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OSP and Sponsor News, September 2008

 
• Deadline Alert for October 2008
   
• US Ed Institutes of Educations Sciences announces competitions and Deadlines for FY 09. July 26 and October 2 are the major deadline dates
   
• 2008-2009 Graduate Student Funding Opportunities Guide
  
   
• NIH Salary Cap for 2008:$191,300. This has been updated on the budget template

Older News

• New NIH Indirect Cost Budgeting Requirements on proposals including subcontracts

   
  
 
• Human subjects information for Grants.gov and IES proposals
 
• Fringe Benefit Rates for FY 2008: Full Time  36.4%, PT now 8.6%
 
• Expanded Information on Foundation Funding

                       

  
  
   

OSP           Staff:

Colleen Kohashi: Research Compliance Manager. Colleen's primary role at the College is to serve as staff to the TC IRB , to maintain its records and to ensure its policies and procedures are enforced.  Collen  may also be reached at 212/678-4105.

Mark Noizumi-- Sponsored Project Administrator for BBS, NCCF, HD, ILT, MST,  O&L, Huber and Hechinger -- 212/678-4187. 

Ashley Bogosian --  Sponsored Project Administrator for  A&H, CCP, C&T, CEOI, CPET, CTSC, HBS, ITS (including Peace Ed),  IUME, NCREST, The Writing Project,, TCI, ICCCR --212/678-8199

The two Sponsored Project Administrator (SPA) positions were recently created in an effort to 1) Help OSP keep pace with the growing volume of applications, awards and subcontracts

2) Provide TC investigators with more hands on assistance with proposal preparation and  grants management

Effective  immediately, all TC PIs should contact the SPA assigned to their  center/institute for with all matters pertaining to sponsor policy,  deadlines, internal and external application requirements and  subcontracts.

This memo to TC investigators dated 10/20/06,  describes in detail the new range of post-award grant administration  services OSP will now be providing. The table below lists basic OSP and  grant-related administrative procedures and shows the changes, if any,  in the person/position now responsible for them:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Task	Former Responsible Party	Current Responsible Party
Proposal Review, Routing	OSP Director	SPA
Budgeting, other proposal Assistance	OSP Director	SPA
Sponsor/TC Policy Questions	OSP Director	SPA
Subcontracts	Contracting Manager	SPA
ICAs	Contracting Manager	Contracting Manager via SPA
Professional Staff Recruiting	Project or DAA	SPA
Post Hire Paperwork	Project or DAA	SPA
PAF Processing	Project or DAA	SPA
Tuition Waivers	DAA	SPA
Purchase Requisitions	Project or DAA	Project or DAA
Check Requests	Project or DAA	Project or DAA
Timesheets/Bluecards	Project or DAA	Project or DAA