Please
note the following changes to the PeopleSoft Proposal Checklist, which intend
to give the Compliance Office of each UM campus clearer and more complete
information about a proposed project (revised in red,
new in blue):
The
Compliance Office and OSPA understand that the PI may not be able to answer
some or all of these questions definitively at the proposal submission stage.
However, addressing these questions at proposal provides the opportunity to
prepare for any compliance issues that may need to be addressed should the
proposal be awarded.
Additionally,
the certification statement on page 2 of the PSRS is revised as follows:
It
is understood that all parties to this submission are in compliance with
Federal Regulations regarding Debarment and Suspension, Drug-Free
Workplace, Lobbying, and Federal Debt Delinquency, Conflict
of Interest, and any other
requirements published by the sponsor in connection with this funding
application. In addition, it is understood that all
parties to this submission are bound to Federal, sponsor and/or UM-specific
conflict of interest reporting requirements. All potential conflicts have
been reported
to the appropriate University designated office/official and must be addressed
by such office/official prior to award setup. It
should be is
further understood that the approvals given on this form represent general
approval of technical merit, allocation of University resources and fiscal
budgeting, but do not represent specific approval of personnel title
classifications of or salary rates. Where funds are requested for the
purchase of equipment, a determination has been made that no other equipment at
the University is available or accessible or suitable for the intended use in
accordance with Manual for the Procurement and Maintenance of Federally
Obtained Property.
Information
about new requirements under the 2011 Revised Regulation on Financial Conflict
of Interest will be forthcoming from the MU Compliance Office. Please feel free
to contact me if you have questions about this or the revisions to the
Checklist in the meantime.