Office of Sponsored Programs

Our office assists all Principal Investigators and their support staff in the pre-award process.  We are ready to assist you as you seek funding, submit proposals and, hopefully, obtain funding.  Our office is open Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM to answer your questions.  We are conveniently located in the Diplomacy Building, Suite 101.  Parking is adequate and without a fee.

OSP offers the following services:

• Providing information about potential federal, state and private sources of funding
• Assistance in the development of high-quality proposals that meet sponsor criteria
• Assistance with proposal preparation
• Assistance with budget preparation
• Working with faculty and staff to solve pre-award problems before proposals are submitted to agencies
• Providing training to faculty and staff on pre-award regulations and policies
• Acting as liaison between the university and sponsors
• Providing final UAA authorization on all proposals submitted to sponsors

OSP Review:

OSP is responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state and university regulations/policies related to research and external funding of sponsored projects. These areas of compliance include but are not limited to:

• Biohazards/Chemical Hazards
• Conflicts of Interest
• Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB DS-2 Statement for UAA Pending)
• IACUC-Animal Care and Use
• Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer
• IRB-Human Subjects
• OMB Circulars A-21 (2 CFR 220), A-110 (2 CFR 215), and A-133
• Principal Investigator Eligibility
  
• Roles and Responsibilities of PI's-
• The Principal Investigator is the primary individual in charge of a research grant, cooperative agreement, training or public service project, contract or other sponsored project.
• The Principal Investigator confirms that the entire proopsal meets the requirements outlined in the Request For Proposals (RFP). 
  
• The Principal Investigator prepares the technical proposal and may collaborate with others in its preparation.
• The Principal Investigator identifies the need for subawards.
• The Principal Investigator prepares or directly supervises the preparation of the catagorized budget and its justification.
• The Principal Investigator obtains a Facilities and Administrative Cost Waiver, if necessary.
• The Principal Investigator identifies required match or cost-sharing sources to comply with agency requirements.
• The Principal Investigator prepares the appropriate forms from the IRB, IACUC, or Hazardous Materials Biosafety Forms, if necessary.
  
• Roles and Responsibilities of Project Directors
• UAA's Federally negotiated F&A agreement
• UAA's Federally Negotiated Staff Benefit Agreement
• UAA Uniform Proposal Review Policy