Office of Sponsored Projects Administration
Transforming tomorrow by Streamlining Grants & Contracts

What We Do At OSPA

OSPA administers extramural grants and contracts awarded through the University of Kentucky Research Foundation. Services available to University faculty and staff include: advice and assistance with budget preparation and other administrative requirements of proposals; review, negotiation and acceptance of awards; information regarding sponsor policies and regulations; preparation of subcontract documents. 

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$333.8 million

grant & contract awards in FY2018

$200 million

federal agency awards in FY2018

$120.6 million

NIH awards in FY2018

Research Data Portal

Where do I find these numbers? Frequently Needed Information

Find institutional information, including applicant organization name and address, authorized to sign, F&A costs, fringe benefits, tax status and codes.

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Announcements

  • Partial government shutdown impacting funding agencies
    Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, Proposal Development Office
    A partial government shutdown has continued into the new year. While NIH and the Department of Education are funded, others such as NSF, NASA, NOAA, USDA, NIST, and NEH are not.
  • OSPA offers resources for Clinicaltrials.gov
    Office of Sponsored Projects Administration
    Joel will provide assistance with current Clinicaltrial.gov database issues as well as training for new or existing registries.
  • NIH's Effort to Remove Duplicate eRA Commons Accounts
    Office of Sponsored Projects Administration
    NIH recently announced that they are contacting PIs who have duplicate accounts in Common. Some PIs were contacted recently and more will receive emails from NIH in the next two weeks.
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