OSP Weekly 01/17/2024
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About the Office of Sponsored Programs
A quick overview of how OSP can serve our faculty and administrators, contact us today if you have any questions, we are here to help - 702-895-1357, osp@unlv.edu, RAB Room 100.
Lori Ciccone
Assistant Vice President
Administration
  • Manage Externally Funded Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities through OSP Leadership Teams (Pre Award, Grants & Contracts, and Post Award & Financial Compliance)
  • University Community Administrative & Financial Expertise
  • Preserve Rights & Interest of the University, Researcher, Sponsor, and Community
  • Cayuse SP
  • Limited Submissions
  • External Funding Opportunities (Pivot-RP, Grants.gov, etc.)
  • Communications (OSP Weekly & Funding Fridays)
  • Internal Faculty Awards from the Division of Research
  • OSP Metrics for Reporting Proposals and Awards
  • PI Technical Report Notification
  • Research Administration (Grants and Contracts) Training
Leslie Rafalovich
Ann Muchina
Althea Sheets
Leslie Wideman-Henry
Pre Award - Michele's Team
  • Competitive Proposal Submissions (state, local government, federal, industry, non-profit, foundations)
  • Proposal Preparation Review (guidelines, application, budget)
  • Post-Submission Request Assistance (Prior to Award)
  • Competitive Funding Opportunity Guidance
  • Sponsor Application Portal Registration
Michele Padilla
Associate Director
Yashia Marshall
UNLV Placeholder
Amy Smitherman
UNLV Placeholder
Grants & Contracts - Hallie's Team
  • Review & Accept All Grant Awards (Competitive)
  • Post Award Modifications (No Cost Extension, Additional $, PI Change, Etc.)
  • Award Setup in Workday
  • Sponsor Liaison
  • Sponsor Contact for Prior Approval Requests
  • Sponsor Technical Reporting Requiring AOR Approval
  • Review & Execute Contract Awards & Outgoing Subawards (Non-Competitive)
  • Review & Negotiate Unfunded & Sponsor Related Agreements (Incoming MTAs, NDAs, Master Agmts, Collaboration Agmts, MOUs, etc.)
  • Review Application & Agreement Terms for Pre Award Team
  • Creates & Reviews Notices of Termination
Hallie Lyons
Associate Director
Amy Gros-Louis
Senior Research Administrator
UNLV Placeholder
Contract Manager
Courtney Carr
UNLV Placeholder
Derek Le
Ashleigh Marsh
Ashleigh Marsh, CRA
Brenda
Post Award and Financial Compliance - Mary's Team
  • Oversight of Financial Review of Award Expenditures
  • Manage Audits (including Annual R&D Portion of the A-133)
  • Oversight of Financial Reporting & Invoicing on all Sponsored Program Awards
  • Supervises University's Development of F&A Rate Proposal
  • NSF HERD Reporting and OSP Metric
  • Workday for Grants Subject Matter Experts
Financial Compliance
Mary Vicuna-Howe
Associate Director
Christina Reyman
Financial Research Account Manager
Jarrett Cocharo
Senior Financial Research Administrator
Laura Anders
James Wright
Post Award - Christina's Team
  • Review Initial Account Set Up & Award Modifications
  • Sponsor Billing & Invoices (includes subaward invoices and any cost share reporting)
  • Prepare LOC Draw-Downs
  • Process Budget Amendments/Reallocations
  • Create Supplier Contracts & Subaward Amendments
  • Approve P-Card Purchase, POs, and Payroll Accounting Adjustments
  • Award Close Out (Final Revenue, Assets, Reports, etc.)
Kathy Barbeau
Reginah Illa
Joe Short
Ebony Turner
UNLV Placeholder
Althea Sheets, Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities Development Manager, Office of Sponsored Programs, althea.sheets@unlv.edu, 702-895-1880