About Us
OSP Services
The University of South Alabama has a major responsibility
as an institution of higher education to engage
in programs of scholarly research and training.
Projects in progress at any one time cover the
spectrum of the academic interests of its faculty
and administration and represent the continuing
growth of the University's expertise in the arts,
education, humanities, medicine and the sciences.
The Office of Sponsored Programs functions
to support faculty research through the attraction
of nationally competitive research and other
sponsored program awards. The term, "sponsored programs, " refers
to the externally sponsored activities undertaken
by faculty and / or administration to advance
the mission of the University of South Alabama.
The OSP web site provides current and detailed information
for all preaward services we provide to
researchers. Research administration, including postaward
grant administration, research compliance, human
subjects, etc.,
involves the larger number of university offices
supporting research activities. For contact information
on these offices, please visit the research offices
listed on the right. For information on sponsored
research activity at the University of South Alabama,
please visit Research
Reports.
Office of Sponsored Programs
University of South Alabama
307 University Blvd., AD 200
Mobile, AL 36688
251 / 460-6456 Office
251 / 460-7955 Fax
OSP Staff
Maggie
Pyle, Ph.D., CRA, Director
Assist USA faculty and administration with analyzing
funding source priorities, interpreting guidelines,
and development of proposal drafts. Development
of information sources, including new faculty
training, and the OSP web site. Development and
oversight of Electronic Research Administration,
OSP proposal system, and proposal database system.
Development of OSP monthly and annual reports.
Coordination and presentation of sponsored programs
workshops.
Steve Croft, CRA, Associate Director
Assist faculty and staff in development of competitive
proposals, with emphasis on strong budget development.
University point of contact for NSF FastLane
passwords and electronic proposal submission
via NSF FastLane. Coordinate timely proposal
routing and ensure all appropriate senior University
administrative reviews are conducted. Ensure
review by appropriate internal assurance committees.
Amy Delcambre, Grants Development Specialist II
Conduct faculty meetings and workshops on proposal development and funding opportunities. Proactively monitor current funding opportunities and contact faculty members when an opportunity relevant to their research interests arises.Provide extensive, detailed explanations of grant proposal guidelines to faculty who are developing proposals. Assist faculty throughout the proposal writing process. Lead collaborative teams by arranging meetings, assigning deadlines, and drafting sections of the proposal narrative Review proposals for compliance, accuracy, grammar, and syntax.
Karmen
Holmes, Secretary V
Assist with timely routing
of proposals, maintaining OSP pending files, data
entry into OSP Database, production of OSP quarterly
and annual reports, arranging workshops, maintaining
office calendars and routing telephone calls.
