Pre-Award Administration

Introduction

The Office of Research (OR), through its Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) unit, provides pre-award administration services to faculty, unit staff, and other central administrative offices. These services include, but are not limited to, the following:

Reviewing and approving/endorsing requests to spend funds in advance of receiving a sponsored award;
Reviewing and signing institutional certifications, representations and assurances;
Facilitating sponsor requests for additional information about proposed programs, including requests for “just-in-time” information;
Interpreting sponsor and university policies, and government regulations;
Liaising with sponsors;
Providing research administration training courses and consulting services; and
Promoting and facilitating institutional compliance with government regulations.