Federal grant readiness

Registrations

In dependency order. Each is updated by hand with the date it completes.

1. not started

   SAM.gov entity registration and Unique Entity ID (UEI)

   U.S. General Services Administration

   Required before any federal grant application is accepted. The UEI replaced the DUNS number in 2022 and identifies the applicant across every agency system.

2. not started

   Grants.gov applicant registration

   U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (on behalf of all agencies) · after sam

   The portal most federal funding opportunities are applied through, including USDA NIFA programmes.

3. not started

   Login.gov account for the authorised representative

   U.S. General Services Administration

   Sign-in for SAM.gov and Grants.gov.

4. not started

   USDA NIFA applicant profile

   USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture · after grants-gov

   AFRI, OREI and USDA SBIR/STTR applications are submitted to NIFA through Grants.gov; NIFA's own guidance sets the format.

5. not started

   SBIR.gov small business registration (SBC Control ID)

   U.S. Small Business Administration · after sam

   Required for any SBIR or STTR application at any agency; confirms the applicant meets the small-business eligibility rules.

6. not started

   Research.gov organisation registration

   National Science Foundation · after sam

   NSF proposals, including SBE and SaTC, are prepared and submitted in Research.gov.

Policies an award is held to

Written and published on the policies page. “Complete” means the document exists and is public, not that anyone has audited it.

1. complete

   Research integrity and misconduct

   42 CFR Part 93 (PHS) and the equivalent expectation in 2 CFR 200 for every agency: an applicant must have a written process for allegations of fabrication, falsification or plagiarism.

   What counts as misconduct, who receives an allegation, how it is assessed, and that findings are reported to the funding agency.

2. complete

   Financial conflict of interest

   42 CFR Part 50 Subpart F for PHS-funded work; NSF and USDA require an equivalent written policy and disclosure at application.

   Every investigator discloses significant financial interests before an application; the company records how any conflict is managed, reduced or eliminated.

3. complete

   Data management and sharing

   Required as a plan in every NSF proposal and in USDA NIFA applications; federal public-access policy requires data underlying publications to be made available.

   What data each programme produces, where it is deposited, in what format, under what licence, and when — by default at publication, at latest at the end of the award.

4. complete

   Human and animal subjects

   45 CFR 46 (human subjects) and the Animal Welfare Act; an applicant states whether the work involves either.

   Neither programme involves human subjects or vertebrate animals. The semiotics programme uses only published public material and does not interact with or collect data from individuals. Should that change, IRB review is obtained before the work begins.

5. complete

   Export control and biosafety

   EAR/ITAR screening and, for plant material, USDA APHIS permit requirements for regulated articles.

   AgLab works with conventional, non-engineered plant material and moves nothing across state or national borders without the permit that movement requires. No controlled technology is involved in either programme.

6. complete

   Financial management and cost accounting

   2 CFR 200 Subparts D and E: an award recipient must track costs by award, separate allowable from unallowable costs, and retain records for three years after the final report.

   Award costs are recorded in a separate ledger per award with the supporting documents attached, and time on the award is recorded by the person doing the work.

Programmes the work fits

Where each programme’s published scope places it. None has been applied to.