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Cal Poly Pomona

ORSP Services

Faculty and Staff Support

  1. Assist in preparing a budget
  2. Provide guidance on campus approval policies
  3. Assist with identifying and preparing certification and assurance forms
  4. Assemble and submit proposal

Provide Information and Opportunities For Faculty and Staff

  1. Broadcast funding information via email to all faculty and staff when available
  2. Support "push" technology databases such as SPIN and COS
  3. Interface with Federal Agencies to the benefit of the faculty
  4. Maintain up-to-date funding information on our website
    1. Support subscriptions to searchable databases
    2. Maintain links to major agency lists of programs
    3. 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 and University policies
  2. Review budgets to assure that they are compliant with Federal and University policies
  3. Assemble all required certification and assurance forms; assemble final proposal, and submit
  4. Maintain a database of proposal activities and annual reports
  5. Negotiate contracts on behalf of Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc.

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.  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:

    - Promote fairness and transparency in reviews by University bodies (such as the University Research Council) or ad hoc groups charged with such activities or decisions, by assuring, for example, that the evaluative criteria are fully disclosed and that no applicants to the program under review also serve as reviewers

    - Ensure completeness and clarity in guidelines by fully disclosing and emphasizing in the program announcement any criteria that will strongly influence the funding decision (e.g. attendance at informational meetings, deadlines, length and formatting requirements, or unusual criteria that might require special attention).

    - Inform prospective applicants of the likelihood of receiving funding, so that they can make knowledgeable decisions as to whether to invest the necessary time in developing applications. 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  applications that are considered well-qualified by the reviewers”).