Insights into Sponsored Programs & Research Office at Southern Connecticut State University
Discover ten vital aspects of the Sponsored Programs and Research (SPAR) office at Southern Connecticut State University, from defining sponsored projects to post-grant services and everything in between. Learn about funding sources, pre-award services, post-award support, and more.
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TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE SPONSORED PROGRAMS & RESEARCH (SPAR) OFFICE AT SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
#1 - WHAT IS A SPONSORED PROJECT , ANYWAY? Defined as an activity that is supported by an external (or internal) entity for research, outreach programs, training, workshops or services with one or more of the following attributes: The funding comes in the form of a contract or grant agreement. The project includes a scope of work, requires technical or financial reports, has funding restrictions or a requirement to return unspent funds to a sponsor. The funding agreement includes terms and conditions related to publication of results, audit requirements and retention of records, intellectual property, equipment ownership, insurance/indemnification or warranty The sponsored project includes research compliance requirements in Human Subjects, Vertebrate Animals, Biohazards, or Export Controls
#2 WHAT ARE SOME PLACES TO FIND FUNDING? SPIN for external opportunity searches and alerts The Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee and the Office of Faculty Development for internally-funded opportunities Signing up for alerts through Grants.gov and the Federal Register will alert you to when new federally-funded opportunities are posted
#3 WHAT SERVICES DOES SPAR OFFER BEFORE A GRANT IS AWARDED? (PART 1) IDEA FUNDING OPPORTUNITY SEARCHES PROPOSAL EDITING BUDGET PREPARATION INTERNAL APPROVAL PROCESSES DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
#4 WHAT SERVICES DOES SPAR OFFER BEFORE A GRANT IS AWARDED (PART 2) Navigation of sponsor portals Compliance with sponsor, university, state and/or federal guidelines, regulations and statutes Re-budgeting and requested revisions Review of MOUs, NOAs, or Contracts
#5 WHAT SERVICES DOES SPAR OFFER AFTER A GRANT IS AWARDED? (PART 1) Startup meetings to assess individual PI needs Budget maintenance, reporting, and sponsor invoicing Periodic payroll expense reports Kuali Build support makes it fast and easy to request a purchase, hire a student worker or a UA, prepare for a course release, and much more. Hiring of personnel, processing of subcontract and stipend payments, and purchasing
#6 WHAT SERVICES DOES SPAR OFFER AFTER A GRANT IS AWARDED? (PART 2) Purchasing SPAR supports both purchase order and P-card processes Hiring Grant PIs can initiate a student worker hire, a university assistant hire, or a personnel action form change SPAR coordinates grant-funded supplemental pay and course release requests Services and Collaborations SPAR assists with Personal Service Agreements (PSA) and/or Honorariums and subaward agreements Travel SPAR processes grant-funded travel authorizations and employee reimbursements
#7 WHAT RESEARCH COMPLIANCE COMMITTEES & SERVICES ARE ACTIVE AT Institutional Review Board (IRB) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) Financial Conflicts of Interest Monitoring (SPAR) SCSU?
#8 HOW DOES SPAR SUPPORT INVENTORSHIP AT SCSU? Material Transfer Agreements If you need to exchange (receive or send) material with researchers at other universities (compounds, biological materials, etc.) for research or evaluation purposes Non-Disclosure Agreements used to protect the confidential, proprietary information exchanged with someone outside SCSU Inventions and Patents SPAR currently works with the UCONN Technology Transfer Office to evaluate Invention Disclosures and guide inventors through the patenting and licensing process For information on State of Connecticut statutes on the Ownership of Inventions, share of proceeds: CT Gen Stat 10a - 98b to 98g
#9 WHAT ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SUPPORT THIS ACTIVITY? Kuali NextGen for internal proposal submissions, external proposal development, COI disclosures, and post-award processes Kuali Protocols for IRB and IACUC protocol review CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) for educational modules on all types of research compliance, including the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
#10 HOW CAN I CONTACT YOU? The Sponsored Programs and Research Office is located in Engleman Hall B213, Office phone (203)392 6800 Full-time staff members are: Julianne Fowler, Interim Director: fowlerj3@southernct.edu Carol Jenkins, Associate Director for Post-Award Services: jenkinsc12@southernct.edu Huma Khalid, Fiscal Associate: khalidh3@southernct.edu Visit the Sponsored Programs and Research webpage or reach out via our central office email at spar@southernct.edu We look forward to working with you!
