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- For grant opportunities related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, use the Find Recovery Act Opportunities Go>
- New NSF grant proposal guidelines released Go>
- You can now download the newest copy of the OSP Handbook 2009-2010.
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- Visit the Faculty Research and Creative Works Database
- Download the current Observer newsletter
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Welcome
Sponsored programs is an important part of the university's academic mission. By securing outside grants for their creative production and research, faculty are able to make their teaching more valuable to students. The administration of sponsored programs is a joint partnership between the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and Research and Sponsored Programs Accounting (RSPA). These two offices provide a complete set of pre-award and post-award grant administration services for sponsored projects.
OSP is the main grants office on campus. The office provides a variety of grant services, excluding the direct financial administration of sponsored projects. OSP's responsibilities include the dissemination of grant opportunities; serve as the first step in the central administration process of grant approval prior to submission to outside sponsors; provide grant advice and expertise to faculty and staff; serve as liaison to external sponsors; submit grants to the National Science Foundation (NSF) via the latter's "FastLane" module; negotiate contracts and agreements with outside sponsors; ensure institutional compliance with human subjects and animal care research, primarily through the IRB and IACUC committees; and perform non-financial post-award tasks such as no cost extensions, change of Principal Investigator and grant transfers.
For grant approvals and electronic grant submissions through the Office of Sponsored Programs, please contact Dr. Anika Bissahoyo (677-3777 or 309-258-0465). If Anika is unavailable, and you need immediate assistance, please contact the following individuals in this order: Dr. Kurt Field, Interim Associate Provost for Research and Interim Dean of the Graduate School (677-3997), Dr. Robert Bolla, Interim Provost and VP for Academic Affairs (677-3152), or Sharon Rast, Office of Sponsored Programs (677-3877).
Faculty and staff with questions are encouraged to contact OSP by phone or e-mail.