Washington State University
BUSINESS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL

RECORDS
90.01
Revised 7-10
Procedures, Records, and Forms
335-2005

All-University Records Retention Schedules:
Research and Sponsored Project Records

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Title
Sponsored Project Records

Record Series Title--Function/Purpose

Location
(*Official Copy)

Cutoff

Retention
Period

Disposition
Authority No.

Remarks

COST SHARING EFFORT INQUIRY REQUEST (WSU 1288)
Provides information concerning employees who are anticipated to contribute effort toward cost-sharing obligations of sponsored projects. Used for data collection and entry into the effort certification system.

Sponsored Programs Services*

data entered and verified

0

WSU--GS 02

 
DELIVERABLES
File copies, including but not limited to reports, studies, surveys, educational materials and promotional materials, regardless of media, that have been developed or produced as part of a grant or grant agreement.

Department*

final termination of grant or agreement

6 yrs

GS 23005

Potentially Archival

EFFORT CERTIFICATION REPORT (WSU 1174)
Record of the employee's activity for the month in compliance with federal regulations.

Controller* (OPR)

Department

fiscal year

fiscal year

6 yrs

2 yrs

WSU--GS 02

WSU--GS 02

Essential

GRANTS RECEIVED BY THE UNIVERSITY (DEPT. COPY)
Copies of documentation of grant projects and funds received and expensed by WSU. May include copies of Request for Proposals (RFPs), applications, grant award notifications, fiscal reports and supporting documents, reports and correspondence related to grant monitoring, audit reports, status reports, compliance reports, grant modification requests, progress reports, and final reports. NOTE: The official record copies of certain documents that record grant expenditures are retained in accordance with the stated retention periods for those specific record types, e.g., purchasing card documentation.

Department

end of grant period

4 yrs

WSU--GS 02

Possibly Essential

LABORATORY NOTEBOOKS (OR EQUIVALENT RECORDS)--PATENT ISSUED
Provides a record of laboratory notebooks or equivalent records which support patents in which the University has an ownership interest.

Principal Investigator*

Department

patent issued

patent issued

23 yrs


23 yrs

10-02-62201


10-02-62201

 

RESEARCH/CONFERENCE ACCOUNT REQUEST (WSU 1283)
Requests a conference or self-sponsored account.

Sponsored Programs Services*

Dean/Department

termination of contract

termination of contract

6 yrs


2 yrs

WSU--GS 02


WSU--GS 02

 
RESEARCH DATA
Provides a record of compiled research data gathered during the course of a research project, regardless of whether or not funded by a grant or contract. May include data collection and evaluation, instruments, statistics, questionnaires and similar materials.
NOTE: This records series does not cover records of research that results in protectable intellectual property to which the University may have an ownership interest.

Principal Investigator*

Department

Project Completion

Project Completion

3 yrs


3 yrs

WSU--GS 02


WSU--GS 02

 
RESEARCH DATA--POTENTIAL PROTECTABLE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (PATENT APPLICATION DENIED)
Provides a records of compiled research data gathered during the course of a research project that may result in protectable intellectual property to which the University may have an ownership interest, regardless of whether or not the project is funded by a grant or contract, and for which the patent application was denied. May include data collection and evaluation, instruments, statistics, questionnaires and similar materials.
NOTE: If a patent application is reviewed again prior to the end of the retention period and a patent is then issued, retention of the research data moves to "Research Data--Protectable Intellectual Property (Patent Issued)" [DAN #10-02-62200) and retention of the laboratory notebooks (or equivalent records) is moved to "Laboratory Notebooks--Patent Issued" [DAN #10-02-62201].

Principal Investigator*


Department

patent application denied

patent application denied

6 yrs



6 yrs

10-02-62202



10-02-62202

 
RESEARCH DATA--PROTECTABLE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (PATENT ISSUED)
Provides a records of compiled research data gathered during the course of a research project that results in protectable intellectual property to which the University may have an ownership interest, regardless of whether or not the project is funded by a grant or contract. May include data collection and evaluation, instruments, statistics, questionnaires and similar materials.
NOTE: If a patent is issued, retention of the laboratory notebooks (or equivalent records) is moved to the records series titled "Laboratory Notebooks--Patent Issued," DAN #10-02-62201.

Principal Investigator*

Department

patent issued

patent issued

6 yrs


6 yrs

10-02-62200


10-02-62200

 
SPONSORED PROJECT ACTIVITY REQUEST (WSU 1326)
Requests University approval for actions such as re-budgeting, extending and approving pre-award expenditures regarding sponsored accounts.

Sponsored Programs Services*

Dean/Department

termination of contract

termination of contract

6 yrs


2 yrs

WSU--GS 02


WSU--GS 02

 
SPONSORED PROJECT ALLOCATION NOTICE
Informs investigators and departments of object allocations and other accounting information regarding grants and contracts.

Dean/Department*

Receipt of notice

0

WSU--GS 02

 
UNFUNDED PROPOSAL FILE
Provides a record of research proposals sent to sponsors and currently unfunded.

Department*

fiscal year

2 yrs

WSU--GS 02