Introduction to Sponsored Program Services

1. Introduction to Sponsored Program Services New Faculty Orientation August 2005 Jeffrey Silber, Sr. Director jas9@cornell.edu, (607) 255-2016

2. What is Sponsored Program Services? • Sponsored Program Services • Institutional authority delegated from trustees: • Vice Provost for Research – sponsored programs • Controller – financial records • Exercises institutional authority for: • Proposal submission • Negotiation of agreements • Financial reporting • A component of campus support for research and other sponsored activities

3. What can SPS do for you? • Submit, negotiate, and accept agreements for sponsored activities • Agreement review helps ensure • Right to publish research results • Protection of intellectual property • Ability to involve individuals of faculty’s choosing • Sponsor will not control activity • University will be paid for effort in a timely manner

4. Who does SPS work with? • Office of the Vice Provost for Research • Office of Research Integrity and Assurance • University Committee on Human Subjects • Cornell Center for Animal Research and Education / Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee • Institutional Biosafety Committee • Research Administration Information Systems • University Counsel • Risk Management and Insurance • University Development

5. Goals of SPS • Facilitate Research and Other Sponsored Activity by Creating a Single Point of Access for the Submission of Proposal, Acceptance of Awards, and Ongoing Administration of Projects • Preserve Future Sponsored Activities by Helping Ensure that Activities are Done in Accordance with Sponsor and Other Requirements

6. Sources of Information • Web sites (may change soon, but we’ll redirect you): • SPS www.osp.cornell.eduand http://www.accounting.cornell.edu/Sponsored_Funds.cfm • Funding Opportunities http://www.osp.cornell.edu/Funding/ • Human subjects http://www.osp.cornell.edu/Compliance/UCHS/homepageUCHS.htm • Animal Use http://www.osp.cornell.edu/Compliance/animals.html • Biosafety http://www.osp.cornell.edu/Compliance/IBC.html • Health & Safety http://www.EHS.cornell.edu/

7. More Websites • Faculty Handbook, Chapter 5 http://web.cornell.edu/UniversityFaculty/ • Conflict of Interest • Publications • Intellectual Property and Data • Research Misconduct • and more • University Policy Website • www.policy.cornell.edu

8. Mailing Lists • osp-sponsprog-L@cornell.edu • Information posted includes rate changes, notification of updated sponsor applications and guidelines, updates to internal policies and procedures, and training opportunities • osp-era-L@cornell.edu • Is used to disseminate of information about electronic research administration, such as communications from NSF FastLane and Federal Commons • osp-funding-info-L@cornell.edu • provides information on special funding opportunities and limited submission competitions • Go to http://www.osp.cornell.edu/eRA/listserv.html to sign-up

9. Information Sessions • Research Administration Forum • Large group, 2-3 times per year • Announcements • Focus topics in each meeting, with greater depth • Discussion component in each forum • Research Administration Roundtable • Monthly informal meetings • 2-4 short topics to be presented • Discussion encouraged • Open chat (i.e. new topics) encouraged • Subscribe to osp-sponsprog-l listserve to be kept informed of these and other events

10. Electronic Tools • Sponsored Projects Portal • PI view my.research.cornell.edu • General view portal.research.cornell.edu • The Sponsored Projects Portal provides integrated access to sponsored projects and sponsored funds information through links to both the Sponsored Projects and Accounting Data Warehouses

11. Contact Us • Pre-award, and non-financial matters • 120 Day Hall, 255-5014 • http://www.osp.cornell.edu/Contacts/staff-resp.html • http://www.osp.cornell.edu/Contacts/staff-dir.html • Post-award financial area • 341 Pine Tree Road, 255-5085 • http://www.accounting.cornell.edu/Sponsored.cfm