Award Negotiation and Setup

When you receive the good news that you have been selected for a grant, the award negotiation phase begins, followed by project setup.

Award and Contract Negotiation

The designated Pre-Award specialist will ensure that all final, fully executed contracts and awards are in the best interest of San José State University and the Research 基金会.

During this review, the OSP team references a standard checklist to ensure all terms and conditions are acceptable to all parties, including the sponsoring agency. 项目 on this list include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Terms, budget, and statement of work
• Dollar amount and, if applicable, carryover
• 发票 and reporting requirements
• Restrictions on academic freedom and right to publish
• Intellectual property and commercialization of research projects
• Assessment of risk and insurance requirements

项目设置

When a project has been funded, the assigned Research 基金会 Post-Award analyst will assist the principal investigator and their team in managing the administrative and financial details of their projects throughout the duration.

New Principal Investigator Orientation

During the new principal investigator orientation, you will meet with your Post-Award analyst to review roles and responsibilities, compliance and reporting, and additional avenues of support from the Research 基金会's Human 资源 and 会计 teams.

PIs leading self-supported projects will provide further details about purpose, goals, and revenue sources and uses.

Project Account Setup and Structure

The next step is opening up your account. The Post-Award analyst will assist with setting up and managing accounts for all awarded sponsored projects. The Self-Support 项目 manager will assist with setting up and managing all self-supported projects. Investigators leading self-supported projects must first complete and submit the Request/Agreement for Self-Support Project Account [pdf] form. The chart below describes structure and details on account types.

Account Structure Details

Project account numbers contain ten digits:

• The first two digits represent the specific accounting fund
• The second set of digits represents the associated academic department
• The last set of digits is randomly assigned to distinguish 一个 account from another

For example, in #21-1501-4677 the 21 = federal funds and the 1501 represents biology.

Information Sharing and Agreements

Whenever an exchange of information or data is involved in a sponsored project, principal investigators should work with their project manager to ensure the appropriate confidentiality agreements are properly established and have been approved by all parties.

For assistance or additional information about award negotiation or project setup, please contact us.

Other Steps and 资源

• Find required/related forms and documents
• Learn more about other steps in the project life cycle:
  • Finding Funding
  • Developing and Submitting Proposals
  • Managing an Award
  • Closing a Project