliance and Additional Institutional Reviews
  • Checklist of Project Elements Requiring Special Review and Approval
• Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Cost Waiver
  • F&A Cost Waiver Request Form
• Nepotism
• Federal Debarment and Suspension
• Joint Appointments with Creighton University and the Department of Veterans Affairs
• Institutional Base Salary

Procedures

• Identifying Funding Sources
• Proposal Review and Editing
• Limited Submission
• Proposal Routing
• Awards and Rejections

Contracts and Agreements

• Commitment of Creighton University Resources in Research and Sponsored Programs
• Externally Sponsored Contracts/Agreements for Research Policy
  • Checklist for Routing an Externally Sponsored Contract/Agreement
  • Checklist of Required Elements in an Externally Sponsored Contract/Agreement
• Material Transfer Agreements

After Funding is Received

Policies

• Subrecipient Monitoring
  • Subrecipient Intent Form
• Public Notification of Award Information
• Registering Clinical Trials

Procedures

• NIH Public Access Policy
  • Publisher Submission Letter
  • Additional Term to Confirm NIH Public Access Deposit
• iEdison
• No-Cost Extensions
• Reporting Requirements for Investigators on Externally-Sponsored Projects
• Award Closeout
• Principal Investigator Award Transfer/Relinquishment

Other Policies Related to Grants and Contracts

• Provost: Creighton University Policy on Concurrent Submission of Identical or Similar Applications
• Provost: Bridge Funds Policy
• Health Sciences Cost Sharing Policy

University Policies Related to Grants/Contracts Management

The following University policies, which are related to grants and contracts management, can be found on the Creighton University Policies page. These policies are also available from Sponsored Programs Administration. 

• Reporting Noncompliant Conduct in Research and Sponsored Programs, Policy No. 2.1.19
  • Report of Noncompliant Conduct Information Sheet
• Children and Vulnerable Adults, Policy No. 2.1.27
• Nepotism, Policy No. 2.2.4
• Research Misconduct in Federally Funded Research, Policy No. 4.2.2.
• Misconduct in Scholarly and Scientific Research That is Not Federally Funded, Policy 4.2.6.
• Conflict of Interest Policy for All Employees, Policy No. 3.1.11
• Conflict of Interest Policy for Officers and Senior Administrators, Policy No. 3.1.12
• Intellectual Property, Policy No. 4.2.3
• Financial Conflict of Interest in Research, Policy No. 3.1.10  
• Retention of University Research and Compliance Records Policy
• Termination Rights of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty in Grant-Funded Positions, Policy No. 4.2.4
• University Cost Share Policy (GAPL 05)