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OPAS Form: The Organizational Prior Approval System Form is the form used when a request for a Grant/Contract/Agreement Change needs to be approved. The changes are usually for re-budgeting between line items in an approved budget and/or no-cost extensions.

Early Bird Action Form: This form should be used when the Principal Investigator needs to expend funds prior to the receipt of the actual award. There are always risks involved for the University under these circumstances. This form provides for the PI or Department to accept the responsibility for these risks.

OCAST (Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology) Forms:

Contract Modification Request Form: For Applied Research and Health Research Programs: To be used for no-cost extension requests, change of Principal Investigator, change of required matching (AR only), change of contractor, contract termination and other modifications as needed.

Budget Modification Request Form: For Applied Research and Health Research Programs

OU Account Signature Authorization Form: This form is necessary when opening a new grant/contract/agreement account for external funding. The form needs to be completed and signed by the Account Sponsor (PI) and any other personnel they want to have signature authority on their account. The title field on the signature card is limited to 26 characters. Once all information is completed, it needs to be sent to the Office of Project Support in Evans Hall, Room 324.

Facilities & Administrative Cost Rates (formerly Indirect Costs): This is the current rate agreement for the University of Oklahoma.



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