Office of Research & Sponsored Programs
Certification of Assurances

As a recipient of federal funds, the University of Tulsa certifies that it is in compliance with all federal assurances listed below, as applicable.

• Animal Welfare (Public Law 99-158)
  -If warm-blooded animals are to be used in the research, The University of Tulsa shall comply with the applicable portions of the Animal Welfare Act (PL-89-544 as amended) and shall adhere to the various guidelines prescribed in "Guide for Care and Use of Laboratory Animals " (NIH Publication No. 86-23 REV 1985), and the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, revised 9/86.+
  
  
• Certification Regarding Lobbying (Section 1352, Title 31 of the U.S. Code)
  -Contractors who apply or bid for an award of $100,000 or more shall file the required certification.  Each tier certifies to the tier above that it will not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining any Federal contract, grant, or any other award covered by 31 U.S.C. 1352.  Each tier shall also disclose any lobbying with non-Federal funds that takes place in connection with obtaining any Federal award.  Such Disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the recipient.*
  
  
• Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity (Executive Orders 11246 and 11375)
  -All contracts shall contain a provision requiring compliance with E.O. 11246, "Equal Employment Opportunity," as amended by E.O. 11375, "Amending Executive Order 11246 Relating to Equal Employment Opportunity," and as supplemented by regulations at 41 CFR part 60, "Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor."*
  
  • The University of Tulsa shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Executive Order 11246 as amended.
  • The University of Tulsa shall comply with Section 901 of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended.
  • The University of Tulsa comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
  • The University of Tulsa shall comply with the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended.+
    
    
• Debarment and Suspension (Executive Orders 12549 and 12689)
  -No contract shall be made to parties listed on the General Services Administration's List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement or Nonprocurement Programs in accordance with E.O.s 12549 and 12689, "Debarment and Suspension."  This list contains the names of parties debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded by agencies, and contractors declared ineligible under statutory or regulatory authority other than E.O. 12549.  Contractors with awards that exceed the small purchase threshold shall provide the required certification regarding its exclusion status and that of its principal employees.*
  
  
• Delinquent Federal Debt (OMB Circular No. A-129)
  -The University of Tulsa shall certify that it is not delinquent on repayment of any federal debt.  If The University of Tulsa is not able to certify this, an explanation shall be provided and attached to the agreement.+
  
  
• Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Policy (34 CFR Part 86)
  -Adopted by The University of Tulsa on September 5, 1990, it represents The University of Tulsa's efforts to achieve compliance as a federal contractor with The Drug-Free Schools and Communities.
  
  
• Freedom of Information Act (5 USC 552)
  -On October 8, 1999, OMB published final revisions to Circular A-110, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Non-Profit Organizations," governing public access to certain research data under the Freedom of Information Act.^
  
  
• Intellectual Property (Inventions and Patents) (37 CFR part 401)
  -Contracts or agreements for the performance of experimental, developmental, or research work shall provide for the rights of the Federal Government and the recipient in any resulting invention in accordance with 37 CFR part 401, "Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements," and any implementing regulations issued by the awarding agency.*
  
  
• Misconduct in Science (42 CFR 50 Subpart A)
  -The University of Tulsa must certify that it has acceptable assurance for the dealing with and reporting of possible misconduct in science on file with the Public Health Service, Office of Scientific Integrity.+
  
  
• Protection of Human Subjects (45 CFR 46)
  -To implement the principles of the Code of Federal Regulations: Title 45 CFR Part 46, Protection of Human Subjects (revised August 19, 1991), The University of Tulsa has developed a systematic policy and a set of procedures to be followed in all investigations involving human subjects, whether or not the project is federally funded.  Every application for financial support of research projects which involves the use of human subjects must be reviewed first by a Peer Review Committee and then by the Internal Review Board.  The reviews be the Peer Review Committee and the IRB are conducted to ensure that research activities involving human subjects safeguard the rights and welfare of human subjects as provided for in 45 CFR 46.
  
  
• Standards of Conduct for Employees (Conflict of Interest) (42 CFR 50 Subpart F)
  -The University of Tulsa shall certify that it has a written policy regarding any conflicts of interest that is compliant with NSF Policy, Article 510 of the Grant Policy Manual.  The Contractor additionally certifies that he/she has a financial disclosure form on file which has been completed for the principal project contact, and that if a conflict is disclosed, The University of Tulsa  will be notified.+
  

Disclaimer:  The above information is current to the best of our knowledge but does not release the project director or recipient from responsibilities associated with amendments issued by the federal government which have not been included here.

*Taken from Atlantic Information Services, Inc.; National Association of College and University Business Officers; and National Council of University Research Administrators.  (2000).   A Guide to Managing Federal Grants for Colleges and Universities.

+ Paraphrased from Michigan State University Assurances.

^Taken from National Council of University Research Administrators & National Association of College and University Business Officers.  Federal Grants News for Colleges and Universities.  December 1999/January 2000.