{"id":17,"date":"2025-10-16T21:48:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T21:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/osp\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:09:24","slug":"about-osp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/osp\/about-osp\/","title":{"rendered":"About OSP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-divider-energy-green is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Colorado State University (CSU) takes pride in its long history of teaching, research, and community and state support. The tradition of research and service can be traced back to the University\u2019s earliest beginnings and continues today with Colorado State\u2019s reputation as one of the major research institutions in the United States. As the primary coordinating office for externally funded activities, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) represents the University for those involved in sponsored activities. Among the services provided by OSP are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reviewing, approving, and submitting proposals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reviewing, negotiating, and monitoring awards, subawards, and non-financial agreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assisting with administrative management of awards, including invoicing, financial reporting, effort reporting, project close-out, and record retention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensuring compliance with sponsor terms and conditions, University policies, and federal regulations and requirements related to the financial management of sponsored projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Working closely with Business and Financial Services (BFS) on annual audits and assisting with individual sponsored project award audits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communicating regulatory, sponsor, and Institutional policy and procedural updates through the OSP website, training activities, and use of e-communications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facilitating user interaction with multiple electronic systems pertinent to research administration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">OSP Office Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phone Number:<\/strong> (970) 491-6355<br><strong>Building Location<\/strong>: 601 South Howes Street\u2028Suite 500\u2028Fort Collins, CO 80523<br><strong>Mailing Address<\/strong>: 2002 Campus Delivery\u2028Fort Collins, CO 80523-2002<br><strong>Shipping Address<\/strong>: 200 W Lake Street\u20282002 Campus Delivery\u2028Fort Collins, CO 80523-2002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/osp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/OSP_Org-Chart_2025-11-06-1.pdf\">ORG Chart<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vprweb.research.colostate.edu\/portal\/Annual_Reports.aspx\">Annual Reports<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/osp\/about-osp\/staff\/\">Staff Directory<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light is-style-brushstroke-green\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color has-gargantuan-font-size wp-elements-45e42e09a338c077e7bec8458fdb9db9\">OSP Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0a4e15e2e4a3aa93279ad0d3f22a5827\">To collaborate with CSU community members with professional, client-centered support, expertise, and technology in the pursuit and conduct of externally funded projects.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado State University (CSU) takes pride in its long history of teaching, research, and community and state support. 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