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The Office of Sponsored Programs and Research (OSPR) supports Governors State University faculty and staff in their pursuits of external funding for research and sponsored programs.

The office also serves as the central coordination point for all research and sponsored program grants.

Helpful Grant Writing Information

• Standard Institutional Information for Grant Writers  
• Negotiated F&A Rate Agreement  
• Regional Database of Individual Community Demographics 
• South Metropolitan Area Demographic Profile 
• Budget Development for Externally Funded Grants (PowerPoint)
• GSU Profile: 
               About GSU 
               Facts and Figures
               Student Facts at a Glance for Grant Writers 
               GSU Fact Book  
• Grant Information from the GSU Library 
• Sample Grant Applications and Other Helpful Information
• The "Nuts and Bolts' of Putting a Grant Proposal Together (PDF) 
• Ten Steps to a Winning R01 Application  

Compliance

• Responsible Conduct of Research-(CITI) Training 
• Institutional Review Board 

Forms

• Intent to Submit Grant Process and Checklist 
•  Intent_to_Submit_Grant_Academic    
• National Science Foundation (NSF) Fastlane Request for Account   
• Award Management Checklist (post-award)
• Presidential Designee Letter: Must be sent with all grant proposals  

Principal Investigator's Handbook

•  Principal Investigator's Handbook 

Staff

• James R. "Chip" Coldren, Jr., Ph.D.
  Acting Director of OSPR and Associate Professor
  Phone: 708.534.4390
  Office Location: G361
  jcoldren@govst.edu 

• Jennifer Morehead, MBA, MAOM, CRA
  Deputy Director of OSPR
  Phone: 708.235.2846
  Office Location: E2538
  jmorehead@govst.edu