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Regulations

Understanding how regulations are determined for publicly funded grants and contracts is important to the Principal Investigator, Principal Investigator and all others who seek public funds to assist in projects undertaken at Metro State. The following information explains the relationship of policies and procedures to be considered in preparing a grant proposal.

Institutional

Metropolitan State College of Denver’s Office of Sponsored Research and Programs is governed by the policies and procedures as adopted by the Metropolitan State College of Denver Board of Trustees. These policies and procedures relate to proposals and contracts that are entered into by the College, in accordance with either a mandated arrangement with a government agency (i.e. indirect cost rate agreements) or directives of the Board (i.e. ICR distribution, remuneration, etc.)

The Human Subjects Review Committee (HSRC), is registered with the  division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, known as the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP), The Human Subjects Review Committee was established by the Provost's Office in 1994 with two primary charges:

1. To offer advice to researchers regarding protection of rights and welfare of all human subjects, and
2. To review research proposals using human subjects to insure that they meet OHRP Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects.

Request for Proposals (RFPs) involving human subjects are required to submit their proposal to the HSRC for review prior to submission. Please contact the HSRC with any questions.

Committee review is limited to research and training programs conducted under the auspices of Metro State or involving Metro State employees or students. In addition, the committee is to maintain currency with regard to federal requirements for the protection of human subjects, establish and modify review procedures and forms.

Funding Agency

Each federal funding agency imposes specific stipulations in their Request for Proposals (RFPs) as terms and conditions of a specific grant solicitation (e.g. reduced ICR rates, cost sharing/cash match terms) as a requirement for a proposal submission.

Federal

Agency guidelines, stated in the RFPs, are required to comply with federal government regulations as they relate to funding for educational institutions. These regulations are created by the Executive Office of the President of the United States, through the Office of Management and Budgets, in the form of circulars. Circulars relate to how the federal government collaborates with educational institutions in funding opportunities are listed below:

OMB Circular A-21 – Cost Principals for Educational Institutions
OMB Circular A-110 – Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations
OMB Circular A-133 – Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations

Other

Since each solicitation is different, certain policies and procedures will apply differently, dependant on the type of solicitation being considered. Proposals with state governments or other public funders may require different stipulations being applied than those of the federal government. It is strongly encouraged that Principal Investigator contact the OSRP as early as possible in the proposal process to review the specifics of each RFP.

Questions regarding specific requirement of a grant solicitation and Metro State Policies and Procedures Relating to Grants and Contracts can be referred to the Office of Sponsored Research and Sponsored Programs.