Reminder

Compliance protocols MUST be approved and linked in SeRA to a SPO project record prior to award acceptance. 

See ORA's Award Acceptance Resources for additional information.
Stanford
Office of Research Administration

Intergovernmental & Joint Personnel Agreements

Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)

An Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) is a contract by which the Veterans Affairs (VA) provides salary support for a specific Stanford University employee on research projects.

  • The employee must perform research activities only.
  • A fully executed IPA (three signatures: the Stanford employee, the Stanford Official, and the VA Official) is needed in order to establish an active award in Oracle.
  • Only Stanford salary and benefits are allowable costs on an IPA.
  • Execution of an IPA can take up to 60 days, so please start the IPA process early to avoid any issues with the proposed start date.

IPA Workflow & Additional Resources

For IPAs from other government agencies, please contact your OSR Contract and Grant Associate (CGA)

For $0 IPAs, please submit within SeRA a Research Related Request Form.

Joint Personnel Agreement (JPA)

A Joint Personnel Agreement (JPA) is a contract by which the Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (PAVIR) provides salary support for a specific Stanford University employee on research projects.

  • The employee must perform research activities only.
  • A fully executed JPA (4 signatures, unless Stanford employee is the PAVIR PI: Stanford employee, PAVIR PI, Stanford Official, & PAVIR Official) is needed in order to establish an active award in Oracle.
  • The Stanford employee must work directly with the PAVIR to become “WOC” approved (“without compensation” is the government-appointment needed to work at PAVIR under a JPA), per PAVIR HR.

NOTE: This process takes roughly three months and does not administratively involve Stanford University.

  • Once the PAVIR WOC appointment is established, the JPA process can begin. Execution of a JPA can take up to 45 days, so please start the JPA process early to avoid any issues with the proposed start date.

JPA Workflow & Additional Resources