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Procedures: A Handbook for Principal Investigators
Compiled by the Office of Research, The Graduate School

Part IV: Miscellaneous

Table of Contents
Note: The policies that are IN ALL CAPS are of local origin or are local interpretations of federal policies. Those not in all caps are federally-mandated policies.

Grants Bibliography
    Foundations
    Industry
    State Agencies
    Other Useful Sources
    Electronic Publications
Information at a Glance for Current Academic Year
    Animal Welfare Assurance
    Authorized University Official
    Cage Code
    Congressional District
    Contractor Establishment Code
    DUNS Number
    Employer Identification Number (and Taxpayer Identification Number)
    Entity Identification Number (NIH)
    Human Subject Assurance
    Institutional Code (or Awardee Organization Code -- NSF)
    Misconduct in Science & Integrity in Scholarship & Research Assurance File Date
    NIH Organizational Component
    Not-For-Profit (NFP) Number
    Registered Retail Merchant Certificate Number (RRMC)
    Research Information Hotline
Common Acronyms - Confused about what those letters mean? This section explains them.
Services:
    Funding Sources
Forms:
    External Forms
      Major Sponsor Application Forms (NSF, NIH, DOE, etc.)
    Internal Forms
      Routing Form
      Conflict of Interest Screening Form
      Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form
      Compliance Forms
      Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Questionnaire
      Cost Share Request Form

Committee Memberships and Functions
    HSIRB - Human Subjects Institutional Review Board
    IACUC - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
    IBC - University Institutional Biosafety Committee
    RCC - Radiation Control Committee
    UCP - University Committee on Intellectual Property
    UCRSP - University Committee on Research and Sponsored Programs

Whom to Call with Your Questions
Glossary of Research Terms