Non-financial compliance
The terms and conditions of the US-funded research award also include non-financial requirements. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in disallowed costs, audit findings, or other penalties.
Non-financial compliance aspects
The post-award team will assist you with interpreting the terms and conditions of the award notice, managing sponsor notifications and requests related to project changes, helping with or submitting progress reports, and following up on overdue reports. Also, I will assist you with the following processes if applicable:
- Change in performance period (i.e., no cost extensions)
- Change of scope or project objectives
- Reduction in key personnel effort of 25% or more
- Change in or long-term absence of a Principal Investigator/Project Director
- Modification of or addition of a subawardee
- Transfer of the award to a new institution
Non-financial compliance requirements
Non-financial compliance requirements can vary among different funders. Some of the most common requirements include the following:
- Conflict of interest
- Intellectual property
- Publications
- Research Data
- Responsible Conduct of Research
- Export controls
- Human subjects research
- Research ethics and compliance