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Research and Sponsored Programs

Research and Sponsored Programs (pre-award) and Grant and Contract Accounting (post-award) partner with faculty and staff to support sponsored projects from proposal submission through award closeout. Our teams help navigate administrative and compliance requirements, reducing the burden on investigators so they can focus on their research, teaching, and creative work.
Note: Research and Sponsored Programs is a division of the School of Graduate Studies and Research.

 

  • Pre-Award Services

    Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP), a division of Graduate Studies and Research, is dedicated to working with faculty and staff to increase externally-funded research, scholarly activities, and other sponsored projects.

    RSP provides the following services to faculty and staff:

    • Identify and disseminate external funding opportunity information;

    • Provide assistance with proposal and budget development and preparation (such as proposal consultation, guidelines interpretation, proposal and forms review, and development/review of project budgets);

    • Serve as liaison on pre-submission/pre-award matters between the funding sponsor and the individual applicant;

    • Oversee the process for obtaining institutional approval for external support and transmitting proposals to funding sponsors.

    Contact Information:

    Leslie Hunter, Associate Director of Pre-Award
    leslie.hunter@cwu.edu; (509) 963-2248 

    Pre-Award Location: 

    Central Washington University
    Barge Hall - Room 101
    400 E. University Way
    Ellensburg, WA 98926-7510

  • Post-Award Services

    Grant & Contract Accounting (GCA) provides accounting and financial compliance services for sponsored projects awarded to CWU. In addition, GCA oversees compliance with University policies and procedures, as well as federal and non-federal rules and regulations required by various funding agencies.

    Contact Information:

    Kristie Thomas, Post Award Manager
    kristie.thomas@cwu.edu; (509) 963-1988

    Post-Award Location: 

    Central Washington University
    Mitchell Hall - Second Floor
    400 E. University Way
    Ellensburg, WA 98926-7469

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Contact

Pre-Award: Leslie Hunter
Email: leslie.hunter@cwu.edu
Phone: (509) 963-2248

Post-Award: Kristie Thomas
Email: kristie.thomas@cwu.edu
Phone: (509) 963-1988