Research Development and Compliance (RD&C) provides information and assistance on:

• Funding Sources and Guidelines
  
  
• UND Policies on Sponsored Programs
  
  
• Forms and Applications
  
  
• Regulatory Policies, including:
  
  
  • Institutional Review Board;
    
  • Animal Use and Care Committee;
    
  • Institutional Biosafety Committee;
    
  • Conflict of Interest
    
    
• Agreements & Contacts
  
  
• Representations and certifications for proposals to Federal programs
  
  
• Copyright & Patents

The University expects faculty/staff to continue their professional development through active participation in research and other scholarly pursuits.

Since the University resources available for such activities are limited, the University encourages faculty/staff to solicit and obtain funds from potential sponsoring agencies, such as federal and state government, private foundation, industry and business.

This external support is generally awarded as grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, with the University of North Dakota as the responsible fiscal agent.

A faculty or staff member is named as Principal Investigator (PI), and is responsible for conducting the instructional, research or service project in accordance with the conditions of the award.

Two offices exist to facilitate the process of obtaining extramural funding and administering awards that are received:Research Development and Compliance (RD&C) and the Grants & Contracts Administration (GCA) office.

You may contact the Research Development and Compliance office at: