NSF - 21-1-004 - Finding1Rec.2

Direct UF to strengthen the administrative and management internal controls and processes over transferring significant parts of NSF funded research to other organizations. Processes could include: a. Establishing procedures that require UF to verify that, for any subaward established to perform research under an NSF grant awarded to UF, it specifically obtained the NSF Grants Officer’s approval, either as part of the NSF grant budget or through a formal request to transfer the research or effort through NSF’s FastLane system, before issuing a subaward. b. Requiring periodic training for Principal Investigators and other personnel permitted to issue subaward agreements under NSF awards.