TULANE UNIVERSITY SPONSORED PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION SERVICES Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) Kathleen Kozar, Director [email protected] Norey Laug, Associate Director [email protected] March 7, 2013
Dec 28, 2015
TULANE UNIVERSITY SPONSORED PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION SERVICES
Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA)Kathleen Kozar, [email protected] Laug, Associate [email protected]
March 7, 2013
Information Resources
List Serves – Biomedical, Science & Engineering, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Contact Shane Aubrey ([email protected])
to get added to the list serve. Sponsored Projects Administration’s web page http://tulane.edu/asvpr/ora/index.cfm Links to Agencies, Investigator’s manual,
forms, Federal Regulations, Tulane policies Individualized Funding Searches – Grant
Forward
Grant Forward (formerly “IRIS”)
Access to Grant Forward: http://www.grantforward.com/index
Search Grant Forward for opportunities in every field from many types of sponsors: federal, foundations, corporations, other orgs.
Set up an individual account to save your searches or receive alerts to new opportunities.
Grants.gov
A federal portal or entryway that allows users to find and apply for federal funding
PI’s can search for and download application packages for federal funding
http://www.grants.gov/
National Endowment for the Humanities
NEH grants Website: http://www.neh.gov/grants
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
NEA Apply for Grants site:
http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/index.html
Follow this link to see recent NEA awards:
http://www.nea.gov/grants/recent/index.html
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Find NSF Funding: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/index.jsp
Find NSF Grants awarded: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch
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Louisiana Board of Regents (BOR)
http://web.laregents.org/programs/borsf-programs/
RFPs issue in August each year
SPA announces RFPs on the
listservs
BOR Research Competitiveness Subprogram
The RCS is a stimulus program available to researchers who are currently not competitive for federal support but show strong potential for achieving national research competitiveness in an area funded by the federal government.
BOR Research Competitive Subprogram (RCS)
ELIGIBLE DISCIPLINES
GROUP I - ELIGIBLE EVERY YEAR
Biological Sciences
Computer and Information Sciences**
Earth/Environmental Sciences
GROUP II - ELIGIBLE IN FY 2014-15
Agricultural Sciences Engineering A (Chemical, Civil,
Electrical, etc.) Mathematics Physics/Astronomy Social Sciences
GROUP III - ELIGIBLE IN FY
2013-14
Chemistry
Health and Medical Sciences
Engineering B (Industrial, Materials, Mechanical, etc.)
REMEMBER TO CHECK THE TAXONOMY in APPENDIX A of the RFP!
BOR Traditional Enhancement
Provides funds to develop the infrastructure of academic, research, or agricultural units and promote the State’s economic development.
A spectrum of enhancement activities, from equipment purchases to curricular redesign, are allowed and encouraged.
BOR Traditional Enhancement
GROUP I – ELIGIBLE FY 2014-15
Biological Sciences
Computer and Information Sciences
Engineering B (Industrial, Materials, Mechanical, etc.)
Humanities
Social Sciences
GROUP II – ELIGIBLE FYs 2015-16
Agricultural Sciences
Arts
Earth/Environmental Sciences
Engineering A (Chemical, Civil, Electrical)
Health and Medical Sciences
GROUP III – ELIGIBLE FYs 2013-14, 2016-17
Business
Chemistry
Education
Mathematics
Physics/Astronomy
REMEMBER TO CHECK THE TAXONOMY in APPENDIX A of the RFP!
BOR ATLAS
Louisiana Artists and Scholars (ATLAS) Program provides support to faculty in arts, humanities, and social sciences disciplines to complete major scholarly and artistic productions
The primary focus of ATLAS is the scholarly or artistic merit of the proposed work. Projects are assessed based on their necessity, importance, originality, and likelihood to have an impact on a broad academic and/or artistic community.
Other Federal Sponsors
NIH: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm Justice:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/funding/funding.htm Education:
http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html
Smithsonian: http://www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm Homeland Security:
http://www.dhs.gov/xopnbiz/grants/
Proposal Preparation
Provide assistance with the non-technical aspects of proposals.
Budget development– calculate salaries, fringe benefit rates, indirect costs, etc.
Interpret sponsor proposal guidelines. Provide guidance for electronic proposal
submission. Assist with certifications and compliance issues. Provide institutional authorized signatures on
proposals.
Proposal Handouts
Proposal Information Sheet Tulane Proposal Routing Form Contact information in Sponsored
Projects Administration
Award Notification/Account Set-up
Review the award terms and conditions and negotiate with the sponsor as necessary
Provide institutional signatures on award agreements (note: faculty are not authorized to sign any agreements)
Work with Grants & Contracts Accounting to establish account unique to your award− A “5-ledger”, a.k.a “restricted account”
Issue subcontracts as necessary Provide guidance to faculty on foreign-based
projects
Post-award Administration
Advise on and interpret sponsor’s rules and guidelines
Review certain expenditures (e.g. salary charges, equipment, etc.)
Post-award Administration
Approve extensions and rebudgeting Submit requests for programmatic
and budget changes to sponsors Assist with administrative closeout of
awards
Conclusion
Sponsored Projects Administration will: Provide assistance with the non-technical
aspects of proposals Review, negotiate and obtain signatures
on award documents Provide assistance with post award
administration
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS