The Land-Grant Institution
Prior to my joining the CSU research administration team, I was the Director for Proposal Development at Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio. Miami is an emerging research institution with an emphasis on undergraduate education. Like CSU, Miami is a public institution of higher education. Like CSU, Miami receives awards from a variety of sponsors, including […]
NIH Detailed and Modular Budget Justifications
A budget narrative (aka, budget justification) is a categorical description of proposed costs. The purpose is to explain why the proposed costs are necessary to accomplish the project objectives. A thorough justification will explain the necessity of the costs as well as the basis for the proposed costs. For example: Personnel Justification Nobody Owens, Ph.D., […]
Disclosures to Sponsors – Other Research Support
“Other Research Support” refers to information about research support that is currently active or pending review. This information may be due at the time a proposal is submitted or may be required before an award is made. Also, it may be referred to differently by different sponsors (e.g. NSF “Current and Pending Support” or NIH […]
Project Management in Research Administration – the Role of the Departmental Research Administrator in the Lifecycle of a Sponsored Research Project
The following is an overview of a project management session given at the NCURA Region VI and VII Meeting in Seattle, WA by presenters Rashonda Harris, Director of Post-award Operations, Emory University and Derick Jones, Program Manager, Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. At the Proposal Stage It all beings when the […]
Sponsored Agreements: Tricky Negotiations and Troublesome Clauses
The main types of funded agreements the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) receives are grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts. For grants and cooperative agreements, both of which are types of assistance awards, the awardee is generally aware of the agreement terms and conditions prior to award. With a grant, there is often little to negotiate. […]
KR PD – Tips and Tricks
Kuali Research Proposal Development (KR PD) is the system used at CSU to build and route proposals for approval. Below are some tips gathered from users of the system to ensure you are getting the most out of your KR PD experience. Basics Delivery Info Under “Delivery Info,” use “Submission description” to notify OSP of […]
SF 424 Applicant Identifier Best Practices
The SF424 form Applicant Identifier field is ours to use to relate an application to the CSU KR PD record. When completing the SF424 form online (Grants.gov Workspace or ASSIST) or in a PDF to email, please include the KR PD number in this field. It’s the best way for us to confirm the relationship […]
Sponsored Programs Defined
Recently it was asked of the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) if we had a definition of a sponsored program on our website. While there are ample references to sponsored programs and sponsored awards in various documents on the OSP website, there was no single definition of a sponsored program. A sponsored program is a […]
Engaging Regulatory Compliance
Research Integrity, Safety & Compliance provides assistance to faculty, staff, and student investigators in navigating the regulatory compliance environment. While regulatory compliance is an individual responsibility, it takes a comprehensive effort to ensure the institution is applying sound management practices in conducting and promoting responsible and ethical research. To that end, Compliance staff work collaboratively […]
Federal Award Mechanisms
Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts are mechanisms by which the Federal Government moves money, property, and services into the public. Grants, along with cooperative agreements, fall under an award type called “Assistance.” Assistance awards support a public purpose and come in a variety of types (project grants, discretionary grants, cooperative agreements, community development block grants, […]