Funding recipients must maintain workplaces that are free of discrimination and harassment by:

• Establishing and maintaining clear and unambiguous standards of behavior

• Establishing notification pathways for all personnel, including students, regardless of workplace location
• Providing accessible and evident means for reporting violations, including reporting when personnel are engaged in conferences, workshops, field work, or other research facilities

• Ensuring institutional due diligence with timely investigations of allegations and corrective actions


UMKC’s RCR Compliance Policy is intended to comply with the requirements of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) implementation of the requirements of

• Section 7009 of the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act (42 U.S.C. 1862o–1) found in the NSF Award and Administration Guide: Chapter IV,
• the National Institutes of Health (NIH) requirements found in NOT‐OD‐10‐019, and
• the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) program’s RCR training requirements.

The title of Principal Investigator (PI) identifies the individual responsible for the conduct of a sponsored project. This responsibility includes the intellectual conduct of the project, fiscal accountability, administrative aspects, and the adherence to relevant policies and regulations. Under the terms and conditions of the award, a PI accepts sponsored funding on behalf of the University of Missouri Kansas City. For that reason, PIs must have a reasonable prospect of long-term employment at the University.

Unless the sponsor's terms and conditions are MORE restrictive, the University follows the NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS) which requires PRIOR APPROVAL when there is a significant change in status, including absence, of the Principal Investigator and other Key Personnel. It is the policy of UMKC that any change in status or effort of the PI or other Key Personnel is in compliance with the sponsor’s guidelines, terms of the award, and University policy.  The PI, further, has the responsibility for initiating notification of any such change and all notifications should be routed to the Office of Research Services (ORS) – Sponsored Programs for review and transmission to the sponsor.  In those cases where the PI, due to reasons for the change in status or effort, is unable to initiate such notification, the academic unit has the responsibility to notify Sponsored Programs.

9. Fixed Price Residual Balances Fixed Price Residual Balance Transfer Form

The Fixed Price Residual Balance process provides for distribution of unexpended funds once all deliverables are met. Facilities and administrative (F&A) cost recovery on the transfer represents the residual grant balance that will be recorded as F&A expense based on the University’s applicable rate.

FAQ developed by Association of American Universities (AAU)

Two-page primer developed by APLU and AAU (PDF)

1. Transfer of Equipment
2. Establishing a Center
3. Proposal Submission Policy (PDF)
4. Principal Investigator Eligibility (PDF)
5. List of investigators (IF Form) (PDF)

• OMB Guidance
• CFR Part 220 (A-21)
• CFR Part 215 (A-11)