赞助项目

Sponsored programs are projects or activities that are funded by an external organization such as a federal, state, county, or city organization. 以下因素决定了 whether external funding falls within the definition of a sponsored program.

外部赞助商的承诺

Sponsored programs require a written commitment from the sponsor that follows receipt 以及接受求婚. The commitment may take various forms, such as a grant agreement, contract, purchase order, or a letter of award. 所有联邦基金，包括 funds passing through other sponsors, must be administered as sponsored programs. Funds may also come from state or local government, business and industry, or not-for-profit organizations, including associations, foundations, and other universities.

Under no circumstances may project work proceed without a formal commitment in writing 来自外部赞助商. Under certain circumstances the project may proceed when a pre-award spending agreement between the 菠菜网lol正规平台 研究基金会 and the 菠菜网lol正规平台 academic unit (department and college) have been established.

Project-Specific Activities and Use of Funds

A sponsored program consists of funded projects covering a range of project-specific activities as defined by the sponsoring agency. 一个活动的总体指标 is a sponsored project is that the sponsor provides support for a specific activity, and the activity delivers something back to the sponsor. 这个指标和 restrictions on the use of funds awarded by the sponsor will trigger the creation 赞助项目的账户.

教职员领导

Each program involves a faculty or staff member qualified to serve as a principal investigator or co-principal investigator who provides leadership in determining, proposing, and completing the activities of the project.

审计

The terms and conditions of any award documents must be reviewed before acceptance and must comply with the university and sponsor’s policies and regulations, and all 适用的法律. Sponsors have the authority to conduct reviews and audits of programs 在财政和规划上的合规性. 研究基金会也被要求 undergo the Single Audit (formerly the A-133 Audit) annually, and the CSU Chancellor’s 定期进行办公室审计.

履约期间

Each program or contract has its own longevity, with specific starting and ending 日期. It is critically important to note that work may not proceed prior to the designated start date or go beyond the designated end date without the specific authority established via a pre-award spending agreement or a no-cost extension. 这样的权威完全在于 between the 菠菜网lol正规平台 研究基金会, the external sponsor, and the 菠菜网lol正规平台 academic 单位(系主任、院长).

Work Products – Final Reports, Products, or Other Deliverables

At the conclusion of a sponsored program work products usually include 一个 or more 可交付成果. Deliverables may include anything to which both parties have agreed in advance, and may take the form of tangible products, written progress reports, 或者财务报告. Examples of required 可交付成果 include videos or DVDs, material formulations, reports of results or surveys, works of art, software, DNA sequences or curricular materials, manuscripts, sample analysis data, workshops and seminars.

Deliverables such as these and other forms of intellectual property may be subject to patent, copyright, or other statutory protection, and are subject to the guidelines 定义在 菠菜网lol正规平台教务委员会政策 F98-3 Intellectual and Creative Property Policy [pdf]. To read full policy details visit the Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities 的网页 菠菜网lol正规平台学术参议院网站.