Grants, Contracts & Subagreements

Understanding the regulations behind grants, contracts, and subagreements is a first step towards knowing what to accept, when to accept it, and when to flow it down.  This two-day track will provide an in-depth knowledge of the regulations and help you understand how to translate that knowledge into practice.

Stimulating the Public Good through Research:  Contracting for Grants

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February 28, 2013 - 10:30 AM-Noon

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• What is a grant mechanism?
• When is a grant mechanism appropriate?
•  What if you’re not working with the government?
•  What clauses, when, and why?

Working for Others: Federal and Non-federal Contracting

February 28, 2013 - 1:00-2:30 PM

• What is a contract?
• When is a contract appropriate?
• How does a contract differ from a grant?
• What about Clinical Trials?
• Other types of Contracts in the research enterprise

Giving Money Away: Subawards (Subgrants and Subcontracts)

February 28, 2013 - 3:00-4:30 PM

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• What are subawards and when do you need one?
• What are your institutions responsibilities when giving funds away?
• The regulatory landscape around subawards

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Foreign Collaborations

March 1, 2013 - 10:30 AM-Noon



• How are Grants, Contracts, and Subawards different when you are working            with a foreign entity?
• The regulatory landscape around foreign collaborations
• Risk assessments and opportunities

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Each day begins at 8:30 AM with a Plenary Session and ends at 5:00 PM with Question and Answers.  Please see Schedule for more details.