In both the pre-award and award administration phases of a grant, there may be many compliance items that must be addressed during the lifecycle of the award. Below are links to the various university offices that could be involved with compliance for research proposals. The Office of Research Services (ORS) will also assist in coordinating with OU’s Legal Office, should aspects of your negotiations or agreements call for their involvement.
Prior to proposal routing, the PI should obtain clearance from the Institutional Biosafety Committee/Environmental Health and Safety Office (sometimes done together) and the Radiation Safety Office (if DNA, biohazards, or radioisotopes being involved in your research). This is done every time a proposal is submitted; approval is proposal specific.
At proposal submission, most sponsors allow an indication of ‘Pending’ for IRB- and IACUC-related issues, and the approval for those is required prior to awards being finalized (be sure to confirm this in the sponsor’s guidelines). Sponsors that allow submission of Pending may also have requirements for other related documents on human or animal research as part of the submission package.
Some of the offices involved in compliance for sponsored research include:
