Agreement Types - Funded
There are various types of funded agreements that ORPA will review, negotiate, and execute on behalf of the University. Non-federal sponsors may issue various agreement formats, while federal sponsors issue three agreement types, as follows:
Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements
- Assistance activity
- Project conceived by Principal Investigator
- Federal agency maintains cognizance
- Award often references standard terms and conditions
- Follows Office of Management and Budget Circulars A-21 and A-110
- Deliverables usually in form of a report
- Publications encouraged
- Funds issued through a unilateral funding mechanism
Federal Contracts
- Procurement activity
- Project conceived by federal agency
- Federal agency closely monitors progress
- Follows Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs)
- Deliverables usually a product, service, and/or report
- Publications may be more restricted
- Funds provided through an agreement signed by both parties
