1 OVERVIEW OF OSP Shawn R. Akkerman, PharmD Director Office of Sponsored Programs

2 MISSION STATEMENT The Office of Sponsored Programs, as an integral part of the University’s research infrastructure, collaborates with the Emory community to identify, obtain and administer extramural funding in support of the mission of the University.

3 OSP Overview  Central University office under Office of Research Administration reporting to VP for Research  Office of Research Administration (ORA) includes OSP, ORC, and OTT  Current staff include: Director, Assistant Directors, 10 Assoc. Sponsored Research Analysts, 3 Admin. Support staff  Staffing increased for FY07 and FY08

4 OSP Overview  Address:1784 North Decatur Road Suite 510 Atlanta, GA  Telephone:  Fax: or   Web Address:

FY2006 -Sponsored Research $353,908,822

6 OSP Overview  FY 2006 Statistics: Total $ awarded = $353,908,822 Total awards processed = 2,705 Total proposals processed = 3,014 SOM accounts for approx. $241 million of total awarded dollars to EU (68%)

7 OSP Overview  Proposal Development and Processing  Award Negotiation, Acceptance and Notification  Contract Preparation, Review, Negotiation and Management  Project Closeout  Education and Training  Restricted Programs  Other Services

8 OSP Overview Proposal Development and Processing  Internal Routing/Proposal Documentation Review  Compliance with Sponsor and EU Guidelines  Coordination with Campus Offices, Committees  Proposal Submission (if required)  Proposal File Maintenance  Serve as non-Fiscal POC to Agencies & Sponsors  Assist with Proposal Development  Just-in-time review/submission

9 OSP Overview Award Negotiation, Acceptance and Notification  Award Administration Accept/Review External Award Notices  Review any conditions of the award  Negotiate with agency as needed  Compliance review/responsibility Process Award  Obtain account numbers – provisional, master, associate  Process and distribute Notification of Acceptance (NOA)

10 OSP Overview Contract Preparation, Review, Negotiation and Management  Contracts Prepare, review, negotiate and manage:  All contracts with sponsoring agency, including clinical trial agreements  Subcontracts (incoming/outgoing)  Associated data use agreements, CDAs, collaboration agreements, master CTAs Assists with Requests for Proposal (RFPs), including small and disadvantaged business subcontracting plans

11 OSP Overview Contract Preparation, Review, Negotiation and Management  Contracts Authorized signatories for Emory University for contracts managed by OSP Process and distribute NOAs for contracts Handle all amendments Manage and maintain files  Licenses, Patents, MTAs, IIAs, etc. are handled by OTT

12 OSP Overview Project Closeout  Close-Out of Awards Final Invention Reports Final Technical Reports Other non-fiscal activities

13 OSP Overview Education and Training  Education and Training Dept. meetings, on-request sessions Internal communications regarding Emory and agency policies/regulations Setup for external (NCURA) training sessions Grants.gov training Grant workshops

14 OSP Overview Other Services and Activities  Restricted Programs  Other Services/Activities Proposal/Award Statistical Reports  Monthly, Semi-annual, Annual, Customized Funding resources, Research and Funding Guide (RFG) Maintains/Develops OSP Web Site Participate in internal and external committees eCommons, other agency accounts

15 OSP Overview  Our goal is to help, not hinder research!  We are expanding the office and always trying to improve our services and processes!