The Office of Sponsored Programs endeavors to advance the research, education and service missions of the university by negotiating and executing agreements in a manner that balances timeliness and efficiency with the due diligence required to reduce legal and financial risks to the university. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the volume of sponsored research continues to grow, SPARCS is establishing the policy below to: (1) standardize the timelines for requests for RUSH requests; (2) create rules regarding what agreements can qualify for RUSH processing; (3) minimize the risk of NC State agreeing to problematic, risky or unallowable terms and conditions; and (4) encourage accountability, timeliness, and effective communication by internal stakeholders across the university to try to reduce the overall number of RUSH agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to routing a request using the form below, make sure that the associated proposal record has been routed and approved at all levels. If the proposal record has not been fully approved, please reach out to the appropriate parties for approval before submitting this request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agreement has a hard, justified deadline for execution \u2013 An agreement must have a hard deadline for execution to be treated as a RUSH. Examples of hard deadlines may include one imposed by the sponsor (e.g. end of fiscal year, submission in sponsor portal, etc.) or one dictated by the circumstances of the project (e.g. delivery of equipment or receipt of materials pursuant to the award required by a certain date, use of facility that cannot be rescheduled, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
| Non-Industry<\/th> | Industry<\/th> | Amendments\/Mods<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|
| All Agreements: <15 business days until deadline<\/td> | Standard Agreements (NC State templates, Task Orders under established Master Agreements, and sponsor templates that NC State has previously used): <15 business days until deadline. \n \nNon-Standard Agreements (New sponsor templates and altered NC State templates): <30 business days until deadline.<\/td> | All Amendments\/Mods to established agreements: <5 business days until deadline.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n Note<\/strong>: Master Agreements (i.e. agreements intended to govern more than one project) are not eligible for RUSH processing. The sponsor may instead issue an award to the university on a non-master agreement, and subsequently negotiate a master for later projects on a non-rush basis.\n <\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n |