Award Lifecycle #1

Account setup & Award administration

Financial Management & ProjectCloseout

Award RecEipt & Negotiation

Proposal Review & Submission

Proposal & Budget Development

Once a funding opportunity is identified, proposal preparation begins. The process involves internal CSU systems and processes, plus external sponsor systems and requirements. Click to learn more.

Prior to proposal submission, OSP is responsible for reviewing the budget and other business elements for compliance with University processes and policies, sponsor requirements, and state and federal regulations. Click to learn more.

OSP is responsible for the review, negotiation, and execution of all sponsored awards/agreements received by the University. Any correspondence about an incoming award, especially if it is an email with attachments, should be immediately forwarded to the OSP. Click to learn more.

After OSP pre-award reviews, negotiates, and executes an award/agreement, award information is sent to OSP post-award for account creation. A copy of the fully executed award/agreement is emailed to the Principal Investigator (PI) and Fiscal Officer (FO). Click to learn more.

These are shared responsibilities between the Principal Investigator (PI), unit administrators, and OSP. Award expenditures should be monitored and reconciled monthly for allowability, allocability, and benefit to the project for timely closeout at project end. Click to learn more.