FAQ
Provides support throughout the life of all publicly funded sponsored projects to College personnel and partners. This includes assistance with proposal development, submission, accepting/negotiating awards, managing awards, and project closeout. OSP is responsible to provide expert regulatory and grant administration guidance, oversee compliance, provide infrastructure for project activities, guide Principle Investigator's (PI) on project strategy/management, negotiate with sponsors, retain project records, and facilitate the internal approval process. OSP has authority to sign sponsored projects, negotiate with sponsors (the funding source), accept awards, and withdraw/decline projects.
OSP is the signatory authority for all sponsored projects at the College, which means only OSP is authorized to sign sponsored projects. College faculty and staff should NOT sign sponsored projects. In doing so, they assume significant personal liability and negate the obligation of the College to provide support for the project.
Sponsored Projects include grants, contracts, designations, waivers and other externally funded or externally bestowed instrument granted to an institution (not a student).
No. Per College policy, all grants must be routed through OSP. OSP will work with PIs to review and submit the proposal. Most grant applications require approval by the authorized signatory. OSP is the authorized signatory for all sponsored projects. In some situations, PIs may submit the grant but only after it has been reviewed by OSP and received internal approval.