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:
Sponsored Projects Services:
Preaward View Top 3 Preaward Questions Video (3 min)
- Aid in interpreting application guidelines and sponsor requirements
- Review proposals, ensuring budgets are appropriate and application forms are complete and correct
- Manage electronic application submission processes
- Ensure proposals meet UA approval requirements
- Provide institutional approval for all proposal submissions
- Track proposal submissions, awards, rejections and resubmissions
Postaward View Top 3 Postaward Questions Video (3 min)
- Establish sponsored awards and accounts in UAccess Research and UAccess Financials
- Complete invoicing and financial reporting requirements
- Cash management
- Guidance on expenditure allowability
- Prior approvals, project changes, and sponsor notifications
- Award closeout
- Effort reporting and documenting cost sharing/matching funds
- Sponsored equipment compliance and reporting
- Coordinate external audits and internal reviews
Administrative Guidance
- Serve faculty and staff as a resource for information about seeking, obtaining and managing sponsored projects and related internal processes
- Assist in interpreting sponsor and institutional policies and regulations
Training & Development
- Provide faculty and staff development workshops and training on research administration
- Facilitate and moderate a monthly Research Administration (RA) Forum to provide timely information on relevant research administration topics
- Administer and maintain institutional LevelUP program for modular research administration learning and development.
- Develop and implement training resources for campus on UArizona sponsored research systems and processes.
- Coordinate campus requests for training in specific topics or areas.