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WSU's Office of Grant and Research Development (OGRD) was established
in 1972 with the mission of assisting the university's faculty and graduate students in
securing extramural support for their scholarly, research, teaching, and community service
activities. OGRD promotes and facilitates the
procurement of grant and contract funding through these activities:
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Gathers and reviews
information on funding programs--private and governmental--that
award grants and contracts to support scholarly, instructional,
and community service activities; keeps abreast of agency
interests and funding patterns. |
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Disseminates information
on funding programs and sponsors to appropriate university
personnel, by means of an email notification system and
its newsletter, the Informer
OnLine. |
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Maintains a database
of faculty research and scholarly interests, the Research
Interest Profile (RIP). |
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Performs database
searches for funding opportunities and fellowships on
behalf of faculty,
graduate students, and staff. |
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Subscribes to web-based
services, providing grants databases, grants newsletters,
and the Community of Science/Scholars to the university
community on the OGRD web site. |
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Maintains over
3,000 files on sponsors and funding programs (in electronic
and paper media) as well as reference books and videotaped
presentations -- all available for faculty, student and
staff use. |
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Supplies application
forms, guidelines, grant program announcements, requests
for proposals, and program interests to faculty, students
and staff. |
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Furnishes proposal
development services such as workshops on proposal writing
and grant administration, meetings with visiting agency
personnel, and feedback on proposals. |
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Reviews and authorizes
proposals for external funding on behalf of the university.
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Approves budgets
submitted for external funding; trains and certifies budget
personnel in other offices to prepare and approve proposal
budgets. |
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Signs as authority,
on behalf of the University, for accepting all awards,
including grants, contracts, and other agreements, and
for all campus units. |
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Negotiates with
sponsors and subcontractors concerning grants, contracts,
non-disclosure agreements, material transfers and other
agreements related to extramural funding, so that they
conform to the policies of the University and the sponsors;
performs as liaison between university and sponsor for
the life of the project. |
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Interprets policies
of the University and sponsors regarding sponsored projects.
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Prepares and executes
standard agreements, subcontracts, and other agreements
related to extramural funding. |
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Certifies compliance
with University and government regulations concerning
protection of human subjects, recombinant DNA, conflict
of interest, lobbying, drug free workplace, debt and debarment,
and other Federal assurances and certifications. |
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Notifies government
agencies of investigator compliance with animal care policies.
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Follows up with
investigators to ensure that final reports are submitted
to project sponsors. |
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Provides staff
support for the University Research and Arts Committee.
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Monitors sponsored
project activity, and maintains databases of proposals
and awards; prepares reports as required or requested.
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Advises faculty,
staff, and graduate students as to university and agency
policies, administration of research agreements, proposal
writing, funding programs, government assurances and other
matters related to extramural funding. |