Research and Sponsored Programs
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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:
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Identify and disseminate external funding opportunity information;
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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);
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Serve as liaison on pre-submission/pre-award matters between the funding sponsor and the individual applicant;
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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) 963-2248Pre-Award Location:
Central Washington University
Barge Hall - Room 101
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7510 -
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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) 963-1988Post-Award Location:
Central Washington University
Mitchell Hall - Second Floor
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7469
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Contact
Email: leslie.hunter@cwu.edu
Phone: (509) 963-2248
Post Award: Kristie Thomas
Email: kristie.thomas@cwu.edu
Phone: (509) 963-1988