We assist CGU faculty in preparing and submitting proposals and applications for extramural funding to support research, evaluation, and training programs. The proposal support services we offer include:
- Budget review and development
- Advice on proposal strategies
- Providing institutional assurances and certifications
- Checking for procedural compliance
- Working with counterparts in collaborating organizations
- Electronic assembly and submission
We have the primary institutional authority to transmit and execute sponsored grant and contract documents on behalf of the University.
We receive awards made to CGU, negotiate their terms and conditions when needed, provide information to the post-award units that set up and administer financial accounts, and during the course of an award, we continue serving as institutional liaison with sponsoring agencies for administrative matters.
We prepare and negotiate subrecipient agreements (subawards or subcontracts) with research collaborators and consultants to sponsored programs, except when the dollar value of such agreements falls below a threshold of $5,000, in which case another office with which we work closely takes the lead: Post Award Grants and Contracts.
We alert and advise CGU faculty and research staff regarding external funding opportunities and related developments that correspond to their research needs and interests. This advice includes continuous scanning of centralized opportunity notices such as keyword-filtered feeds from grants.gov and foundation center online, and focused searches and/or strategic counsel on request.
We administer internal funding programs that support faculty and student research and program initiatives. ORSPG directly administers two key faculty funding programs and the CGU doctoral dissertation award. We also collaborate with the Transdisciplinary Studies Program on other student awards. We work closely with members of the Faculty Research Committee in formulating and operating these internal programs.
We implement selected research-related policies such as intellectual property and research integrity.
We house and support the CGU Institutional Review Board (IRB).The IRB oversees the protection and ethical treatment of participants in faculty and student research projects at CGU, Harvey Mudd College, and Keck Graduate Institute.
We offer workshops within the campus community on request, in any area of staff expertise.