In keeping with the greater flexibility allowed under OMB Circular A-110 ("Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education...") and the major Federal agencies' implementation of those requirements, Boston University has reviewed its policies and procedures with respect to institutional prior approval of certain actions related to Federal grants. Several actions for which University prior approval had formerly been required will no longer require such approval.

There are certain grant actions which will continue to require prior approval by the funding agencies and certain ones which will continue to require University prior approval; however, many grant actions will now require only that the Principal Investigator and/or the Department maintain a written explanation or justification for audit purposes. No additional University approval or rebudgeting will be necessary in these cases.

Click here to view a table that summarizes Boston University's prior approval policies.