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Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA)

Responsibilities of SPA:

• Encourage, facilitate, and support the efforts of NDSU faculty and staff in pursuit of external funding to support their research and scholarly activities.
• Ensure that research and other scholarly activities, particularly activities supported by external sources, observe the policies and procedures of the University, state, federal, and other sponsors.
• Manage NDSU's animal-related activities, research involving human subjects, the use of recombinant DNA, and biosafety issues to ensure compliance with federal regulations and University policies.
• Negotiate awards received from external sources for sponsored program activities on behalf of the university.
• Manage indirect cost policy and recoveries associated with sponsored programs.
• Develope, manage, and support internal programs and activities to stimulate increased submission of proposals that are able to compete successfully for sponsored funding.
• Maintain a central administrative database to generate reports that summarize the University's external research activities.
• Protect and manage intellectual property rights to enable commercialization of University technologies. (See Technology Transfer Office)