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Welcome from the Vice Chancellor for Research
Welcome to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Our office serves as a focal point for the investment in campus research, scholarship, and creative works, and strives to provide the types of infrastructure and administrative support that is necessary to promote and sustain our world-class faculty and research programs. CU-Boulder has programs of excellence in all of our schools and colleges, and is home to 4 Nobel Laureates, 7 MacArthur 'genius' Fellowship recipients, over 50 faculty who are members of their respective disciplinary national academies, and well over 100 recipients of prestigious Packard, Guggenheim, Fulbright, Searle, NEH, and AAAS Fellowships.
The Boulder campus has a long (>50 year) tradition of interdisciplinary research and enjoys formal research relationships with numerous nearby national research laboratories including NIST, NOAA, NCAR, USGS, and NREL, as well as with numerous industry partners who draw on the unique talents and resources of our campus to fuel innovation and economic development. The environment for research, scholarship, and creative works at the University of Colorado at Boulder is truly unique and unlike any other. We invite you to learn more about the exciting things that are happening here at CU Boulder!
-- Russell Moore, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research
- The Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG)
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The Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) was established in 1955 as the Research Services Laboratories and later named the Office of Research Services. OCG reports to the Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of the Graduate School.
The Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) is responsible for the administration of sponsored research agreements and funding. OCG’s mission is to assist faculty, staff, and students with obtaining and managing external support for their sponsored projects. OCG protects the University’s interests by reviewing and approving the submission of sponsored project proposals; negotiating contract and grant awards; monitoring the implementation and administration of sponsored projects; enforcing campus, University, and sponsor policies and procedures; providing training to faculty and staff; and serving as the University’s liaison with sponsors and regulatory agencies.
OCG is organized into a pre-award group of Proposal Analysts that assist with proposal development and submission and a post-award group of Contract and Grant Administrators that assist with award management. In addition, OCG supports the areas of subcontracting, government property, and reporting. OCG works closely with Sponsored Projects Accounting to ensure that all sponsored projects are financially compliant and fiscally sound. The specific areas of support are:
OCG BASICS: PROPOSALS
- Review program announcements and proposal guidelines and, when necessary, prepare terms and conditions letters
- Assist with proposal preparation and budget development
- Coordinate proposal approvals with campus and University departments
- Sign, package, and submit all proposals to external Sponsors
- Provide liaison to Sponsors during proposal review
OCG BASICS: AWARDS
- Establish pre-award and at-risk accounts
- Receive, negotiate, and accept awards
- Coordinate University’s internal and external response to unacceptable or problematic terms and conditions
- Approve the assignment of financial accounts
- Assist with project planning and start-up
- Assist with award management
- Authorize travel for completeness, compliance, and available funds
- Approve equipment purchases
- Resolve post-award administration issues
- Provide liaison with Sponsors following award
- Coordinate award closeout
- Coordinate response to auditors
OCG "EXTRAS"
- Coordinate project oversight with campus and University departments
- Consult about Sponsor relations, business practices, and unusual agreements
- Coordinate the research information system
- Prepare monthly, annual, and ad hoc reports
- The Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
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The University of Colorado at Boulder is committed to scientific and ethical integrity as well as academic excellence in all research activities with which our students, faculty and staff are associated. The role of the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) is to assist researchers in conducting research that meets the highest standards of ethical and regulatory compliance and to coordinate the activities of various faculty oversight committees.
ORI coordinates five main areas of research administration: