65a.11.11 Other HHS regulations and policies that apply.#
Several other HHS regulations and policies apply to awards under this part. These include but are not necessarily limited to: 2 CFR parts 200 and 300—Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. 42 CFR part 50, subpart A—Responsibility of PHS awardee and applicant institutions for dealing with and reporting possible misconduct in science 42 CFR part 50, subpart D—Public Health Service grant appeals procedure 42 CFR part 50, subpart F—Responsibility of applicants for promoting objectivity in research for which PHS funding is sought 42 CFR part 52h—Scientific peer review of research grant applications and research and development contract projects 45 CFR part 16—Procedures of the Departmental Grant Appeals Board 45 CFR part 46—Protection of human subjects 45 CFR part 76—Governmentwide debarment and suspension (nonprocurement) and governmentwide requirements for drug-free workplace (grants) 45 CFR part 80—Nondiscrimination under programs receiving Federal assistance through the Department of Health and Human Services effectuation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 45 CFR part 81—Practice and procedure for hearings under part 80 of this title 45 CFR part 84—Nondiscrimination on the basis of handicap in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance 45 CFR part 86—Nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities receiving or benefiting from Federal financial assistance 45 CFR part 91—Nondiscrimination on the basis of age in HHS programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance 45 CFR part 93—New restrictions on lobbying 59 FR 14508 (March 28, 1994)—NIH Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research Note: This policy is subject to change, and interested persons should contact the Office of Research on Women's Health, NIH, Room 201, Building 1, MSC 0161, Bethesda, MD 20892-0161 (301-402-1770; not a toll-free number) to obtain references to the current version and any amendments. 59 FR 34496 (July 5, 1994)—NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules. Note: This policy is subject to change, and interested persons should contact the Office of Recombinant DNA Activities, NIH, Suite 323, 6000 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7010, Bethesda, MD 20892-7010 (301-496-9838; not a toll-free number) to obtain references to the current version and any amendments.] “PHS Grants Policy Statement,” DHHS Publication No. (OASH) 94-50,000 (Revised April 1, 1994), as amended by Addendum, dated January 24, 1995. Note: This policy is subject to change, and interested persons should contact the Extramural Outreach and Information Resources Office (EOIRO), Office of Extramural Research, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6208, MSC 7910, Bethesda, MD 20892-7910 (301-435-0714; not a toll-free number) to obtain references to the current version and any amendments. Information may also be obtained by contacting the EOIRO via its e-mail address (asknih@odrockm1.od.nih.gov) and by browsing the NIH Home Page site on the World Wide Web (http://www.nih.gov).] “Public Health service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory animals,” Office for Protection from Research Risks, HIH (Revised September 1986). Note: This policy is subject to change, and interested persons should contact the Office for Protection for Research Risks, NIH, Suite 3B01, 6100 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7507, Rockville, MD 20852-7507 (301-496-7005; not a toll-free number) to obtain references to the current version and any amendments.]
65a.2.2 Definitions.#
As used in this part: Act means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.). Award or grant means a grant or cooperative agreement awarded under section 311(a) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 9660(a)). Director means the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, or the Director's delegate. HHS means the Department of Health and Human Services. Institution of higher education means an educational institution in any state which (1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, (2) is legally authorized within the state to provide a program of education beyond secondary education, (3) provides an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree or provides not less than a two-year program which is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor's degree, (4) is a public or other nonprofit institution, and (5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association or, if not so accredited, (i) is an institution with respect to which the Secretary of Education has determined that there is satisfactory assurance, considering the resources available to the institution, the period of time, if any, during which it has operated, the effort it is making to meet accreditation standards, and the purpose for which this determination is being made, that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association within a reasonable time, or (ii) is an institution whose credits are accepted, on transfer, by not less than three institutions which are so accredited, for credit on the same basis as if transferred from an institution so accredited. The term also includes any school which provides not less than a one-year program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation and which meets the provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) of this definition. The term also includes a public or nonprofit private educational institution in any state which, in lieu of the requirement in paragraph (1), admits as regular students persons who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the state in which the institution is located and who meet the requirements of section 1091(d) of title 20 U.S. Code, as amended. For purposes of this definition, the Secretary of Education publishes a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies or associations which that official determines to be reliable authority as to the quality of training offered. This list is found in the brochure, “Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies and Associations Criteria and Procedures for Listing by the U.S. Secretary of Education and Current List.” Note: This brochure is subject to change, and interested persons should contact the U.S. Department of Education Office of Post-Secondary Education, Accreditation and State Liaison Division, ROB 3, 7th and D Streets, S.W., Room 37-15, Washington, DC 20202-5244 (202-708-7417; not a toll-free number) to obtain a current version of the brochure and any amendments. NIEHS means the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, an organizational component of the National Institutes of Health, as authorized under sections 401(b) and 463 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 281(b) and 185l). NIH means the National Institutes of Health. Nonprofit, as applied to any agency, organization, institution, or other entity, means a corporation or association no part of the net earnings of which insures or may lawfully inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. PHS means the Public Health Service. Program means the activity to carry out research and training supported by a grant under this part. Program director means the single individual designated by the grantee in the grant application and approved by the Director, who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the research component and the conduct of the training component under a program. Project period means the period of time, from one to five years, specified in the notice of grant award that NIEHS intends to support a proposed program without requiring the program awardee to recompete for funds. Secretary means, unless the context otherwise requires, the Secretary of Health and Human Services or other official of HHS to whom the authority involved is delegated.
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