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Services Provided
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| Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) at Illinois State University,
under the direction of the associate vice president for research,
has responsibility for three main areas of research administration
and support: |
Sponsored Project Development
RSP works closely with the college research coordinators to
assist and support faculty and staff in identifying funding
sources and facilitating proposal development. RSP is dedicated
to building interdisciplinary, innovative faculty/staff research
teams and linking faculty research agendas to the most appropriate
funding sources. |
Grant and Contract Negotiation and Administration
Some of the preaward functions of RSP include assistance with,
reviewing, and approving proposals; copying, mailing, or electronically
submitting proposals; and negotiating terms and conditions for
contract and grants. RSP also logs and tracks all submissions
and awards for the University. Some of the postaward, nonfinancial
functions of this area involve monitoring progress and reporting
requirements, patent requirements, rebudgeting approvals; preparing
and monitoring consulting and subcontracting agreements; approving
no-cost extensions and requests for increased funding; and coordinating
and monitoring closeout activities. |
Research Education and Compliance
Lastly RSP oversees the administration of and adherence to federal
regulations for research involving human subjects and animals.
All research involving human subjects must be reviewed and approved
by the Institutional Review Board (IRB), and animal research
must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC). RSP also facilitates other institutional
compliance policies such as scientific misconduct. A variety
of training and communication initiatives are sponsored by RSP
each semester. These include IRB, IACUC, and sponsored projects
training workshops; on-line training modules; a periodic newsletter;
working with the college research coordinators on
grant writing workshops; participating in new-faculty orientation
activities.
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