Agency Prior Approvals

Throughout the project period, it may be necessary to make changes to the project that require approval from the awarding agency/grantor. Reasons for requesting such approval vary by agency and award. Requests are typically submitted by departments to CGA’s Awards Group, who then submits them to the appropriate agency.

Agency Prior Approval Requests

Includes common situations which often require prior approval from the awarding agency, such as no-cost extensions and specific expense item approval.

Account Modifications

Agency Specific Guides

Summarize when prior agency approval is necessary for National Institute of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) grants.

NIH Prior Approvals

NSF Prior Approvals

General References

2 CFR 200, Uniform Guidance
2 CFR Part 200, MSU Summary
Expenditure Object Class Codes
List of Economic Sanctioned Countries - OFAC
Expense Processing FAQs

MSU Manual of Business Procedures
MSU Fiscal Misconduct Hotline
MSU Travel
MSU How to Pay for Int’l Activities (pdf)
MSU Single Audits

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