Office of Sponsored Programs
1 Normal Avenue
The School of Nursing and The Graduate School Room 415
Montclair, NJ 07043
Phone: 973-655-4128
Fax: 973-655-5150
Email: osp@montclair.edu
The Office of Sponsored Programs provides a wide breadth of services to the University community, to include:
Pre-Award
- identifying, assisting and training faculty and staff in locating possible funding sources
- assistance with institutional, as well as sponsor policies and procedures
- developing budgets that comply with agency and institutional guidelines
- reviewing proposals for formatting, accuracy and adherence to sponsor requirements and guidelines
- completing agency forms, assurances and certifications, providing institutional statistics
- assistance with online proposal application and electronic submission
- holding educational workshops and training activities on proposal development
- one-on-one meetings with faculty and staff to discuss funding search strategy, proposal development best practices and feedback from submitted proposals
- negotiate award terms and conditions with federal and non-federal sponsors
Post-Award
- assistance with understanding and interpreting complex agency requirements (e.g., prior approval requests)
- revising grant award budgets in accordance with sponsor guidelines
- negotiate continuing awards with federal and non-federal sponsors
- assistance with non-financial post-award matters (e.g., no-cost extension requests)
- assisting with the timely submission of interim and final programmatic reports
- help in understanding employment procedures and forms, and processing travel requests
- guidance and assistance in sourcing and purchasing equipment
- holding regular workshops and training activities on non-financial post-award administration
- one-on-one meetings with faculty and staff to discuss aspects of post-award management
Updated: May 12, 2012