Vice President for Research & Creative Scholarship
Vice President for Research & Creative Scholarship
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Grant |
Cooperative Agreement (JVAs, CESUs, Challenge Cost Share Agreements) | Research Contract | Contracted Services | |
| Institutional Process | Processed by ORSP | Processed by ORSP | Processed by ORSP | For services paid to UM that utilize scientific instrumentation, route to Associate Legal Counsel (x4742) who will review and secure VPR's signature. |
| Basic Purpose | Provides financial assistance with few restrictions. Typically used to fund a program designed by the recipient | Provide assistance with substantial involvement of both parties | Procure tangible goods or services that carry out a program of mutual interest to the sponsoring entity and recipient. | Provide goods, service, or data for the sponsoring entity. |
| Solicitation Method | Application kit or guidelines | Request of Application or Proposal (RFA, RFP) | Request for Proposal (RFP) or Quote | May originate without a "contract" as often more of a "work for hire" relationship. Sometimes generated through personal contacts. |
| Award Instrument | Short and simple, may refer to general conditions | More detailed than a grant award, and will describe the level of involvement of both parties | Detailed specifications, clauses, regulations, and expected results or deliverables | Generally none beyond identification of goods, service, or data required. |
| Level of Sponsor Involvement | Generally none | Substantial involvement | May be extensive; generally grantor and grantee both have programmatic decision making |
Generally none |
| Rebudgeting | Flexible and typically done through internal mechanisms such as OPAS | Usually flexible and may be allowed through OPAS | More restrictive | N/A |
| Equipment title | Vests with grantee | Varies | Varies | N/A |
| Performance Period | Specified in grant | Specified in Cooperative Agreement | Specified in Contract | Specified when services requested |
| Intellectual Property Rights | Usually vested with grantee | May be shared | Specified in Contract | Vested with sponsor |
| Publications | Sponsor may request that they be informed prior to any publication | Sponsor may request that they be informed prior to any publication | Sponsor may require prior review and approval | Produced by sponsor |
| Technical Reports | Annual summary | Frequent reports and communication | Detailed and frequent (monthly) | Typically only reports are delivery of services or data requested |
Office of the Vice President
Research & Creative Scholarship
University Hall 116
(406) 243-6670
Fax: (406) 243-6330
