Welcome to Sponsored Projects Administration

College of Science & Engineering

Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) is a new, integral part of grants and contracts administration for COSE. Staffed by Arlene Essex, Grants Administration Officer, and Emily Wang, Grants Administrator, we are located in Thornton Hall 532 (enter through 530). You may drop by at any time, or call for an appointment. Arlene can be reached at arlenee@sfsu.edu, ext. 54107; Emily at ecw@sfsu.edu, ext. 52570.

We are your grants administration resource. As liaison between you and the Office of Research & Sponsored Projects (ORSP) and/or Fiscal Affairs, we can:

• Help with proposal budgeting, either prior to or along with your work with ORSP pre-award proposal services specialist
• Work with funding agencies as necessary to resolve potential problematic or sensitive issues
• Provide logistical assistance with ORSP post-award staff to ensure timely set-up of new awards
• Train new project directors in all post-award needs and ORSP requirements
• Prepare or help you prepare payment transaction forms
• Help with understanding and reconciling monthly financial reports
• Help with understanding and reconciling monthly Procurement Card statements
• Assist with close-out issues at the end of a budget year or final grant closure