The former Office of Sponsored Research has been reorganized into the new University Office of Sponsored Programs. The new reorganized office will emphasize Pre-Award Services while providing the same Post-Award Services of the past. The following is a brief description of UOSP's Pre- and Post-Award Roles and its Grantsmanship Center.
Pre-Award Services: The University Office of Sponsored Programs (UOSP) is responsible for encouraging externally funded initiatives in support of program-related activites of academic, research, and development units; and serves as the major resource to faculty and staff who wish to pursue such projects. The Office maintains information on and promotes an awareness of funding opportunities, assists in refining project ideas and matching them with a potential sponsor's priorities and requirements, and helps in the preparation of financial and administrative sections of grant applications. Additional information on UOSP is available on-line via USM's Gopher.
Grantsmanship Center: The University Office of Sponsored Research (UOSP) also maintains a core collection of The Foundation Centers' publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers. The core collection consists of:
Annual Register of Grant Support
National Directory of Corporate Giving
Foundation Directory & Supplement
Subject Area Grant Guides
Directory of Research Grants
Foundation Grants Index
Foundation Grants Index Quarterly
National Guide to Funding in Higher Education
Foundation Grants to Individuals
The Foundation 100
The core collection is located in the UOSP's Grantsmanship Center which can be found in the Law School Building. In addition to the core collection above, the Center regularly receives the following non-circulating grant related publications:
Chronicle of Higher Education
Foundation News
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Governing
Corporate Philanthropy
Grant Advisor
Federal Assistance Monitor
Humanities
Federal Register
Public Welfare
Technology Review
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
National Science Foundation Bulletin
A Satellite Grantsmanship Center is located in Bailey Hall on the Gorham Campus. This Satellite is a collaborative effort with the College of Education.
Post-Award Services: The UOSP also provides fiscal management assistance and administrative support to principal investigators and project directors after an award is received. This includes review and approval of all award documents, preparation and submission of financial reports, requests for reimbursement, budget revisions, amendments, etc. These post-award services are a collaborative effort on the part of the UOSP staff, PI's, and PD's. These services begin with receipt of an award and continue through the termination date, ending with a final program report prepared by the PI's or PD's and a final financial report prepared by the UOSP staff.
(Source: University Office of Sponsored Programs)