RPH

Date

Description

RPH 16.4 Subrecipient Monitoring

RPH Chapter 16 Subawards

Updated to include references to the Uniform Guidance.

RPH 14.1 Preparation, Review, and Submission of Sponsored Project Proposals

 The Senate of the Academic Council approved a policy to allow the director of SLAC to approve SLAC distinguished and senior staff scientists to be principal investigators (PIs) on non-Department of Energy-funded research proposals.

RPH 2.1 Principal Investigator Eligibility and Criteria for Exceptions

2/9/2015

¶P 2. A. 4 Pending Appointments for New Faculty

Faculty whose appointment start date is in the future may apply for proposals but an award cannot be accepted until the appointment has begun.

RPH 3.1 Preparation and Submission of  Proposed Budgets

2/9/2015

¶P 3. A. Voluntary Cost Sharing

Propose cost sharing on federal proposals with the understanding it will not be part of the merit review unless stated in the solicitation.

¶P6. Budget Justification

Propose administrative/clerical salaries that are integral to the project and detail benefit in the budget justification.

RPH 3.3 Special Requirements Related to Sponsor Notifications and Prior Approvals

2/9/2015

¶P 1. A Changes in PI Status

Recognizes that a PI can be absent from campus and remain engaged in the project

RPH 14.1 Preparation, Review, and Submission of Sponsored Project Proposals

¶P 2. Submitting Proposals

Added information about the SOM Policy on proposal submission timeline.

¶P 2 B. Budget Justifications

Propose administrative/clerical salaries that are integral to the project and detail benefit in the budget justification.

RPH 14.2 Academic Policies Pertaining to Sponsored Project Proposals

¶P 4. Presence at Stanford

Recognizes that a PI can be absent from campus and remain engaged in the project.

¶P 5. Participation by Faculty or Staff from Multiple Departments

Deleted entire paragraph requiring the Department Head and Dean's Office must approve participation of faculty or staff in sponsored projects outside their own academic department or School via the PDRF.

¶P 3.MTDC

MTDC is the base to which F&A (indirect cost) rates are applied. The Uniform Guidance now excludes participant support costs from the MTDC base. Participation support cost are not subject to F&A costs for federal projects. Non- federal projects participant support costs are subject to F&A. Once an award is made use expenditure type 52436 for participant support costs for all sponsored projects awarded on or after December 26, 2014 that are subject to the Uniform Guidance.

¶P 1. C. Voluntary Cost Sharing

Cost sharing on federal proposals will not be a factor during the merit review of a proposal except when allowed in the program announcement.

¶P 3. B  Facilities and Administrative Costs (Indirect Costs)

For federal awards, unrecovered indirect costs on cost sharing may be included as part of cost sharing only with prior approval of the federal sponsoring agency.

¶P 5. Source of Funds for Cost-Shared Expenditures

In the School of Medicine, neither operating budget nor designated clinic accounts can be used for this purpose.

15.4 Charging for Administrative and Technical Expenses

¶P 3.  Uniform Guidance Implementation

Follows the Uniform Guidance concept administrative salaries that are integral to the project.

¶P 4. OMB Circular A-21  Implementation

Follows the A-21 concept of major project or activity.

13.4 Establishment of Industrial Affiliates and Related Membership-Supported Programs

Changed to accommodate the name change of the VA’s Palo Alto Institute for Research and Education (PAIRE) to Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (PAVIR). Also update PAVIR Assurance.

3.2 Management of Project Expenditures

4.7 Institutional Conflict of Interest in Research Involving Human Subjects

Faculty Investment in Stanford Student Companies

5.2 Federal-wide Assurance for Protection of Human Subjects