Cooperative Agreements (include sub awards, vendor agreements, purchased service agreements)
Draw out Similarities and disparities in research funding mechanisms : drawing a parallel between the 3 methods : grants, contracts, cooperative agreements.
Outline
Introduction
Importance of doing research and importance of funding research.
How to fund research?
Quid of federal and non-federal fundings
Types of funding and their definition
Coopérative agreement
Comparative analysis of their various components:Coopérative agreement
Basic Purpose
Scale and scope of work
Solicitation (announcement and application) How do you know about it? How do you apply?
Regulatory foundation/ entities involvedand their level of involvment (such as OMB, FAR, …)
Development process
Requirements and regulations
oEffort (who work on the project document?)
oProject budget
oTerms