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Cal Poly Pomona

ORSP Services

Faculty and Staff Support

  1. Assist faculty and staff in proposal preparation
  2. Discuss ideas and develop direction
  3. Identify appropriate sponsors
  4. Assist in editing proposal
  5. Assist in preparing a budget
  6. Identify and prepare certification and assurance forms
  7. Assemble and mail proposal
  8. Administer the College of the Extended University Proposal Preparation Grant Program
  9. Have a Grant facilitator dedicated to assisting faculty and staff

Provide Information and Opportunities For Faculty and Staff

  1. Gather and disseminate information from weekly bulletins of funding opportunities
  2. Broadcast information via email to all faculty and staff when available
  3. Support "push" technology databases such as SPIN and SMARTS
  4. Interface with Federal Agencies to the benefit of the faculty (Cal Poly Pomona has hosted two agency proposal reviews)
  5. Maintain up-to-date funding information on our website
    1. Support subscriptions to searchable databases
    2. Maintain lists of opportunities by deadline (from the Office of Federal Programs)
    3. Links to major agency lists of programs
    4. Maintain a reference library within the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
    5. Represent faculty to agencies in Washington, DC by discussing faculty ideas with program directors and initiating contact between the program officer and the faculty member

Administration of Pre-award Activities

  1. Review proposals to assure that they are in compliance with Federal, State, and University policies and guidelines
  2. Review budgets to assure that they are within University guidelines
  3. Assemble all required certification and assurance forms; assemble final proposal, make copies, and ship
  4. Maintain a database of proposal activities and awards, with annual reports
  5. Assure a balanced portfolio of sponsors (Federal, State, private, public)
  6. Negotiate contracts for Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc. to assure that the University's interests are maintained

General Administrative Activities and Pratices

  1. Contribute to the health of the research enterprise by facilitating the continuous growth of awards and Indirect Cost Recovery.
  2. Promote fairness and transparency in reviews by University bodies (such as the University Research Council) or other ad hoc groups charged with such activities or decisions.
  3. Administer broadly-announced, internally-funded programs (e.g. grant development and training programs) in a way that respects the collegial values of Cal Poly Pomona. Specifically we will:

    - Ensure completeness and clarity in guidelines by fully disclosing criteria regarding deadlines, length and formatting requirements that will influence funding decisions.

    4. - Inform prospective applicants of the likelihood of receiving funding, so that they can make a knowledgeable decision as to whether to invest the necessary time in developing an application. Whenever possible such announcements will state the maximum number of applications that will be approved and also indicate if there are conditions under which fewer awards might be made (e.g. “While there is funding for a maximum of 10 positions, not all of the funds will be awarded if there are insufficient well-qualified applications.”).