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SECTION 800: AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES
SOURCE: NDSU President
- AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FOR SIGNING PROPOSALS AND AWARD DOCUMENTS
The Vice President for Research, Creative Activities, and Technology Transfer (or designee) is the designated university representative to sign all proposals and award documents (research, education, fee-for-service etc.) submitted to external agencies. In the absence of the Vice President, the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs or the Vice President for Finance and Administration may sign.In cases where special commitments on behalf of the University are required (e.g., IVN time, real property improvements such as buildings, or financial match commitments by the University), the Vice President for Finance and Administration and the Vice President for Research, Creative Activities, and Technology Transfer must both approve the proposal.
- AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION FUNDS
The designated representative to sign for agricultural entitlements such as Hatch and McIntire-Stennis funds and USDA/CSREES non-competitive grants is the Vice President for Agriculture and University Extension. - NDSU EXTENSION SERVICE ENTITLEMENT FUNDS
The designated representative to sign for extension service funds such as Smith-Lever funds is the Vice President for Agriculture and University Extension. - NORTH DAKOTA FOREST SERVICE
The designated representative to sign for Cooperative Forestry Assistance funds is the State Forester. - AUTHORIZED BUSINESS OFFICIAL
The Authorized Business Official for all grant and contract financial activity is the Manager of Grant and Contract Accounting as delegated by the Vice President for Finance and Administration. All financial reports requiring an authorized official's certification must be signed by the Manager of Grant and Contract Accounting.
HISTORY: July 1990; Amended April 1992; September 1993; June 1996, March 2002, August 2007, October 2009.