OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS
The following is a brief description of the Office of
Sponsored Program's Pre- and Post-Award Roles and its
Grantsmanship Center.
PRE-AWARD SERVICES:
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is responsible
for encouraging externally funded initiatives in support of
program-related activities of academic, research, and development
units; and serves as the major source to faculty and staff who
wish to pursue such projects. OSP maintains information on and
promotes an awareness of funding opportunities, assists in refining
project ideas and matching them with potential sponsor's priorities
and requirements, and helps in the preparation of financial and
administrative sections of proposal submissions.
The Office of Sponsored Programs also maintains some of The
Foundation Center's publications and a variety of supplementary
materials in areas useful to grantseekers. OSP also maintains a
subscription to a Funding Opportunities database that is available to
all USM faculty/staff giving them the ability to run individual searches.
OSP puts a monthly newsletter during the academic year to bring the USM
community information on funding opportunities for scholarly and crative
activities, extramural awards, and other recognitions.
POST-AWARD SERVICES
OSP 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 OSP 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 be the OSP staff.
Additional information on OSP is available on-line - http://www.usm.maine.edu/~osp
(Source: Office of Sponsored Programs)
