UTIA is committed to the university’s mission of excellence in teaching, research, and public service and to compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Employees should be familiar with the following policies and websites.
Sponsored Projects Policies and Procedures
- 2 CFR 200, Uniform Guidance
- Code of Federal Regulations
- University of Tennessee Sponsored Projects Policy
- Distinguishing Direct vs Indirect Costs Policy
- Examples of Direct vs F&A Costs
- Unallowable Costs for Federal and Federal Flow-through
- Sponsored Projects – Cost Transfers Policy
- Sponsored Projects – Cost Sharing Policy
- Sponsored Projects – Program Income Policy
- Sponsored Projects – Code of Business Ethics
- Sponsored Projects – Subaward Origination and Subrecipient Monitoring
- Gift, Nonexchange, Recharge Center, or Sponsored Project Matrix
- Effort Certification Training for New Faculty
- Effort Certification Policy
- IRIS General Ledger Account List
- Outside Interest Disclosure
UTIA Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines
- UTIA Policies and Procedures
- UTIA Salary Incentive Plan
- UTIA Human Resources Procedures
- UTIA Extension Policy and Procedures
- E-Verify Policy (Word Document)
General UT Policies
UT Fiscal Policies Relating to Grants and Contracts
- FI0205 – Sponsored Projects
- FI0206 – Sponsored Projects – Distinguishing Direct vs Indirect Costs
- FI0207 – Sponsored Projects – Salary Policy
- FI0208 – Sponsored Projects – Federal Salary Rate Limitation
- FI0210 – Sponsored Projects – Cost Sharing
- FI0215 – Sponsored Projects – Effort Certification
- FI0220 – Sponsored Projects – Cost Transfers
- FI0225 – Sponsored Projects – Code of Business Ethics
- FI0230 – Sponsored Projects – Subaward Origination and Subrecipient Monitoring
- FI0235 – Sponsored Projects – Program Income
- FI0420 – Contracts
- Other university fiscal policies
Other University Policies and Guidance
- RE0001 – Policy and Procedures on Responsible Conduct in Research and Scholarly Activities
- RE0002 – Policy on Visitors Engaged in Research
- UT Research Foundation site for Statement of Policy on Patents, Copyrights, Intellectual Property, and Revenue Sharing
- Office of Equity and Diversity
- University-wide Institutional Compliance Office
- Compliance
- GE0002 – Conflicts of Interest & Commitment
Uniform Guidance
- 2 CFR PART 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards