Award Transfer and Relinquishment by Northwestern

The federal government has created award close-out procedures and reporting requirements. Please note: awards are made to institutions and NOT to PIs. Therefore, the relinquishing institution must agree to transfer awards if/when its PI moves to another institution.

Resource/Topic	Description
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-110	Procedures for award close-out
Award Close-Out	Procedures for award close-out
Award Transfer and Relinquishment by Northwestern NIH Transfer Guidelines NIH Close-out Guidelines NSF Grant Close-out Guidelines Note: Section 345	Policies regarding award transfer and relinquishment
University Record Retention Guidelines	University guidelines regarding data gathering, storage and retention