Boston/Medford Campuses

Centrally managed animal care and use, including provision of housing for and humane care to all animals employed in research at the Boston Health Sciences campus and the Medford/Somerville campus is provided by Tufts Comparative Medicine Services. You will find the information referenced below on Tufts CMS website which is password protected. Please email Elizabeth.Turner@tufts.edu for access.

Proposal budget for animal costs may include:

• Procurement of animals – prices available from Tufts preferred vendor catalogues
• Animal care – prices available from Tufts CMS per diem rates that are updated annually. For multi-year projects, an annual increase of 3-5% should be included.

Purchase Requests

Animal purchase requests are submitted to TuftsCMS-ordering@tufts.edu via completing an Animal Purchase Request form that requires the approved protocol number and an award account to be charged for the purchase of the animals, as well as for housing and care.

When submitting the purchase request, please include in the email a name of the Local Research Administrator (LRA) that supports the project. The LRA will be receiving a copy of the monthly invoice with the details of animal care and use charges. If there is a change in the LRA assignment, please email TuftsCMS-ordering@tufts.edu by the end of the month when such change has occurred.

It is the responsibility of the LRA to update the account number on file with Tufts CMS timely to avoid incorrect charges. Account updates must be sent to TuftsCMS-ordering@tufts.edu by the end of the month in which a new award account becomes available or an award reaches its end date. Please include the old account number and the effective date of the change in the notification.

Monthly animal charges are processed and reflected in the system in the following month. While reviewing transactions at award closeout, please note that charges to sponsored awards are allowable after the award expiration date during the closeout period for the costs incurred before the award end date.

Grafton Campus

Centrally managed animal care and use, including provision of housing for and humane care to all animals employed in research on the Grafton campus/ Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is provided by the Laboratory Animal Medicine Service (LAMS). Please email Kimberly.Gaspie@tufts.edu for information.

Proposal budget for animal costs may include:

• Procurement of animals – prices available from Tufts preferred vendor catalogues
• Animal care – prices available from LAMS per diem rates that are updated annually. For multi-year projects, an annual increase of 3-5% should be included.
• Project Support or Services-prices are available from LAMS for breeding, surgical support, etc.

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Requirements

• Grant/Funding Proposal Procedures (VAS, Approval Dates, Program Descriptions)
• Animal Care & Use Policies (Including Custom Antibodies)

More About IACUC