Office of Sponsored Programs
May Catalysis is IN!
Your OSP and OTEFD have been busy this month. To get the scoop on the Expo wrap up and find out what else is going on over here in the historic Kaufman building, check out our latest newsletter.
More about the OSP
Sponsored programs are 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, and more rewarding for themselves. 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 provides a variety of grant services, excluding the direct financial administration of sponsored projects. OSP's responsibilities include:
- disseminating grant opportunities
- serving as the first step in the central administration process of grant approval prior to submission to outside sponsors
- providing grant advice and expertise to faculty and staff
- serving as liaison to external sponsors
- submitting grants to the National Science Foundation (NSF) via the latter's "FastLane" module
- negotiating contracts and agreements with outside sponsors
- ensuring institutional compliance involving human subjects or animal care research, responsible conduct for research and more
- and performing 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. Charles Maris, Assistant Dean for Research and Sponsored Programs (309) 677-3777 or Sharon Rast, Office of Sponsored Programs (309) 677-3877
Faculty and staff with questions are encouraged to contact OSP by phone or e-mail.
