About Us
Mission
The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs seeks to:
- assist administration, faculty and staff of Metropolitan State College of Denver (Metro State) in seeking and managing public grants and contracts for mission-related projects in instruction, innovation, acquisition and research;
- provide technical expertise and grant research assistance, education, and training support in identifying funding opportunities, and developing project proposals;
- act as a liaison, as necessary, on grant proposals and projects among various units within Metro State, as well as, other educational institutions, and community partners.
Organization
The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs:
- is managed and supervised by the Executive Director of the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs, who has signatory authority for all proposal submissions, grant and contact renewals;
- reports to the Vice President of Institutional Advancement who reports to the President of Metropolitan State College of Denver;
- is advised by the OSRP Advisory Committee represented by grant and contract recipients, faculty, staff and administration who serve at the discretion of the Executive Director;
- operates according to the Institutional Policies and Procedures Pertaining to Grants and Contracts as adopted by the Board of Trustees of Metropolitan State College of Denver.
Services
The support sections of the OSRP are:
- Research/Pre-award—responsible for all activities regarding proposal solicitation activities prior to and including submission.
- Research grant opportunities which would meet the College's strategic and mission statement.
- Obtains the latest Request for Proposal (RFP) and distributes to the proposal development team.
- Reviews the College’s policies and procedures related to proposal submissions with the proposal development team.
- Reviews PDF specifications as they relate to the proposal development with the Principal
- Investigator (PI)
- Ensures the specific requirements of the funding agency are met
- Coordinates internal proposal reviews and submission authorizations
- Assist, as needed, in the preparation of project budgets
- Submits final proposals to funding agency according to the guidelines established by the funding agency and institutional policy
- Post-award—responsible for the receipt, recording, and administration of grant awards including renewal, continuation and completion of grant funding.
- Establishes award files and paperwork
- Negotiates award agreements
- Provides administrative management of ongoing grants
- Prepares management reports
- Prepares project close-out
- Oversees record retention
Location
The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs is located in the historic Smedley/Gonzales Home located on the southwest corner of Ninth Street Park.
Street Address:
1020 Ninth Street Park (Upstairs) [map]
Mailing Address:
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Office of Sponsored Research and Programs
Campus Box 4
PO Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217-3362
Fax: 303-556-6339
Contact Us
The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs
Executive Director |
Gwendolyn Mami, J.D. 303-352-7004 |
| Departments: | |
Post-Award |
Kathy Cooper 303-556-3484 |
Research/Pre-Award |
Rich Gould 303-556-5335 |
Student Hourly |
Jason Poteet 303-556-4707 |
The Advisory Council
| Carrie Besnette, Ph.D. | 303-556-5184 besnette@mscd.edu |
| Art Campa, Ph.D. | 303-352-4340 campaa@mscd.edu |
| Kathy Cooper | 303-556-3484 coopekat@mscd.edu |
| Brooke Evans, Ph.D. | 303-556-2903 bevans21@mscd.edu |
| Jeff Forrest, Ph.D. | 303-556-4380 forrestj@mscd.edu |
| Rich Gould | 303-556-5335 rgould5@mscd.edu |
| Claire Hay, Ph.D. | 303-352-4199 hayc@mscd.edu |
| Larry Johnson, Ph.D. | 303-352-7002 johnsonl@mscd.edu |
| Jon Kent, Ph.D. | 303-556-2933 kentj@mscd.edu |
| Karen Krupar, Ph.D. | 303-556-3922 krupark@mscd.edu |
| Paulette McIntosh | 303-556-2812 mcintosp@mscd.edu |
| David Rein | 303-556-6819 drein@mscd.edu |
| Kamran Sahami, Ph.D. | 303-352-7002 ksahami@mscd.edu |
| Vicky Seehusen | 303-352-3201 vicky.seehusen@ccd.edu |
| Robert Slay | 303-556-6163 slay@mscd.edu |
| Charlotte Stone | 303-556-5007 stonec@mscd.edu |
| Ali Thobhani, Ph.D. | 303-556-2643 thobhana@mscd.edu |
Metro State has the required registrations with the following agencies:
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Office of Human Protection
- Central Contractor Registration
- Grants.gov
- e.Grants
Institutional Memberships:
- American Association of State Colleges and Universities
- Grants Resource Center
- Society of Research Administrators
- Council of Undergraduate Research
- National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance
Events:
The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs is committed to providing faculty and staff with training, seminar and workshop opportunities to enrich the grant/contract research, development and submission processes.
Training
A series of training modules are provided throughout the academic year for both new and experienced Principal Investigators designed to provide assistance in understanding the functions, processes and operation of OSRP.
These trainings are provided in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation format to allow for both individual and group sessions.
Seminars
Seminars are provided both internally and externally. In collaboration with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and other associations, opportunities are available to attend webinars which relate to selected live conference calls with both leaders and program directors for many public funded grant programs.
The Director of OSRP presents a series of Faculty and Staff Achievement in Grants programs each semester that highlight funded programs currently operating on the Metro State campus. These sessions provide both interesting and educational glimpses at the diverse activities of program administrators and their individual works through grant funding.
Workshops
Small group workshops are being developed by the OSRP office to assist faculty and staff in Grant Mentoring projects through which new Principal Investigators are paired with seasoned grant project directors to compete for funds by completing a series of workshops designed to assist in the grant development process.
Events are published on the OSRP website periodically as they are scheduled in the What’s New sidebar.