Sponsored Programs

UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS

The following is a brief description of the University Office of Sponsored Program's Pre- and Post-Aware 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 activities of academic, research, and developing units; and serves as the major source to faculty and staff who wish to pursue such projects. UOSP 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 application Additional information on UOSP is available on-line via USM's webpage.

GRANTSMANSHIP CENTER:

The University Office of Sponsored Programs also maintains a core collection of The Foundation Center's publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers. The core collection consists of:

Foundation Directory	National Guide to Funding for Higher Education
The Foundation 100	National Directory of Corporate Giving
Foundation Grants Index	National Gude to Funding in Arts & Culture
Directory of Research Grants	National Guide to Funding in Health
Annual Register of Grant Support	National Guide to Funding to Elem/Sec Education

The core collection is the UOSP's Grantsmanship Center which can be found in the Law School Building. In addition to the collection above, UOSP regularly receives the following grant related publications:

Grant Advisor	Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
News, Notes & Deadlines	Chronicle of Higher Education
Federal Register	Chronicle of Philanthropy
Federal Assistance Monitor	Federal Grants & Contracts Weekly
ARIS Funding Reports

A Satelite Grantsmanship Center is located in Bailey Hall on the Gorham Campus. This Satelite is a collaborative effort with the College of Education and Human Development.

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 be the PI's or PD's and a final financial report prepared be the UOSP staff.

(Source: University Office of Sponsored Programs)