Sponsored Programs Administration
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.
Sponsored Programs Administration links
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All RCA forms (including proposal and budget development and award management).
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A budget is a best estimate of the total costs needed to complete objectives identified in a proposal. Costs included in a proposal budget must be necessary to accomplish the project and must directly benefit and support the proposed activity.
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Standard information about the university, including frequently used numbers (DUNS, Unique Entity Identifier, Congressional District, Cage Code), contact information, and the authorized organizational representative.
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NDSU policy requires that all external proposal budgets be reviewed and approved by Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) prior to submission to any sponsor.
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The Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) unit administers a number of post-award processes including award review, negotiation, and signature; requests for no-cost extensions, budget changes, PI changes, pre-award spending approvals; and development, negotiation, and signature of subawards.
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The Novelution Research Management System provides a centralized system with integrated software modules that support many research administration aspects.