May 2019 Grant Connections Notes

Minutes from the Grant Connections meeting on May 22 are now available.  Please follow the links below to access the materials.

Meeting notes can be found here. 

Our next meeting will be June 26, 2019.

OSPA Staff Participate at NCURA Region IV Spring Meeting

In April, staff members from OSPA traveled to Columbus, Ohio to participate in the Spring Meeting of the National Council of University Research Administrators Region IV.
Nathan Winters, Compliance Manager in OSPA, presented a Concurrent Session titled “Responsible Conduct of Research Training Requirements: Overview and Best Practices.” Hannah Clampitt, Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator in OSPA, presented a session titled “Instruction, Other Sponsored Activity, Research: What Exactly are we Doing Here? Determining the Purpose of Your Work” and served as the Pre-Award Track Leader for the conference. Craig David, OSPA Director, Michelle Leaton, OSPA Assistant Pre-Award Manager, and Brenda Leuenberger, Pre-Award Compliance Manager in OSPA, presented “The Awards Dashboard: Oversight and Communication of Award Acceptance and Negotiation.” Michelle and Brenda also presented “Fast & Furious: Getting a Last-Minute Proposal Submitted on Time.” Nathan, Brenda, and Michelle were funded to attend and present at the conference through a Staff Development Award from the MU Staff Advisory Council.