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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The
Office of Research (OR) has added a Principal Investigator/Co-Principal
Investigator assurance and certification to the Campus Approval Form
(CAF). This certification and assurance will promote UCR’s
compliance with federal regulations and sponsor policies, including one of
several new institutional compliance requirements issued by the National
Institutes of Health.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please
note that effective May 10, 2006, the OR will only accept CAFs and Marketing
Order CAFs that contain the new PI/Co-PI assurance and certification. The
CAF is available via the OR Web Portal at <a
href="http://or.ucr.edu/appSP/Login.asp">http://or.ucr.edu/appSP/Login.asp</a>,
and the Marketing Order CAF is available via the OR Website at <a
href="http://or.ucr.edu/home/Forms/Coeus/Marketing_Board_Fillable.pdf">http://or.ucr.edu/home/Forms/Coeus/Marketing_Board_Fillable.pdf</a>.
It is also important to note that Federal policies require that PI and Co-PI
signatures be dated. As a result, CAFs that are submitted to the OR with
signatures but no dates may delay the submission of the proposal to the sponsor.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please
direct any questions to the Contract and Grant Officer assigned to your
unit. A listing is available on the OR Website at <a
href="http://or.ucr.edu/">http://or.ucr.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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