OSPA submits extramural proposals and receives and administers grants and contracts for research, instructional and service activities. OSPA assists faculty with budgets and other business requirements of proposals; received, reviews and negotiates changes to awarded grants and contracts; serves as a source of information on grant/contract procedures and regulations; and prepares contractual documents when outside consultants and subcontractors are required. The unit also serves the administration of the university by implementing policy decisions affecting grants and contracts, by protecting the university's interests in interactions with sponsoring agencies as well as internal review of grant/contract matters, and by providing information concerning proposal and award activity.
ORI guides the university in developing and implementing policies/procedures which ensure compliance with federal requirements for the ethical conduct of research. ORI provides administrative assistance to three Medical Boards and one Nonmedical Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the Protection of Human Research Subjects, the Radioactive Drug Research Committee (RDRC), and the Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC). ORI also advises faculty, staff, and students regarding university and federal regulations; disseminates IRB, RDRC and IACUC application forms; prepares and maintains federally mandated reports; and assists in handling IRB, IACUC, and RDRC reports of noncompliance.
SPD assists faculty in securing extramural funding to support their scholarly activities. Specific services include disseminating announcements about funding opportunities; identifying potential funding sources; serving as a liaison with appropriate funding agencies; assisting individuals and groups of faculty in developing programs and proposals; conducting seminars on securing grants and funding strategies; conducting new faculty orientations; and coordinating multidisciplinary research proposal submissions.
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