Sponsor Resources

UMD has a diverse and complex award portfolio made up of federal, state, corporate and non-profit organizations. Each has guidelines, regulations and rules which govern the administration and management of sponsored projects.  Listed below are many of these sponsors’ websites which contain tools and references for assistance in meeting award obligations. If you need assistance with interpreting award terms and conditions, please contact Financial Compliance.
 

Department of Defense R&D General Terms and Conditions (July 2016): https://www.onr.navy.mil/Contracts-Grants/submit-proposal/grants-proposal/grants-terms-conditions.aspx

Office of Naval Research agency-specific terms: https://www.onr.navy.mil/Contracts-Grants/submit-proposal/grants-proposal/grants-terms-conditions.aspx

Army Research Office agency-specific terms: http://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=8#terms

Air Force Office of Scientific Research: agency-specific terms pending

National Science Foundation: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf17001

National Institutes of Health: https://grants.nih.gov/policy/nihgps/index.htm

NOAA: http://www.ago.noaa.gov/grants/policy.html

NIST: https://www.nist.gov/oaam/grants-management-division/financial-assistance-reference-guide

US Department of Energy Office of Science: https://science.energy.gov/grants/policy-and-guidance/

US Department of Energy Advanced Research projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E):  https://arpa-e.energy.gov/?q=arpa-e-site-page/award-guidance

National Endowment for the Humanities: https://www.neh.gov/grants/manage/organizations#policies
andhttps://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2016-title2-vol1/xml/CFR-2016-title2-vol1-part3374.xml

National Endowment for the Arts:  https://www.arts.gov/grants/manage-your-award/general-terms-and-conditions-for-grants-and-cooperative-agreements-organizations

US Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs:  https://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/index.htm

US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/aaa/generaltandc.cfm

US Department of Homeland Security:  US Department of Homeland Security:  https://www.dhs.gov/dhs-financial-assistance

National Institute of Food and Agriculture:  https://nifa.usda.gov/terms-and-conditions

Institute of Museum and Library Services: https://www.imls.gov/grants/grant-recipients/administration-info

National Aeronautics and Space Administration:  https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/srba/index.html

Environmental Protection Agency: https://www.epa.gov/grants/grant-terms-and-conditions

US Department of Education: https://ed.gov/policy/fund/guid/uniform-guidance/index.html

Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention:  http://goccp.maryland.gov/grants/general-conditions/