Office of Sponsored Programs
Mission | Services | Projects
Mission
The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) supports the advancement of our educational, research and public service missions by assisting with the grant process and coordinating grant management.
The Children’s OSP administers awards for sponsored programs and projects to provide excellent stewardship to our supporters and Children’s as a whole. The goal of the Children’s OSP is to guide individuals through the grant process while developing the infrastructure that sustains research and programs at Children’s.
We achieve this goal by assisting with every aspect of the grant process. This includes:
- Identifying sources of support.
- Providing training and support for proposal development.
- Developing institutional policies that relate to sponsored activities.
In addition, we help gain the approvals needed to submit proposals, implement financial management and accept awards and subgrant funds.
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Services
- Funding opportunity identification
- Search for funding based on topic.
- Review sponsor guidelines and applications.
- Proposal development and processing
- Provide institutional information and assist with form preparation.
- Edit proposals.
- Assist in budget preparation and review.
- Facilitate and manage internal routing and review.
- Maintain proposal file.
- Coordinate with other administrative departments.
- Award administration
- Interpret requirements and determine appropriate terms and conditions for agreements and contracts.
- Maintain award file.
- Project requirements
- Track reporting requirements.
- Apply for continuation funding.
- Transfer of funds and equipment.
- Coordinate publicity and communications.
- Audit and financial reconciliation.
- Training and communication
- Provide training about grant management and proposal development.
- Provide process and institutional information, as well as funder and legal information regarding sponsored programs.
- Maintain a database of all nonclinical awards for tracking and reporting as needed.
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Projects
The current division of projects:
- The Children’s Grants Accounting Office processes all clinical trials and research grants involving patient care costs. Contact Beverly Yandell, Manager, Reseach, Finance and Contracts, at beverly.yandell@choa.org or 404-785-7501 for more information.
- The Children’s OSP processes all other grants with external, restricted funding for projects and partnerships between Children’s and its supporters (e.g., government agencies, foundations, private companies and peer institutions). Contact Lesley Heath, Manager, Sponsored Programs, at lesley.heath@choa.org or 404-785-7500 for more information.
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