Harvard's Office for Sponsored Research is the place to begin when considering grant funding sources, options, proposals, awards and grant management for research.
Their policies page offers links beginning from "how to get started" in finding potential funding, to "how to close out a grant" once a project has been completed.
Policy on Export Controls governs anything sent overseas, from laboratory samples to personal computers while traveling. Fines for not adhering to policies can reach into the tens of thousands.