The recently adopted Sponsor Contact Guidance provides detail on both pre- and post-award roles of investigators and other sponsored project personnel, departments, the Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) and Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) for contacting a project’s sponsor. Adhering to these guidelines enables investigators and any sponsored project personnel to focus on research and facilitate efficient and effective communication throughout the award administration process.
The guidelines define and clarify the various University and Sponsor roles and represents select situations. While not a comprehensive list, the guidelines address the most common requests or questions regarding:
- OCG’s delegated Signature Authority
- Types of actions or issues that should be routed through OCG for pre-award, post-award and non-financial compliance requests
- Types of financial administration matters that should be routed through SPA
- Matters or requests that should be handled directly between the Investigator and Sponsor Technical Contact
This procedural statement is the outcome of two working groups comprised of staff from the Office of Contracts and Grants, Sponsored Projects Accounting and campus stakeholders. If you have any questions, please email your OCG Grant or Contract Officer.