 Office of Grant and Research Development

OGRD Research Development, Core #1 Centralized Proposal & Award Processing, Core #2 Education, Training & Events Core #3 The Office of Grant and Research Development (OGRD) serves the Washington State University faculty and graduate students in the broad aspects of proposal development and sponsored project management for their research, scholarly, and creative programs.

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Research Development Resources  Identify & Disseminate Funding Opportunities  Pivot (COS) funding database & training  Informer  Limited submission  Call for internal pre-applications  Coordinate review panels of Associate Deans  Provide all notifications  Grantsmanship Training  Writing Winning Grants Seminar  Mentored Proposal Writing Series  Productive Proposal Writing Class  Grant Writing Resources  Library of resources OGRD

Research Development Resources  Graduate Student Support  Provide assistance and resources for extramural funding  Graduate student funding announcements  Graduate proposal writing workshops  Training at graduate student orientations  Single Investigator Support  Assist in finding extramural funding  RFP review, provide access to models/templates, editing support OGRD

Research Development Resources  Proposal Writing for Large Interdisciplinary Proposals (PMU)  RFP review, timeline assistance  Regular meetings with the PI, meeting coordination  Template/model development, editing & budget support  Serve as a point-of-contact for collaborating partners  Help with special needs, application package, & proposal submission OGRD

Proposal and Award Processing  Review & Authorize Proposals  Provide guidance on RFPs / help with forms  Review of final proposal  Submission of proposal to sponsor  Tracking & monitoring of proposal  Negotiate Contracts & Accept Awards  Budget preparation  F&A issues  Review contractual language  Prepare & Execute Standard Agreements & Contracts  Draft various subawards & contract  Material transfer, non-disclosure, no-money, data set & equipment loan agreements OGRD

Proposal and Award Processing  Certify & assure University adherence to governmental policies  US Code of Federal Regulations and other federal regulations  OMB and Uniform Guidance  Revised Code of Washington (Title 28B)  WSU Business Policies & Procedures Manual  WSU’s Faculty Manual  Monitor and report sponsored project activity  Work with SPS to allocate or request changes from sponsor  Help with additional materials  Advise faculty, staff & grad students on these functions & activities OGRD

Education, Training & Events  Training and Event Coordination Services  Coordinate meetings, workshops, seminars & state-wide outreach activities  Coordinate WSU internal grant competitions  Promote prestigious faculty awards & provide applicant support  Administer Research & Arts Committee OGRD

What Else Does OGRD Do?  Technology  MyResearch  Grants Database  Trainings  Compliance (ORA)  News and Workshops  Expertise  Technology Examples  Online Routing and Approval (mobile friendly and error checks)  95% folderless processing  FCOI Redlight/Greenlight  Soft funded proposal development check  PI Dashboard (soon to include expenses) OGRD

OGRD More…  Reporting is HUGE:  Proposals and awards – Every way possible…  Work with Institutional Research and WORQS.  Data Shack or Canned Reports are now available through MyResearch. (Training provided: contact Derek Brown for times)  FY14: $862 million/2826 in proposals, $211 million/1727 awards.  Over $2.2 BILLION in awards since 7/1/01  Cool Stuff:  OGRD directly funded awards – Over $18 million  Working on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Policy.  Pac-12 Conference of Champions Grants Program. OGRD

Reporting OGRD FY11FY12FY13FY14 Proposal Counts 2,480 2,616 2,585 2,823 Prop Counts per FTE (6.5 FTE used) Props per day (260 work days per year) per FTE Award Counts 1,851 1,830 1,702 1,723 Award Counts per FTE (6.5 FTE used) Awards per day (260 work days per year) per FTE Logs 33,419 31,716 31,903 33,962 Logs per FTE (6.5 FTE used) 5,141 4,879 4,908 5,225 Logs per day (260 work days per year) per FTE

Reporting OGRD

Reporting OGRD 2014 subawards processed: 165 new, 340 amendments

Important Websites/Resources   RAC list, quick guide, policies, guidelines, templates, etc.   OGRD Database   Federal generic proposal submission sites  informer.ogrd.wsu.edu informer.ogrd.wsu.edu  Funding opportunities   Grant & funding tips for the greater WSU community  WSU/ ?ref=hl WSU/ ?ref=hl  Find us on Facebook OGRD