• Training
• Toolkit
• Contacts
• FAQ's

Policies, Compliance & Federal Regulations

Yale Research Policies

• Academic Misconduct, Yale University Policy on
• Animals in Research & Teaching, Use of
• Conflict of Interest / Conflict of Commitment
• Copyright Policy
• Cost Sharing on Sponsored Projects (Policy 1306)
• Export Controls, Guidelines on
• Faculty Handbook, Yale University
• HIPAA
  Protecting the Privacy and Security of Health Information
• HIPAA Security and
  Yale University Form 5039 De-Identification Checklist
• Human Subjects Research, NIH Office of
• Human Research Protection Program (HRPP)
• Human Research Protection Program (HRPP)
  Training Requirements
• Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs)
• Minors Policy, Governing the Presence in Laboratories
• Patent Policy
• Responsible Research at Yale School of Medicine, Guidelines for
• Safety Policies & Procedures,
  Office of Environmental Health & Safety
• Sponsored Projects Handbook
  currently under review Spring/Summer 2011
• Transfer an NIH Grant, How to
• Yale University Policies & Procedures "Jump" Page

Standard Federal Agency Policies

• INFORMATION/DATA SECURITY
  • Data Security Checklist & FAQs for PIs
  • Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification & accreditation
  • HIPAA Security and
    Yale University Form 5039 De-Identification Checklist
  • dbGaP (NCBI) Best Practices Requirements
  • National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
    (Add Health) Security Plans for Restricted-Use Data
    from University of North Carolina
  • National Longitudinal Surveys
    Geocode Application Documents from the
    U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
    from the U.S. Department of Education
• NASA Grant & Cooperative Agreement Handbook
• NIH Grants Policy and Guidance
• NIH Policy on the Inclusion of Children as Participants in Research
• NIH Public Access Policy:
  Information for Yale Investigators
  from the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
• NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide

Office of Management & Budget Circulars

• OMB Circulars
• Circular A-21 Cost Principles for Educational Institutions Revised 5/10/04. Note relocation to 2 CFR, Part 220.
• Circular A-87 Cost Principles for State, Local, & Indian Tribal Governments
  Revised 5/10/04. Note relocation to 2 CFR, Part 225.
• Circular A-102
  Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments
  Amended 8/29/97
• Circular A-110
  Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations
  Amended 9/30/99. Note relocation to 2 CFR, Part 215.
• Circular A-133
  Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations
  Revised 6/26/07
  plus: Compliance Supplement
  Revised June 2010

Federal Regulations

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
  Last update: October 2010
• Code, U.S. Completely Searchable
• Code (via Cornell), U.S. Searchable by Title/Section
• Code of Federal Regulations
• Defense FAR Supplements
  Last update: 5/5/11
• DOE FAR (DEAR) Supplements
  Last update: 3/14/11
• (FAR), Federal Acquisition Regulation
  Last update: 5/6/11
• FAR, DFAR and NASA FAR Clauses, Guidance on
  from University of California
• FAR Supplement, NASA
  Last update: 3/11/11