Research & Economic Development

Information Request Policy

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Agreements

• Agreement for Industry-Sponsored Students' Project (PDF)
• between the National Park Service and 麻豆果冻传媒 (Clicking on this link will require you to log into a SharePoint site using your 麻豆果冻传媒 username and password.)
• Establishing Cost Rates (PDF)
• Lab Facilities Use Agreement (contact Research & Economic Development and Refer to 麻豆果冻传媒  and
• License Agreement Template (Microsoft Word file)
• between 麻豆果冻传媒 and the Tennessee Valley Authority (Clicking on this link will require you to log into a SharePoint site using your Tech username and password.)
• Memorandum of Understanding Template (contact Research & Economic Development)
• Nondisclosure Agreement
• Research and Sponsored Projects Agreement (Adapted from TBR Agreement)
• Services Agreement Template (Microsoft Word file)
• between the U.S. Depart. of the Interior, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Dept. of Defense, and the universities hosted by the University of Tennessee (Clicking on this link will require you to log into a SharePoint site using your Tech username and password.)
• Student Intellectual Property and Nondisclosure Agreement (Capstone) (PDF)
• between the U.S. Geological Survey, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Tennessee Tech (Clicking on this link will require you to log into a SharePoint site using your Tech username and password.)
  
  
• Note:  The agreements related to intellectual property can also be found on that committee's web page by following the Intellectual Property link below.

Animal Care and Use

Please see the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee page for these forms. 

Human Subjects Research

Please see the Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects Committee page for these forms.

Intellectual Property

Please see the Intellectual Property Advisory Committee page for these forms

Pre-Award Forms

Proposal Preparation
Forms for Proposal Preparation must be returned to Research & Economic Development staff in Derryberry Hall, Room 128.

• Essential Information
• (Excel file)
  Please note: you will need to use your 麻豆果冻传媒 login and password information to access this file.
• Proposal Endorsement Form: Research & Economic Development Proposal Endorsement Form (PEF) routing and initiation process will now be handled through a .  Please contact Mark Lynam if you have any trouble with the procedure.
  • Instructions for completing the Proposal Endorsement Form (PEF)
  • PEF DocuSign Frequently Asked Question
    
  • Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form (PIs and Co-PIs:  A conflict of interest occurs when an individual, an individual's spouse, children, etc. have a financial interest or relationship that could directly, indirectly, or significantly affect the design, the conduct, reporting, or funding of the research.  If you have a conflict of interest, please complete and sign the Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form. Then, return it to research@tntech.edu after your dean has also completed and signed it.)
• Subrecipient Commitment Form
• Subrecipient vs. Contractor Checklist

Post-Award Forms

Project Administration & Closeout Forms for Project Administration and Closeout must be returned to Research & Economic Development staff in Derryberry Hall, Room 155.

• PLEASE USE THE
• Award Checkoff List
• Proposal/Project Abstract Form (NOTE: PLEASE DOWNLOAD AND SUBMIT THIS FORM AS AN EMAIL TO MARK LYNAM,  RATHER THAN SUBMITTING IT AS A PRINTED HARD COPY.)
• Project Closeout Form (Note:  The Office of Grant Accounting is now handling, in coordination with the PI, the project closeout form process.  Please use the Office of Grant Accounting form in the Business-Office-Training folder on the university shared drive.  Choose the Forms folder and then the Grants folder within that.  The form is titled "Closeout Form_RE.pdf.")
• Closeout Procedure Flowchart
• Royalty Certification (Used for DOE, ONR, ORNL, etc.)

In-Kind Support

Internal In-Kind Support

• In-Kind Match Certification
• Internal In-Kind Matching Summary Form
• Internal In-Kind Salary Match Summary Form

External In-Kind Support

• External In-Kind Matching Summary Form
• In-Kind Match Certification (External Sponsor)

Purchasing Office Forms

For any questions about the purchasing process or to access Purchasing Office forms please use the link below.

Purchasing Office Information

Subrecipient Monitoring

• Subrecipient vs. Contractor Checklist
• Subaward Agreement (FDP forms)
• Subrecipient Monitoring Form
• Subrecipient Title VI Survey

Visiting International Researcher Information

Any Department considering hiring an unpaid International Researcher is asked to contact the Office of International Programs at (931) 372-3634.

GRANT ACCOUNTING