Updates and Guidance for Federally Sponsored Projects

Proposal Submissions: All federal proposals will be submitted in accordance with the University of Michigan's appropriate negotiated indirect (F&A) cost rate agreement. Funding opportunities that prohibit the application of institutional negotiated F&A rates should be brought to the ORSP Pre-Award Team ([email protected]). Proposals for programs such as fellowship and training grants will continue to be submitted in accordance with the rates established for those programs. 

New Awards: We expect all new federal awards should be received with the appropriate rate, based on our rate agreement or program specific policy. ORSP will contact sponsors for corrections, if new awards are received with rates other than proposed.

Existing Awards: PI's should continue project activities and incurring associated expenses for their active awards. 

If you receive notices for actions (e.g., stop work, stop activities, terminations) on active awards, you should provide them to your research administrator (RA) for submission to ORSP for review and appropriate action.

Certifications/Attestations: PIs should not make or provide attestations on behalf of the institution (recipient, awardee, grantee). If you receive written requests for attestations or certifications regarding an active or pending award, provide the documentation to your RA to be submitted to ORSP for review and determination of the appropriate action.