OSP Weekly 05/17/2023
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About the Office of Sponsored Programs
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
Lori Ciccone
Leslie Rafalovich
Ann Muchina
Althea Sheets
Leslie Wideman-Henry
Michele Padilla
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
Yashia Marshall
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Brent Meredith
Amy Smitherman
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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
Courtney Carr
Amy Gros-Louis
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Derek Le
Brenda
Mary Vicuna-Howe
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 Team
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Laura Anders
James Wright
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Christina Reyman
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.)
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Kathy Barbeau
Jarrett Cocharo
Joe Short
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This is just 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.
Althea Sheets, Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities Development Manager, Office of Sponsored Programs, althea.sheets@unlv.edu, 702-895-1880