Sponsored Policies and Guidelines

Use the links on this page to find guidelines and policies for the post-award administration of sponsored projects.

Policies

• Federal

  • Code of Federal Regulations
  • Federal Acquisition Regulations
  • Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP)
  • Fly America Act
  • OMB Circular A-21 (PDF)
  • OMB Circular A-110 (PDF)
  • OMB Circular A-133 (PDF)
  • OMB Uniform Guidance

• Agency specific

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Office of Naval Research

• UCSD PPMs

  • PPM 150-15: Facilities and Administrative Cost Rates Applicable to Research, Instruction, and Other Federal and Non-Federal Sponsored Projects
  • PPM 150-40: Cost Accounting Standards Compliance
  • PPM 150-42: Classification of Costs as Direct or Facilities and Administrative (indirect)
  • PPM 150-43: Accounting for Unallowable Costs
  • PPM 150-45: Cost Sharing on Sponsored Projects

• University

  • Contract and Grant Manual
  • Chapter 5, Cost sharing
  • Chapter 7, Cost transfers
  • Chapter 8, Indirect cost
  • Chapter 9, Gifts and endowments
  • Chapter 19, Research funding systems

UCSD Tools and Guidelines

• Cost Accounting Standards (CAS):
  • Significant points (PDF)
• Defense Acquisition Deskbook