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MIT Standard Terms (apply unless Sponsor specifies otherwise)
- Title to property vests in MIT
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- Unbudgeted Special purpose equipment over $5,000 may not be purchased without prior approval.
- Unbudgeted General purpose equipment of any value may not be purchased without prior approval.
- Title to property vests in MIT.
- Property management and reporting requirements are applicable to all property for which MIT is accountable under an award.
Army Research Office (ARO) and Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
- Unbudgeted Special purpose equipment over $5,000 may not be purchased without prior approval.
- Unbudgeted General purpose equipment of any value may not be purchased without prior approval.
- Title to property vests in MIT.
- Property management and reporting requirements are applicable to all property for which MIT is accountable under an award.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Under Construction
Department of Energy (DOE) – Office of Science
- Unbudgeted Special purpose equipment over $5,000 may not be purchased without prior approval. Unbudgeted General purpose equipment of any value may not be purchased without prior approval.
- Title to property vests conditionally in MIT.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Equipment (special purpose or general purpose) over $5,000 may be purchased if required for the research.
- Equipment valued under $5,000 is classified as “supplies,” may be purchased if required for the research.
- Title to property vests in MIT.
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- Under Construction
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- General purpose equipment typically not eligible for support.
- Title to property vests in MIT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- General purpose equipment typically not eligible for support.
- Title to property vests in MIT.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
- General purpose equipment typically not eligible for support.
- Title to property vests in MIT.
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
- Prior approval not required for equipment under $25,000 used primarily in the conduct of the program.
- Unbudgeted Equipment over $25,000 may not be purchased without prior approval.
- Title to property vests in MIT without further obligation to the government.
- Property management and reporting requirements are applicable to all property for which MIT is accountable under an award.