Useful Links

Harvard Sites

• Office of Financial Operations & Analysis (FOA) - Responsible for stewardship of the financial resources of the Faculty of Medicine, including Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine and several related subsidiaries.
• Office of Research Subject Protection - Policies and procedures governing the use of research subjects (human & animal) at HMS.
• Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) - Awards Management & Resource Information and Financial Services.
• Office of Technology Development(OTD) - Industry Sponsored Research Agreements (ISRA), patents, licenses, Material Transfer Agreements (MTA) and trademarks for HMS researchers.
• Faculty Affairs - Issues and policies related to research integrity and conflicts of interest.
• Environmental Health and Safety - Establishes guidelines and best practices to assist building managers in maintaining good indoor environmental quality.

Professional Organizations

• Council on Government Relations (COGR)
• NCURA - The National Council of University Research Administrators offers a wealth of information on the field of research administration.
• NCURA Region I
• SRA - The Society of Research Administrators is a dynamic, nonprofit organization of more than 2,800 professional research administrators representing colleges and universities, hospitals and medical centers, industry, government, independent research organizations, and voluntary agencies.

Federal Resources

• Acquisition Reform Network (ARNet) - An enterprise created to foster and propagate measurable breakthrough improvements in the way that government obtains goods and services.
• CDMRP eReceipt Online Proposal Submission System (eReceipt) - Enables applicants to submit proposals electronically over the Internet through a secure connection.
• Code of Federal Regulations - A codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
• CRISP - Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects database of NIH funded projects in the United States.
• Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) - Established to codify uniform policies for acquisition of supplies and services by executive agencies.
• FedWorld - The online locator service for a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the Federal Government.
• Library of Congress - The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
• NIH - The National Institutes of Health is one of the world's foremost biomedical research centers, and the Federal focal point for biomedical research in the U.S.
• National Science Foundation (NSF) - An independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion per year in almost 20,000 research and education projects in science and engineering.
• Office of Naval Research (ONR) - Coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the United States Navy and Marine Corps through universities, government laboratories, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations.
• Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
• Study Sections - Center for Scientific Review review groups, which provide scientific review of most NIH research grants and fellowships.
• Training Grants Information - Information about intramural and extramural training opportunities