TULANE UNIVERSITY SPONSORED PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION SERVICES

Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA)Kathleen Kozar, Directorkkozar@tulane.eduNorey Laug, Associate Directornorey@tulane.edu

March 7, 2013

Information Resources

List Serves – Biomedical, Science & Engineering, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Contact Shane Aubrey (saubrey@tulane.edu)

to get added to the list serve. Sponsored Projects Administration’s web page http://tulane.edu/asvpr/ora/index.cfm Links to Agencies, Investigator’s manual,

forms, Federal Regulations, Tulane policies Individualized Funding Searches – Grant

Forward

Grant Forward (formerly “IRIS”)

Access to Grant Forward: http://www.grantforward.com/index

Search Grant Forward for opportunities in every field from many types of sponsors: federal, foundations, corporations, other orgs.

Set up an individual account to save your searches or receive alerts to new opportunities.

Grants.gov

A federal portal or entryway that allows users to find and apply for federal funding

PI’s can search for and download application packages for federal funding

http://www.grants.gov/

National Endowment for the Humanities

NEH grants Website: http://www.neh.gov/grants

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

NEA Apply for Grants site:

http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/index.html

Follow this link to see recent NEA awards:

http://www.nea.gov/grants/recent/index.html

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Find NSF Funding: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/index.jsp

Find NSF Grants awarded: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch

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Louisiana Board of Regents (BOR)

http://web.laregents.org/programs/borsf-programs/

RFPs issue in August each year

SPA announces RFPs on the

listservs

BOR Research Competitiveness Subprogram

The RCS is a stimulus program available to researchers who are currently not competitive for federal support but show strong potential for achieving national research competitiveness in an area funded by the federal government.

BOR Research Competitive Subprogram (RCS)

ELIGIBLE DISCIPLINES

GROUP I - ELIGIBLE EVERY YEAR

Biological Sciences

Computer and Information Sciences**

Earth/Environmental Sciences

GROUP II - ELIGIBLE IN FY 2014-15

Agricultural Sciences Engineering A (Chemical, Civil,

Electrical, etc.) Mathematics Physics/Astronomy Social Sciences

GROUP III - ELIGIBLE IN FY

2013-14

Chemistry

Health and Medical Sciences

Engineering B (Industrial, Materials, Mechanical, etc.)

REMEMBER TO CHECK THE TAXONOMY in APPENDIX A of the RFP!

BOR Traditional Enhancement

Provides funds to develop the infrastructure of academic, research, or agricultural units and promote the State’s economic development.

A spectrum of enhancement activities, from equipment purchases to curricular redesign, are allowed and encouraged.

BOR Traditional Enhancement

GROUP I – ELIGIBLE FY 2014-15

Biological Sciences

Computer and Information Sciences

Engineering B (Industrial, Materials, Mechanical, etc.)

Humanities

Social Sciences

GROUP II – ELIGIBLE FYs 2015-16

Agricultural Sciences

Arts

Earth/Environmental Sciences

Engineering A (Chemical, Civil, Electrical)

Health and Medical Sciences

GROUP III – ELIGIBLE FYs 2013-14, 2016-17

Business

Chemistry

Education

Mathematics

Physics/Astronomy

REMEMBER TO CHECK THE TAXONOMY in APPENDIX A of the RFP!

BOR ATLAS

Louisiana Artists and Scholars (ATLAS) Program provides support to faculty in arts, humanities, and social sciences disciplines to complete major scholarly and artistic productions

The primary focus of ATLAS is the scholarly or artistic merit of the proposed work. Projects are assessed based on their necessity, importance, originality, and likelihood to have an impact on a broad academic and/or artistic community.

Other Federal Sponsors

NIH: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm Justice:

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/funding/funding.htm Education:

http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html

Smithsonian: http://www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm Homeland Security:

http://www.dhs.gov/xopnbiz/grants/

Proposal Preparation

Provide assistance with the non-technical aspects of proposals.

Budget development– calculate salaries, fringe benefit rates, indirect costs, etc.

Interpret sponsor proposal guidelines. Provide guidance for electronic proposal

submission. Assist with certifications and compliance issues. Provide institutional authorized signatures on

proposals.

Proposal Handouts

Proposal Information Sheet Tulane Proposal Routing Form Contact information in Sponsored

Projects Administration

Award Notification/Account Set-up

Review the award terms and conditions and negotiate with the sponsor as necessary

Provide institutional signatures on award agreements (note: faculty are not authorized to sign any agreements)

Work with Grants & Contracts Accounting to establish account unique to your award− A “5-ledger”, a.k.a “restricted account”

Issue subcontracts as necessary Provide guidance to faculty on foreign-based

projects

Post-award Administration

Advise on and interpret sponsor’s rules and guidelines

Review certain expenditures (e.g. salary charges, equipment, etc.)

Post-award Administration

Approve extensions and rebudgeting Submit requests for programmatic

and budget changes to sponsors Assist with administrative closeout of

awards

Conclusion

Sponsored Projects Administration will: Provide assistance with the non-technical

aspects of proposals Review, negotiate and obtain signatures

on award documents Provide assistance with post award

administration

QUESTIONS & COMMENTS