UM Master Subcontracting Plan
Federal law mandates that all federal contracts in excess of $750,000 must have a federally approved Subcontracting Plan in place. Such plans set percentage and dollar goals for subcontracts to be awarded to small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, small woman-owned businesses and small businesses located in Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBzones.)
Subcontracts to HBCU/MI (historically black colleges and universities/ minority institutions) are also strongly encouraged for these large federal contracts.
Subcontract Manual
Introduction
The procedures in this manual lay out the processes established by the Office of Research Administration for requesting, monitoring, and closing out Subcontracts issued in support of research, development and/or or training contracts funded by an outside sponsor and performed under a proposal submitted by the University of Maryland (UMD). The campus official authorized to execute subcontracts /subawards on behalf of UMD is the Director or his/her designees within the Office of Research Administration (ORA). The campus Author
Subawards
Where do I find………?
I. ORA Subcontracting Manual
II. Subaward Forms & Resources:
A. Proposal and Subaward Request Resources
Budget Guidance
The budget serves to identify the cost of the project to the sponsor. The budget also serves as a further measure of the Principal Investigator's capabilities since there must be a reasonable correlation between the project as described and the Principal Investigator's assessment of the various cost elements. Sponsors usually require a budget and a budget justification. Some sponsors require proposals to use specific budget templates. Your college or department may have a budget template that they prefer that you use.
Intellectual Property (IP) Policy Waivers
The University of Maryland Intellectual Property (IP)Policy outlines the ownership, licensing, and protection of IP created by personnel and students at UMD. Occasionally, sponsors, particularly Foundations or other non-Federal sponsors, include terms or conditions in their award notices that do not conform to UMD’s IP Policy.