Renewal of MOU between Agencies and Institutions

Since 2001, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) (the Agencies) have signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the Roles and Responsibilities in the Management of Federal Grants and Awards ("MOU") with each of more than 250 institutions. The MOU sets out the basic requirements for an institution to obtain and maintain eligibility to administer grant and award funds from the Agencies. The current MOU was signed in 2007, with a commitment to review it after five years.

Drawing on the experience of the past five years, the Agencies have worked to simplify and streamline the current MOU. Institutions are invited to review the consultation draft of the new document, renamed the Agreement on the Administration of Agency Grants and Awards by Research Institutions, and the explanatory background document.

Consultations on the new agreement are taking place until May 30, 2012.

For more information, please contact consultations@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.