Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA)
SPA provides budget review and institutional signature for all external proposal submissions, manages electronic application submission processes, and negotiates awards received from external sources for sponsored program activities on behalf of the university. The office also assists in non-financial post award administration matters.
Resources for budget development, submitting proposals, and managing awards:
Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA)
The Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) office is the central administrative support office under the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity unit. The office encourages and supports university faculty and staff in their pursuit of external funding to conduct research or other scholarly activity, with an emphasis on administrative functions that advance a culture of compliance with applicable regulations. SPA provides budget review and institutional signature for all external proposal submissions, manages electronic application submission processes, and negotiates awards received from external sources for sponsored program activities on behalf of the university. The office also assists in non-financial post award administration matters.
Contact this office at ndsu.research@ndsu.edu.
Val Kettner
Associate Vice President
(701) 231-9608
val.kettner@ndsu.edu
Authorized signature for proposals/awards (AOR); provides overall leadership for SPA; policy development; non-industry award negotiation; sponsor liaison.
Cindy Eleson
Budget & Program Officer
(701) 231-5259
cindy.smelsereleson@ndsu.edu
Budget review; assistance with proposal forms; electronic proposal submission; guidance on federal submission portals.
Rebecca Sandell
Award & Budget Officer
(701) 231-8898
rebecca.sandell@ndsu.edu
Budget review; assistance with proposal forms; electronic proposal submission; assistance with budget revisions and PI changes; assistance with no-cost extensions and advanced spending requests.
Christy Gallagher-Lein
Research Informatics Analyst
(701) 231-8573
christy.gallagher-lein@ndsu.edu
Statistical proposal/award reports; Power BI interactive report creation/maintenance; NSF HERD Survey data collection and reporting.
Amy Scott
Assistant Director
(701) 231-8976
amy.scott@ndsu.edu
Novelution system sponsored research module implementation lead; Authorized signature for proposals/awards (AOR); non-industry award negotiation; assistance with pre-award and non-financial post-award issues; sponsor liaison.
Shelly Sandstrom
Award and Proposal Officer
(701) 231-7258
shelly.sandstrom@ndsu.edu
Authorized signature for proposals/awards (AOR); non-industry award negotiation; assistance with pre-award and non-financial post-award issues; sponsor liaison.
Joycelyn Lucke
Assistant Director for Business Development
(701) 231-5624
joycelyn.lucke@ndsu.edu
Authorized signature for industry sponsored awards, non-financial agreements, and subawards; industry-sponsored award negotiation; industry sponsor liaison.