Research Administration Toolbox

Administrative Policies and Forms

Administering a Sponsored Project (PI Responsibilities Form) (pdf)

Cost Accounting Standards -- Penn State FAQs (pdf)

Cost Recovery (Indirect Cost Policy) (RA06)

• A Primer on Indirect Costs

Cost Sharing Guidelines (RAG10)

• Acceptability of and Evaluating of Services, Equipment or Property Donated to Federally Sponsored Projects (RA02)
• Matching Funds M-Code, Procedure CR2074 (pdf)
• Central Matching Funds Program For Research Equipment (formerly Equipment Matching Funds Program) (RAG02)
• Request for Equipment Matching Funds Form (fill and print pdf)
• Requesting Grad Assistantship/Traineeship Matching (RAG03)
• Request for Assistantship/ Traineeship Matching Funds Form (fill and print pdf )

Determining the Allowability, Allocability, and Reasonableness of Costs on Sponsored Projects (RA01)

• A-21 Unallowable Costs -Expenditure Guidelines (FNG05)
• Departmental Administration Costs (F.6.b) (RAG01)

Equipment

• Equipment Use Policy (RA07)
• Permanent Equipment Transfer letter (word document)
• Temporary Equipment Transfer letter (word document)
  

External Consultants (BS17)

Financial Information Systems Web Site (Office of the Corporate Controller)

Financial Officers' Web Site (Office of the Corporate Controller)

Funding Matrix (RAG04)

Preparing Budgets / Cost Estimating (RA03)

Program Income (RA09)

• Procedure (CR2070) (pdf)
• Fixed Price Agreements -- Residual Balance (RAG05)
  

Reimbursement Salary Caps and Plan Effort Confirmation (RA08)

• NIH Guide: Salary Limitation on Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts

Research Administration Policies and Guidelines on GURU

Revisions to Budgets and Program Plans (RA04)

• Project Extension Notification (PEN) Form (fill and print pdf )
• Project Extension Notification (PEN) cover memo (word document)
• Pre-Award Cost Authorization (PCA) Form (fill and print pdf)

Subcontract/Subaward Policy

• Subcontract Policy (RA16)
• Subaward Policy (RA19)
• Procedures and Forms