About OSP

The Grant Lifecycle

The Office of Sponsored Programs provides a wide breadth of services to the University community, to include:

Pre-Award

• Meet with faculty and staff to review proposal instructions (RFP’s, PA’s), and steps for proposal application development and completion
• Develop budgets in compliance with agency and institutional guidelines
• Guide faculty and staff regarding institutional and sponsor policies and procedures
• Complete agency forms, assurances, representations and certifications
• Identify regulatory requirements as applicable
• Collaborate with partner institutions to secure all necessary subcontract documentation
• Review final applications for formatting, accuracy and adherence to sponsor requirements
• Assist with online proposal application and final submission by OSP’s authorized organizational representatives
• Assist faculty and staff in the use of OSP’s funding search tools and databases
• Disseminate funding opportunities to the Montclair community
• Hold educational workshops and training activities on proposal development

Post-Award

• Negotiate incoming awards with federal and non-federal sponsors
• Assist with understanding and interpreting complex agency requirements (e.g.,  prior approval requests)
• Assist with non-financial post-award matters (e.g., no-cost extension requests)
• Review proposed rebudgets in accordance with sponsor guidelines
• Assist with the timely submission of interim and final programmatic reports
• Manage outgoing subawards (e.g. drafting subaward agreements and amendments)
• Provide general guidance on university policies and procedures (e.g. hiring, procurement, travel)
• Hold one-on-one meetings with faculty and staff to discuss aspects of post-award management
• Conduct workshops and training activities on non-financial post-award administration

Updated: September 29, 2023