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Types of Agreements
1. Types of Contracts
Two types of contracts are used at ECU. Fixed Price
Agreements require the contractor to do the work of the
contract for a predetermined amount. This type of contract
involves the greatest risk for the university. Preferred are
Cost Reimbursable Agreements where the contractor
estimates the amount required to do the project and bills
the sponsor for the costs as they occur during the term of
the contract up to a pre-determined limit. ECU's Office of
Grants and Contracts will perform the billings of sponsors
for the faculty.
2. Subcontracts/Consortium Agreements
a. ECU may be a subcontractor providing services to
other universities or organizations. Faculty are usually
selected for participation as a subcontractor based upon
level of expertise in a given area.
b. ECU may also act as the primary sponsor by
sponsoring another university or organization as a
subcontractor.
3. Cooperative Agreements
These agreements are usually funded by federal sponsors.
These agreements differ from contracts in that they allow a
cooperative technical effort between the sponsor and
university in obtaining the goals of the project. A
cost-sharing element may also be involved in this type of
agreement.
4. Master Agreement/Task Orders
This type of agreement establishes the core terms and
conditions of a general program under a master agreement.
Specific programs, duties and costs are identified further
by individual task orders. This agreement arrangement
may be used by federal and commercial sponsors.
5. Confidentiality Agreements
a. For-Profit sponsors usually require this type of
agreement in order to protect their proprietary rights.
These agreements require the investigator and university to
maintain all provided sponsor information as confidential.
b. Faculty may have an idea or data that is worth
discussing with a prospective sponsor. This type of
agreement is required to protect intellectual property
rights.
6. Materials Transfer Agreements
These agreements are required by a sponsor when
providing university faculty with a compound or material to
be used in the investigators research program. This type of
agreement usually contains a confidentiality clause in
addition to clauses addressing inappropriate uses of the
material; e.g., not for use in human subjects. Project
funding may or may not be provided under this type of
agreement.
TIP: Completion of the University forms in the Proposal
Preparation Package (Green Packet) is required for all
projects involving a budget. ECU based projects that do
not involve payment of funds by the sponsor do not require
completion of the University forms.
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