University Post-Award Sponsored Project Administration

4.1 Contracts or grants funded from proposals submitted to an external sponsor directly through the Office of Sponsored Projects should be forwarded to the Office of Sponsored Projects for processing. The Office of Sponsored Projects and the Department of Contract Administration will coordinate award processing. The Department of Contract Administration will initialize and administer the financial aspects of approved projects. Projects subject to review and approval under other provisions, such as use of human subjects or laboratory animals, must have an approved protocol on file before financial administration of the project may be initialized.

4.2 University contracts or grants funded from proposals submitted by the Texas A&M Research Foundation should be forwarded to the Texas A&M Research Foundation for processing. In any instance where an external sponsor requests the inclusion of language in an award document which deviates from standard University practices, such as intellectual property, publication or data rights, the Texas A&M Research Foundation and the Office of Sponsored Projects will coordinate award processing.