Sponsored Programs Administration | Research and Creative Activity

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:

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.	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.
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.	POSITION OPEN >> Award and Proposal Officer Authorized signature for proposals/awards (AOR); lead proposal reviewer; non-industry award negotiation; assistance with pre-award and non-financial post-award issues; sponsor liaison.
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.	Shelly Sandstrom Award Intake Officer 701.231.7258 shelly.sandstrom@ndsu.edu Facilitate award processing; assistance with no-cost extensions and advanced spending requests; resource for proposal/award processes; webpage maintenance.
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.