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Policies and Compliance

Internal Policies

•	Animal Use in Research (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee)
•	Conflict of Interest Policies and Procedures
•	Cost Accounting Standards, Compliance with (Click "Policystat" and search for "SPA-005"; refer to §§ 5.1 - 5.5.4.)
•	Disclosure Requirements involving FCOI, Export/Import Controls, Permission to Engage in Outside Employment, and Other Support/Improper Influence
•	Eligibility Requirements to Serve as a Principal Investigator/Project Director or Co-Principal Investigator/Co-Project Director at USM
•	Environmental Health and Safety (Institutional Biosafety Committee)
•	F&A Costs — Guidance on Splitting Across Schools and Colleges (PDF)
• •	Fixed Price Awards Guidance Guidance on COVID-related Expenditures (PDF)
•	Guidance on Disclosures of Support when Preparing Proposals (PDF)
•	Human Subjects
•	Participant Support Costs Guidance
•	Post-Award Administration (Click "Policystat" and search for "SPA-005")
•	Release Time Policies and Procedures
•	Research and Scholarly Integrity Assurance Program
•	Scholarly Misconduct (Click "Policystat" and search for "VP-002")
•	University Policies Governing External Support (Click "Policystat" and search for "SPA-007")

•	Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR)
•	Conflict of Interest Tutorial (from National Institutes of Health)
•	Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)
•	Export Controls (see also: list of agencies with)
•	Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
•	Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
•	State Department, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
•	United States Government Departments and Agencies with Export Control Responsibilities (Table of links)
•	National Institutes of Health, Office of Extramural Research — Grants Policy and Guidance
•	National Science Foundation — Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
•	Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200); also available in a user-friendly PDF document from MAXIMUS.