Office of Sponsored Research

Mission Statement

The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) partners with programs to provide expertise, information and training to promote regulatory compliance while minimizing bureaucracy.

Services of the Office of Sponsored Research include:

• Review and provide institutional endorsement for all proposals to Federal and other external sponsors, assuring compliance with Center policies and sponsor terms and conditions.
• Review, interpretation and dissemination of policies of Federal Agencies and other external sponsors.
• Institutional authority for the negotiation and acceptance of financial support or other contractually binding obligations in the form of a contract, grant or agreement, including staff assignments.
• Authorized institutional official for post-award actions that require agency approval such as change in PI, rebudgeting and no-cost extensions or notifications.

As a service to our external business partners, we provide the following application preparation information.  If you need access to information not listed here, please call the Office of Sponsored Research at (206) 667-4868.

 This page was last modified on 11.17.09