Available Trainings  Office of Sponsored Programs On-Demand Trainings: Focus Day on Student Support (Basics; Fellowships; and Training Grants) Office of Sponsored Programs “NSF Training Grants for PIs” workshop recording Co-PI or Multiple Principal Investigators (MPI) MPI/Co-PI Guidance Multiple PI Plan Example qCMB T32 Multiple PI Leadership Plan Example IMSD T32 Multiple PI/PD Leadership Plan Example […]

During the NSF Virtual Conference, held June 5-8, 2023, frequently asked questions were, “What is the difference between a Program Officer and a Grants Officer at NSF?” and “Who from the grantee institution should contact which NSF Person if there are questions?” Each Division within NSF has a Program Officer. They are experts from the […]

You have worked for weeks on a proposal and are excited when it is finally submitted. A couple of weeks later you receive a notification that the proposal was “returned without review”. During the June 2023 NSF Virtual Conference, the presenters in a session about the NSF Merit Review Process gave a list of the […]

CSU Foundation Relations personnel not only help philanthropic organizations invest in CSU through gifts and sponsorships, but we also advise and assist CSU PIs throughout the foundation grant-seeking process in a way that complements the roles of the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and college research administration support. We help faculty and staff across the […]

Current Process The Fixed Price Project meets all the sweep criteria (all the funds have been received, no funds required to be returned to the sponsor, no amendments or NCEs expected, and all the deliverables have been met), and the 5-3 account is put into “sweep status.” The remaining balance stays in the 5-3 and […]

Projects sponsored by industry are important to Colorado State University’s research community as a source of funding for research and testing that helps fulfill CSU’s Land Grant mission. Industry-sponsored projects allow for relationship-building with industry partners that benefit the university and the partnering companies, training the next generation of researchers, building a pipeline of future […]

“To be or not to be…” PI, Co-PI, Senior Personnel, or Key Personnel? That is the question that needs to be weighed at the proposal stage because it does have ramifications with the sponsor and with internal CSU processes. In a past blog “What’s in a name?” from April 9, 2019, the definitions of these […]

With the new NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) going into effect on January 30, 2023, another significant change is the inclusion of a Safe and Inclusive Working Environments Plan for Off-Campus or Off-Site Research*. At the proposal stage, the CSU AOR must certify that there is a plan in place for […]

Federal regulations regarding Conflict of Interest (COI) require each Federal awarding agency to establish conflict of interest policies for Federal awards. The non-Federal recipient entity must disclose in writing any potential conflict of interest to the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity in accordance with applicable Federal awarding agency policy (see 2 CFR § 200.112).  […]

Starting Spring semester 2023, mandatory student fees for all graduate students on assistantships (GRA, GSA, and GTA) will be partially paid by CSU (see the attached email from the Office of the Provost on November 29th). This will be a phased approach as follows: Spring Semester of 2023 the student will have 50% of their […]