Sponsor Terms & Conditions

Please reference the table below to access key guidelines, terms, and conditions based on the sponsor:
Sponsor Name
Applicable Guidelines, Terms, and Conditions
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
· NSF Research Terms and Conditions
· ASOFR Agency Specific Requirements
Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
· ARL Agency Specific Requirements
Army Research Office (ARO)
· ONR Grants Terms and Conditions
· ARO Homepage
· ARO Agency Specific Requirements
Defense Advanced Research Projects (DARPA)
· DARPA Agency Specific Requirements
Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)
· Subject to 1929 Partnership Agreement between the University of Delaware and the Delaware Department of Transportation
· Work cannot begin until the issue date on the Notice to Proceed
· Quarter Progress Reports (QPR) are required
· Purchases >$1,000 not budgeted require DelDOT contracts prior approval.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)
· For a CONTRACT: DHHS Agency Specific Requirements for Contracts
· For a GRANT: DHHS Agency Specific Requirements for Grants
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
· DOD R&D General Terms and Conditions
· DOD Directives Division
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
· DOE Grants Policy and Guidance
· DOE Agency Specific Requirements
U.S. Department of State (DOS)
· DOS Terms and Conditions
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
· HHS Grants Policy Statement
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
· NASA Agency Specific Requirements
· NASA Restrictions on Funding Activities with China
· NASA Grant and Cooperative Handbook
· NSF Research Terms and Conditions
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
· NIH Award Conditions and Information

· NIH Grants Policy Statement

· Award recipients are required to comply with the NIH Public Access Policy. This includes submission to PubMed Central (PMC), upon acceptance for publication, an electronic version of a final peer-reviewed, manuscript resulting from research supported in whole or in part, with direct costs from National Institutes of Health.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
· DOC Research Terms and Conditions
· DOC Financial Assistance Standard Terms and Conditions
· DOC Pre-Award Notification Requirements
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
· NSF Research Terms and Conditions
· NOAA Financial Assistance Administrative Terms
Naval Research Lab (NRL)
· DOD R&D General Terms and Conditions
· NRL Contracting Division
National Science Foundation (NSF)
· NSF Research Terms and Conditions
· NSF Grant General Conditions
· NSF Policy Office
· NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide
· Transfer of funds budgeted for participant support costs to other categories of expense requires NSF prior approval.


U.S. Department of Education (OE)
· Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
· DOJ Grants Financial Guide
· OJP Post-Award Instructions
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
· ONR Grants Terms and Conditions
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
· NSF Research Terms and Conditions
· USDA/NIFA Agency Specific Requirements