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The Office for Research and Sponsored Projects Administration (ORSPA) is a unit under the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Affairs. ORSPA interacts with faculty, students, department business staff, university administration, external sponsor program officers and award negotiators to provide service and support to the university’s missions of instruction, research, public service, and economic development.
ORSPA is organized into two life cycle teams that manage sponsored projects activity from proposal submission through project closeout. Each team is made up of Sponsored Projects Officers, Contract Officers and Grant & Contract Accountants who integrate the pre-award and post-award functions of each award into a single comprehensive management process. In addition to the life cycle teams, ORSPA’s Research Administration & Analysis Team is responsible for key financial functions supporting the research enterprise and ORSPA's Organizational Development Team provides a variety of workshops and programs for investigators and administrative staff.
The Maroon Team serves the following areas:
Tempe Campus
West campus
Downtown campus
The Gold Team serves the following areas:
Tempe Campus
Polytechnic Campus
SPS staff are the central point for general sponsored projects inquiries for sponsors and faculty members and their departments. SPS assumes the responsibility of authorized submitter of proposals, acts as the liaison and facilitator to resolve post award issues defined by faculty and department staff, and conducts contract review and negotiation.
View the directory of Sponsored Projects Services staff.
The Grant & Contract Accounting team is responsible for preparing financial reports/invoices, maintaining compliance standards, receiving and recording cash flow, and maintaining audit-ready account files.
View the directory of Grant & Contract Accounting staff.
C&S is responsible for work related to contracts and subcontracts for research activities in accordance with OMB Circular A-133. C&S has the responsibility on behalf of ASU to negotiate all sponsored programs contracts from state, federal, sub federal, and industry sponsors, and negotiate all sponsored programs subawards with subrecipients. C&S coordinates with PI’s, SPS, GCA, prime sponsors, subrecipients/subcontractors, and purchasing to ensure that authoritative requirements and standards are met. Contracts officers and contracts specialists serve as liaisons between the University’s General Council, Risk Management, Office of Integrity and Assurance, and Arizona Technical Enterprise (AzTE) for legal, risk managagement, compliance and intellectual property matters.
View the directory of Contracts & Subcontracts staff.
Organizational Development has 4 components: Continuous Improvement, Training, Research Advancement Services, and Research Administration Web Support. All components support collaboration between ORSPA and Unit Research Advancement staff by facilitating development, maintenance, training and monitoring of research administration processes, procedures and defined roles and responsibilities. Organizational Development also provides direct proposal development and project execution support to targeted units ensuring a balanced understanding of the shared roles between ORSPA and the Units and informed process improvements.
View the directory of Organizational Development staff.
The Research Administration & Analysis Team is responsible for key analytical support of the research enterprise as well as the administrative functions of ORSPA. RAA’s analytic functions are: review and approval of sponsored payroll redistributions, effort reporting, F&A calculation, and recharge center reviews. The RAA administration functions support the office, accounting, and budgetary needs of ORSPA.
View the directory of Research Administration & Analysis staff.
Office Line: (480) 965-5479
Fax Line: (480) 965-2455
See the ORSPA Directory to find contact info for individual employees.
ASU Office for Research & Sponsored Projects Administration
PO Box 873503, INTDSB
Tempe, AZ 85287-3503
Tempe campus, Interdisciplinary B , Room 163
For timely delivery, FedEx packages should be addressed using the name of the person, "ASU", the person's department, and their building and room number. Federal Express, UPS, and other carriers use the PO Box system for ASU. The drivers know this system so it is appropriate to use:
Staff Member's Name
ASU ORSPA
PO Box 873503
Building Room Number
Tempe, AZ 85287-3503
The street address is not necessary but if it is insisted upon, use the administrative office address:
Staff Member's Name
ASU ORSPA
1120 S Cady Mall
Interdisciplinary B, Room 163
Tempe, AZ 85287
You can also use the street address of any other building on campus, if known.
It is also appropriate to use the shipping and receiving address information. Remember the package may not arrive in the same timely manner you expect from FedEx. Once they deliver to shipping and receiving it is out of their hands and final delivery depends on the ASU Mail Services schedule.
Arizona State University Main Receiving
1711 S. Rural Road
Rural & Vista Del Cerro Rds
Building Room Number (Staff Member’s Name)
Tempe, AZ 85287
