Under NIH policy, a Memorandum of Understanding is required of all investigators who hold joint appointments at a VA and an affiliated university (UCI). The MOU documents the amount of the appointment at each institution and is required when the NIH grant is received by UCI. It must be updated and signed annually by representatives from the VA and UCI, even if one of the appointments is a Without Compensation (WOC) basis. VA foundations, such as the Southern California Institute for Research and Education, are not required to file a MOU for grants they submit to NIH. For more information, please see the MOU section of the Doing Research at the Veterans Administration Long Beach Healthcare System page at: (enter URL).