Office of Sponsored Research & Programs
The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs (OSRP) serves as Metropolitan State College of Denver’s authorized representative for faculty and staff in the development, submission and post-award administration of publicly-funded grant and contract projects.
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
- As the college's Authorized Organizational Representative, submit final proposals for grants and contracts in accordance with institutional standards
- 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 Reporting in collaboration with the Grant and Contracts Manager and/or Contract Administrator , and
- Record Retention
What's New at OSRP
One of the functions of Sponsored Research & Programs is to distribute to campus faculty opportunities for advance funding notices. Grant Opportunities are divided into specialized areas of interest which provides quick access to pertinent solicitations.
Current Grant Opportunities
This information is provided by the Grant Resource Center, a service of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).
NOTE: Current Funding Opportunites are restricted to mscd.edu users only
If you are accessing this site from off-campus, please contact the OSRP office.

