To use customer service skills and available technology
to support and enhance the university's competitiveness and
responsiveness to sponsors, faculty and staff and to insure
institutional compliance with laws, rules and regulations
inherent in sponsored research activities and programs. The
Office of Sponsored Projects will provide seamless, customer-centered,
services in securing and managing sponsored projects. |
Values and Core Principles
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- The OSP staff is knowledgeable and creative in finding
solutions.
- The OSP staff is committed to assisting investigators
and administrators across the campus.
- The OSP staff
is goal and result oriented.
- The OSP staff value teamwork
within the OSP office and with investigators, other
university units and
sponsors.
- The OSP staff is committed to continuous
evaluation and improvement in processes and services.
- The OSP staff is customer oriented and believes in Win-Win
solutions
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| The services
provided by the Office of Sponsored Projects include, but
are not limited to: |
- A source for identifying
funding opportunities, for both general university information
and specific
areas of interest
for research faculty.
- A knowledgeable resource
and advisor to Principal Investigators and University
staff regarding Federal,
State and Local Government,
and other funding agencies' rules, regulations
and procedures.
- Reviews all proposals prior to
submission (including revisions, supplements and
continuations) for accuracy,
correctness
and legal sufficiency, considering agency requirements
and University policies. Administrators will routinely
check
format, applications, budgets, and other parts
of the proposal as part of the review process.
- Advocate and act as steward for the policies
and procedures for the University, the Vice President
of Research and the
sponsoring agency.
- The Director of Sponsored Projects,
as designated by the Vice President of Research,
is the authorized
institutional
signature for the University of Nevada, Reno for
all federally sponsored agreements and for all
privately sponsored agreements
with a value of less than $400,000 and 4 years
in duration.
- Negotiates the terms and conditions
of awards and contracts with the sponsoring agencies
and
works with the Principal
Investigator to incorporate adequate and correct
statements of work and budgets. Prepares sub-award
agreements as necessary.
- Sets up accounts upon
receipt of award documentation and forwards copies
of awards to the Principle
Investigator.
- Coordinates all award-closing actions
with Principal Investigator and other University
offices.
- Prepares and maintains pre-award and
post award files for proper contract administration
and historical
information.
- Maintains fiscal records of contracts
and grants, supplying project fiscal information
to Principal
Investigators (PI),
and submitting fiscal reports to sponsoring agencies.
It also supports the principal investigators in
managing the
financial aspects of the projects.
- Assists Principal
Investigators with procedural management of active
research projects (i.e. memo
accounts, rebudgeting,
financial invoicing and reporting, and regulatory
and compliance issues).
- Is a liaison to various
University departments, work units and organizations,
including organizations
outside
the University structure, and sponsors to ensure
appropriate, accurate and timely contract and grant
administration.
- Develops training for University
faculty and staff regarding the policies, compliance
issues,
procedures, proposal improvement
and agency specific issues.
- Maintains a University
sponsored project database for proposals, awards,
and other relevant information
to provide
University administration, colleges, departments
and others with management information.
- Verifies
adherence to Federal and University institutional
compliance issues such as animal
and human subjects compliance,
biosafety, and recombinant DNA.
- Handles account
invoicing and financial reporting as required by
Sponsor award terms and conditions.
- Upon request,
provides PI's with a current analysis of expenditures
and commitments on any
project. The office also
advises PI's on allowable expenses, necessary justifications
or approvals and the timing of important considerations.
- Maintains information relating to F&A distribution
and PI and CO-PI recognition.
- Maintains a web page
to assist Principal Investigators with proposal
preparation and award management.
- Forwards potential
conflict of interest disclosures to the Compliance
Committee. Acts as a member
of the oversight
committee, if appointed.
- Interfaces with auditors
in reviewing project activities and financial
information.
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