General Contact Information
Main: sponsor@email.arizona.edu
Phone: 520-626-6000
SPS/ORC Directory
Postaward Services Team 1
College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences; College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture; College of Engineering; College of Optical Sciences; College of Veterinary Medicine; Honors College; James E. Rogers College of Law; Outreach College; Research, Innovation & Impact; UA South
Postaward Services Team 2
College of Education; College of Fine Arts; College of Humanities; College of Letters, Arts and Science; College of Science; College of Social and Behavioral Sciences; Eller College of Management; Graduate College; UA Libraries
Postaward Services Team 3
College of Medicine - Tucson; College of Medicine - Phoenix; College of Nursing; College of Pharmacy; Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Mission
Sponsored Projects Services (SPS) and the Office of Research Contracts (ORC), units of Research, Innovation & Impact (RII), assists the University of Arizona research community in its efforts to secure external funding by providing high quality administrative, contracting and financial services to ensure proper stewardship of those funds and to minimize the risk to university resources. Our mission is to support and enhance the University’s reputation while working to achieve strategic goals with broad services in the following areas: Proposal Development and Submission, Contracting, Postaward Management and Administrative Guidance.
Sponsored Projects Services is responsible for assisting faculty and staff with proposals and guidance on the financial and administrative management of grants and contracts and training on research administration topics. SPS is an experienced resource for faculty and staff who engage in research and scholarly activities, and who work to advance the University’s strategic goals through externally supported projects and programs. Responsibilities include the following functions, activities, and services:
Office of Research Contracts:
Contracting
- Aid in interpreting terms and conditions as well as sponsor requirements in grants and contracts
- Negotiate contract terms and conditions with sponsors
- Provide institutional signature for all award documents
Subawards
- Offer guidance at each stage of the outgoing subaward lifecycle to include proposal, issuance, management, and closeout
- Draft and negotiate subawards at subaward initiation
- Draft and negotiate subaward modifications
- Manage closeout of subawards
- Complete regular and ongoing subaward compliance checks and monitoring activities
Relationships to Other Offices
- SPS and ORC work closely with the Office of the General Counsel, Research, Innovation & Impact (RII), the UA Foundation, Technology Transfer Arizona, Financial Services and other offices as needed in the negotiation of award terms and conditions
- SPS and ORC cooperates with the UA Foundation on charitable grants that require greater financial management than gifts. The UA Foundation works to advance the University of Arizona by building relationships, securing philanthropic support and stewarding assets.
- SPS and ORC collaborates with Financial Services to streamline accounting internal control procedures and provide better services in grant account management
- SPS an ORC coordinates with Research Compliance on audits and investigations