Our Assistance to You:

OSRP provides assistance to all faculty and staff in seaching for new grant opportunities, developing and submitting competitive grant proposals, initiating new awards, and non-financial administration of grants and contracts.

This assistance includes:

• Finding funding for your project
• Developing your proposal, including coordination of multi-disciplinary project teams
• Submission of proposals
• Negotiating award terms
• Requesting project changes and extensions from the sponsor
• Providing project development and implementation training
• Providing limited funding for travel to speak with prospective sponsors
• Providing limited funding for course reassignments to develop your proposal

Pre-Award Services:

The various Pre-Award Services below are provided by OSRP.

Identification of Funding Opportunities
Funding for research and other scholarly efforts available from various funding agencies/ foundations.

Developing a Competitive Proposal
OSRP can help to develop a plan of action and timetable that will enable you to assemble the expertise needed for your proposed project, collect data, and prepare a proposal in a timely manner.

Competitive Budget
Development of a budget that reflects the minimal requirements for a successful project.

Submission of Proposals
Proposals requesting funding from external sources. Submitted through OSRP.

Negotiations for Grants and Contracts
Comprises written agreements between the University and funding organizations.
 
Federal Regulations
Relevant regulations and guidelines in program announcements or on contract/grant forms.
 

Post-Award Services:

The various Post-Award services are provided by OSRP and the Grants and Contracts Office.

Personnel Compensation
Personnel Action Forms (PAFs) must be filed in order to compensate University faculty, staff and
graduate assistants from an externally funded grant or contract.

Volunteer Forms
Permitting the value of volunteer time to be counted as a part of the University's matching commitments for a grant/contract.

U-BUY Authorization Form
The UBUY System is Missouri State University's automated purchasing system. It is an integrated, online computer system designed to assist university personnel in many aspects of the purchasing function. (See additional information on UBUY System)

Time and Effort Reporting
To be completed and submitted if certain Missouri State employees (1) receive compensation from an external grant or contract, and/or (2) have expended time as part of a University matching commitment for a grant or contract.