Below you will find links summarizing the current standard terms for Federal Grants, by Sponsor and by Term Type. Please note that these terms only apply to federal grants. Contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants from non-federal Sponsors will incorporate their own terms and conditions.
Every federal award is subject to federal regulations. These include OMB’s Uniform Guidance and the OMB Circulars that preceded it, which define the principles for determining costs that are allowable, allocable and reasonable to charge to federal awards. MIT policy aligns with federal regulations and ensures that they are applied consistently across the Institute. Federal agencies each implement the federal regulations according to their own, agency-specific terms, which are described in the links below. Finally, special terms and conditions in the agreement or funding solicitation may further restrict the terms of the award.
If you have questions about a specific award, contact your unit’s RAS representative, who can be found here: RAS Staff by Department
All Term types by Federal Sponsor
- MIT Standard Terms (apply unless Sponsor specifies otherwise)
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- Army Research Office (ARO) and Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Department of Energy (DOE) – Office of Science
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Office of Naval Research (ONR)
All Sponsor Terms by Term Type
- Equipment and Property Terms by Sponsor
- Period of Performance (POP) Extension Terms by Sponsor
- Personnel Changes Terms by Sponsor
- Publication Terms by Sponsor
- Rebudgeting Terms by Sponsor
- Reporting Terms by Sponsor
- Restrictions on Allowable Costs Terms by Sponsor
- Subcontracting Approval Terms by Sponsor
- Travel Terms by Sponsor