This is particularly true of applications to federal and state agencies, whose application packets typically contain a special section of forms or a checklist to be completed and signed by the institution. For example, various forms are required to assure that SIUC has a policy and procedures to deal with cases of research misconduct, that it maintains a drug-free workplace, that it is not a debtor institution, that it complies with equal opportunity legislation, etc. Representations and certifications require additional information about the institution, such as details of its accounting procedures, travel policies, etc. ORDA provides the necessary forms with the institutional signature. Institutional Identifications in section 4 of this handbook, Institutional Information for Proposals, lists various numbers and other information that you may need in preparing your grant application.
Some regulatory compliances are the responsibility of the researcher.
For example, the government and the University require institutional approval for projects that will involve human subjects , research animals , or hazardous substances . Ideally, approvals should have been obtained by the researcher by the proposal submission stage. Many agencies will not review proposals that lack necessary institutional approvals, and no grant or contract award can be accepted without documentation of necessary compliances. In addition, researchers submitting proposals to the National Science Foundation or Public Health Service must fill out an Investigator Significant Financial Interests Disclosure. Disclosures that indicate a potential conflict of interest are reviewed by a University committee.