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  • About Us
    • About the Research & Innovation Office
    • Leadership
      • Interim Vice President for Research & Innovation
      • VPRI Search
      • RIO Leadership Team
      • E4 by Design
    • UMN Research Statistics
    • Administrative Support Units
    • Academic Centers & Institutes
    • Advisory & Oversight Committees
      • Council of Research Associate Deans (CRAD)
      • Community Oversight Board
      • Research Integrity & Safety Collaborative (RISC)
    • RIO Internal Policies
    • Staff List
    • Contact Us
  • Resources
    • Overview
    • Research Facilities & Expertise
    • Research Tools & Applications
    • Research Information Systems
      • The Office of Research Information Systems
      • ORIS Staff List
    • Research Animal Resources
    • Biosafety Level 3 Program
      • About BSL-3
      • Advisory Committee Meetings & Submission Dates
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Facilities
      • BSL-3/ABSL-3 Research Laboratory Suites
      • Related Resources
      • Contact BSL-3
    • International Research
      • International Research Support & Guidance
      • Disclosing Foreign Support to Federal Science Agencies
      • Conflicts of Commitment/Interest & Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs
        • Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs
      • Hosting International Visitors, Scholars & Researchers
      • Traveling Abroad
      • International Institutional Agreements
      • Export Controls & Sanctions Compliance
      • Helpful Resources & Contacts
  • Funding & Awards
    • Research Development
    • RIO Funding & Awards
      • Artist-in-Residence
        • About Artist-in-Residence Awards
        • Award Recipients
      • Grant in Aid
        • About Grant-in-Aid
        • Exemplary Proposals
        • Awarded Equipment
        • Award Recipients
        • Frequently Asked Questions
      • NC A&T & UMN Research Partnership Award
        • About NC A&T & UMN Research Partnership Award
        • 2025 Awards
        • 2024 Awards
      • Research Infrastructure Investment Program
        • About the Program
        • Past Awards
      • National Security Research Institute Seed Grants
        • About National Security Research Institute Seed Grants
        • Awards
      • UMN-SNU Research Partnerships Seed Grants
        • About UMN – SNU Partnership Research Seed Grants
        • Awards
      • Innovation Impact Case Award
        • About the Innovation Impact Case Award
        • 2025 Awardees
        • 2024 Awardees
        • 2023 Awardees
        • 2022 Awardees
      • Research Technical Staff Award
        • 2025 Awardees
        • 2024 Awardees
        • 2023 Awardees
        • 2022 Awardees
      • Matching Funds
      • MnDRIVE Funding
      • Research Computing Funding
      • Review Committee
    • U of M Internal Funding
    • Limited Submissions
      • About the Limited Submissions Program
      • List of Opportunities
    • Proposals & Awards (SPA)
    • F&A Costs, Effort Reporting
  • Ethics & Compliance
    • Overview
    • Research Integrity & Compliance (RIC)
    • Human Research Protection
    • Institutional Review Board (IRB)
    • Animal Care & Use (IACUC)
    • Biotechnology Activities Oversight (OBAO)
    • Export Controls
    • Conflict of Interest
    • Reporting Research Misconduct
    • Research Compliance Training Guide
    • Research Ethics Week
  • Industry & Partnership
    • Partnerships for Corporations & Industry
    • Building Successful Industry Partnerships
    • Research Agreements
    • Confidentiality Agreements
    • Starting a Company (Venture Center)
    • Technology Commercialization
    • Strategic Research Partnerships
      • National Security Research Institute
    • MnDRIVE
      • About MnDrive
      • Transdisciplinary Research Program
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      • FAQs: Proposed OMB Rulemaking and Potential Impacts