About Us
Role
The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs assists Metro State faculty and staff by providing the following services:
- Assist faculty in accessing funding opportunities
- Locate and clarify funding opportunity guidelines
- Provide training, as well as funding sources and college procedures related to proposal submission
- Coordinate proposal reviews and submission authorizations
- Negotiate awards agreements as part of the award
- Administrative management of all ongoing awards
- Assist in the preparation of project close-out
- Grant Administration and Fiscal Accounting in association with the Grant and Contracts Manager and/or Contract Administrator , and
- Record Retention
Mission
The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs seeks to:
- assist administration, faculty and staff of Metropolitan State College of Denver (Metro State) in seeking and managing public grants and contracts for mission-related projects in instruction, innovation, acquisition and research;
- provide technical expertise and grant research assistance, education, and training support in identifying funding opportunities, and developing project proposals;
- act as a liaison, as necessary, on grant proposals and projects among various units within Metro State, as well as, other educational institutions, and community partners.
Organization
The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs:
- is managed and supervised by the Executive Director of the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs, who has signatory authority for all proposal submissions, grant and contact renewals;
- reports to the Vice President of Institutional Advancement who reports to the President of Metropolitan State College of Denver;
- is advised by the OSRP Advisory Committee represented by grant and contract recipients, faculty, staff and administration who serve at the discretion of the Executive Director;
- operates according to the Institutional Policies and Procedures Pertaining to Grants and Contracts as adopted by the Board of Trustees of Metropolitan State College of Denver.
Services
The support areas of the department are:
- Research/Pre-award—responsible for all activities regarding proposal solicitation activities prior to and including submission.
- Obtains the latest Request for Proposal
- Provides the College’s policies and procedures related to proposal submissions
- Coordinates proposal reviews and submission authorizations
- Prepares budgets
- Assists in preparation of the proposal
- Ensures the specific requirements of the funding agency are met
- Post-award—responsible for the receipt, recording, and administration of grant awards including renewal, continuation and completion of grant funding.
- Establishes award files and paperwork
- Negotiates award agreements
- Provides administrative management of ongoing grants
- Prepares management reports
- Prepares project close-out
- Oversees record retention
Location
The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs is located in the historic Smedley Home located on the southwest corner of Ninth Street Park.
Street Address:
1020 Ninth Street Park (Upstairs) [map]
Mailing Address:
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Office of Sponsored Research and Programs
Campus Box 4
PO Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217-3362
Fax: 303-556-6339
Contact Us
The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs
| Co – Director | Larry Johnson, Ph.D | 303-566-7002 johnsonl@mscd.edu |
| Co – Director | Kamran Sahami, Ph.D. | 303-566-7002 ksahami@mscd.edu |
| Departments: | ||
| Post-Award | Kathy Cooper | 303-566-3484 coopekat@mscd.edu |
| Research/Pre-Award | Rich Gould | 303-566-5335 |
| Student Hourly: | Jason Poteet | 303-566-4707 jpoteet@mscd.edu |
The Advisory Council
| Carrie Besnette, Ph.D. | besnette@mscd.edu | 303-556-5184 |
| Art Campa, Ph.D. | campaa@mscd.edu | 303-352-4340 |
| Kathy Cooper | coopekat@mscd.edu | 303-566-3484 |
| Brooke Evans, Ph.D. | bevans21@mscd.edu | 303-566-2903 |
| Jeff Forrest, Ph.D. | forrestj@mscd.edu | 303-566-4380 |
| Rich Gould | rgould5@mscd.edu | 303-566-5335 |
| Claire Hay, Ph.D. | hayc@mscd.edu | 303-352-4199 |
| Larry Johnson, Ph.D. | johnsonl@mscd.edu | 303-566-7002 |
| Jon Kent, Ph.D. | kentj@mscd.edu | 303-566-2933 |
| Karen Krupar, Ph.D. | krupark@mscd.edu | 303-556-3922 |
| Paulette McIntosh | mcintosp@mscd.edu | 303-556-2812 |
| David Rein | drein@mscd.edu | 303-566-6819 |
| Kamran Sahami, Ph.D. | ksahami@mscd.edu | 303-566-7002 |
| Vicky Seehusen | vicky.seehusen@ccd.edu | 303-352-3201 |
| Robert Slay | slay@mscd.edu | 303-566-6163 |
| Charlotte Stone | stonec@mscd.edu | 303-566-5007 |
| Ali Thobhani, Ph.D. | thobhana@mscd.edu | 303-566-2643 |
Metro State has the required registrations with the following agencies:
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Office of Human Protection
- Central Contractor Registration
- Grants.gov
- e.Grants
Institutional Memberships:
- American Association of State Colleges and Universities
- Grants Resource Center
- Society of Research Administrators
- Council of Undergraduate Research
- National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance
Events:
The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs is committed to providing faculty and staff with training, seminar and workshop opportunities to enrich the grant/contract research, development and submission processes.
Training
A series of training modules are provided throughout the academic year for both new and experienced Principal Investigators designed to provide assistance in understanding the functions, processes and operation of OSRP.
These trainings are provided in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation format to allow for both individual and group sessions.
Seminars
Seminars are provided both internally and externally. In collaboration with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and other associations, opportunities are available to attend webinars which relate to selected live conference calls with both leaders and program directors for many public funded grant programs.
The Director of OSRP presents a series of Faculty and Staff Achievement in Grants programs each semester that highlight funded programs currently operating on the Metro State campus. These sessions provide both interesting and educational glimpses at the diverse activities of program administrators and their individual works through grant funding.
Workshops
Small group workshops are being developed by the OSRP office to assist faculty and staff in Grant Mentoring projects through which new Principal Investigators are paired with seasoned grant project directors to compete for funds by completing a series of workshops designed to assist in the grant development process.
Events are published on the OSRP website periodically as they are scheduled in the What’s New sidebar.