OFFICE OF GRANTS & CONTRACTS
425 Dixon Hall
Campus Box 17
(724) 938-1662

                     WELCOME

The Office of Grants and Contracts welcomes you to stop in to visit us in our new location and to meet the staff.   We will be introducing new initiatives such as our newsletter and website.  Cheryl Vogrig, Director will continue the Pre-Award functions.  Our new Post-Award Administrator, Kelly Hunt will guide and support funded project directors in after award activities.  Karen Perry is our Grants Office Specialist who will process travel and submit purchase requisitions for grants less than $15,000. 

NEW!  PENNSYLVANIA FOUNDATIONS ONLINE

The Office of Grants and Contracts has a subscription with the Pennsylvania Foundations' database to search more than 1,700 of the state's foundations.   The database includes all foundations profiled in the Directory of Pennsylvania Foundations, 7th Edition, plus newly formed foundations.  The database is updated frequently as information is gathered.

To perform a search on the PA Foundations' database, call at x1662, or come into the Office of Grants and Contracts and our staff will assist you to begin your search.

SPINPLUS at Cal U

Beginning Monday, July 23, 2007, the University community will have access to SPINPlus which includes SPIN, GENIUS, and SMARTS systems.

SPINPlus is a web-based system that includes a database of funding opportunities, investigator profiles, and a matching alert system.

Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) is a funding opportunities database designed to provide up-to-date information on current national and international government and private funding sources.

Global Expertise Network for Industry, University, and Scholars (GENIUS) is also a web-based system that serves as a registry of institutional talent and expertise to be used to identify interest and expertise for sponsored funding, global partnering, and industry/university partnering.

Spin Matching And Research Transmittal Service (SMARTS) is an electronic matching and funding opportunity notification system which provides investigators with a listing of available funding information which corresponds to the investigators profile of interests.  Matching is conducted on a daily basis and programs are automatically emailed to individual researchers.

To create a GENIUS/SMARTS profile, click SPINPlus tutorial.  Once on the InfoEd GENIUS/SMARTS main page, look under the Help section and click on SPINPlus tutorial.The SPINPlus Quick Reference Guide is also available here.

You can still look under Funding Opportunities for links to other funding agencies, and also copies of News, Notes and Deadlines.

PROCESS FLOWCHARTS

Process flowcharts have recently been added to our website to assist in grant-funded hiring and compensation, and procedure processes.  Click on Hiring and Compensation to view the processes.

OGC Guide Book

The Office of Grants and Contracts has a draft of the new Guide Book for your reference.  To view the draft form of the Guide Book, click here, or click on Policies and Procedures in the right margin.

Presentations, Reports and Forms

On January 2, 2007, the OGC will roll out its new Time & Effort report procedure that establishes the requirements for recording and reporting employee time and effort.  A powerpoint presentation provides an overview of this requirement.  Federal Regulations require that all University employees who are charging less than 100% of their time to a sponsored project submit a Time & Effort Report.  The first report is due February 10, 2007.  Please review the links below to learn about Time & Effort.  If you have any questions, call Kelly Hunt on extension 5364.

Other fillable forms, procedures, and presentations are also found on our website.  Visit Funding Opportunities for information on current RFPs, and a list of funding sources and deadlines.

Recently Added...

A new addition to this website, Resources and Proposal Writing Tips, are to assist you in preparing your proposal.  You can access other websites that offer online proposal writing training.  A list of the most common errors that cause a proposal to be rejected have also been added. 

Need a dual compensation form for a grant-funded employee?  Click here to print out the form (this is not a fillable form).

A Budget Items section has been added to assist in budget sections requiring exact amounts for travel, hiring GAs and undergrad workstudy positions, etc.  Costs for local and extended employee travel can be accessed by visiting the State System Travel website. 

OUR MISSION

The mission of the Office of Grants & Contracts (OGC) is to facilitate research and sponsored programs by identifying funding sources, providing assistance with proposal development, preparing the project budget, submitting the proposal, finalizing the award agreement and providing post-award guidance and support.

WE ARE HERE TO:

• Serve as the official and centralized office for all matters related to external funding for sponsored projects.
• Facilitate research and sponsored programs by increasing awareness and competitiveness in pursuit of external funding to support the mission of the institution.
• Provide leadership and support in developing proposals for external funding from federal, state and local grants, contracts, foundations and related associations.
• Prepare project award negotiations and post award grant administration to ensure responsible project administration and compliance with University policies and procedures, federal and/or state laws and contractual obligations.
• Provide pro-active and problem-solving guidance and support to faculty and staff in post-award matters including no-cost extensions, budget modifications, extension requests, spending plans and compliance with all terms and conditions of the grant, contract and/or subcontracts.
• Assist the post-award process by providing support in preparing travel and purchase requisitioning for grants less than $15,000.00.