Services of the Office of Sponsored Projects

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Services of the Office of Sponsored
Projects Administration (OSPA GCA)

• New Faculty Orientation

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OSPA/GCA Who, What Why

• The single point of assistance
• Knowledge of federal and state funding guidelines
  and cost principles
• Pre- and post-award services
• All external grants (except fellowships paid
  directly to PI) must receive institutional
  approval
• Authorized Institutional Official

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OSPA/GCA Who, What, Why (cont.)

• Grant and Contract Accounting (GCA)
• Establishing new accounts for funded projects
• Provide assistance to fiscal officers PIs
• Processing invoices and payments
• Preparing financial reports required by funding
  agencies
• Project closeout
• OSPA/GCA is organized within the Office of Vice
  Chancellor for Research.

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We are here for You!

• OSPA/GCA is here to
• Help the faculty, students, and staff
• Protect you and the University
• Encourage and foster research and external
  funding and
• Assist you with the grant process from proposal
  preparation and submission to award acceptance to
  project closeout.

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How OSPA can help you

• Search for grant opportunities
• Plan for a grant application
• Prepare and submit grant applications
• Be successful in securing grants
• Administer a grant award
• Comply with regulations
• Negotiate subawards
• Generate fiscal reports
• Assure fiscal compliance

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Research Compliance

• Animal Research
• Human Subjects Research
• Responsible Conduct of Research
• Financial Conflict of Interest
• Stem Cell Research
• Hazardous Materials
• Export Control

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ospa.siu.edu

• Sponsored Projects Guide the researchers
  how-to manual
• Grant Forward to search for funding
  opportunities
• Activity Insight to sign up for the
  universitys activity tracking system
• Current announcements for researchers
• Proposal submission policy 72 business hour
  before agency due date/time
• Compliance training online!
• Fiscal Officer Training resources

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Contact ospa_at_siu.edu or 453-4540.

• Looking for funding?
• Need help negotiating the university sponsored
  projects system?
• Not sure if your project is subject to human
  subjects committee review?
• To schedule a workshop on budgeting, writing
  proposals or other topic.
• Add your name to our listserv.
• Need help fabricating instrumentation?
• Dont know where to start?!