INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH INITIAL SCIENCE PROGRAM - III GRANT POLICY GUIDELINES

The IAI ISP-II Grant Policy Guidelines outline the legal, financial, and technical requirements for grantees receiving funding for global change research. The guidelines specify that grants are one-time awards for 1-3 years, with annual funding contingent on satisfactory scientific and financial reporting. Key administrative rules include a prohibition on overhead charges, strict requirements for reporting changes in project scope or personnel, and a data policy emphasizing the creation of high-quality, accessible long-term data sets. Financial management requires a separate bank account in the name of the grantee institution and annual cash-basis financial reporting.

• ISP-II Grants are one-time awards spanning 1 to 3 years, with funding provided annually based on the grantee's ability to provide satisfactory accounting of both financial and scientific activities.
• Grantees must adhere to a data policy that requires the establishment and distribution of high-quality, long-term data sets, utilizing international standards for data exchange and, where applicable, submitting data to the IAI Data and Information System (IAI-DIS).
• Specific approval from the IAI is required for changes to project objectives, scope, or the salary portion of the budget. Budget transfers between other categories are permitted without approval only if the total change is less than 10% of the original proposal.
• Technical reporting requirements include annual progress reports due 45 days before the grant anniversary and a final project report due within 90 days of grant expiration, which must include a summary for non-technical audiences.
• Financial management requires the opening of a separate bank account in the name of the grantee institution and the submission of annual financial reports prepared on a cash basis.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (1998). INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH INITIAL SCIENCE PROGRAM - III GRANT POLICY GUIDELINES. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-5-directorate-report-annex2.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH INITIAL SCIENCE PROGRAM - III GRANT POLICY GUIDELINES. 1998. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-5-directorate-report-annex2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch1998interamerican, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH INITIAL SCIENCE PROGRAM - III GRANT POLICY GUIDELINES}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {1998}, month = mar, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-5-directorate-report-annex2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }