Welcome to Sponsored Projects Administration
**NEW PHS 398 and SF424 Forms**
NIH will require newly structured application forms for ALL new and resubmission applications due on or after Januray 25, 2010!!!
In addition, all federal applications will be affected by new Adobe Forms, Version B"
Please refer to our External Forms web page for updates, announcements, and training materials on the new forms.
*Please refer to the EVPR STIMULUS (ARRA) web page that contains University communications and external resources concerning the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, aka the Stimulus Package) as related to academic research.
Submit an inquiry to SPA or SPF using new WEB FORM.
Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA), formerly Research Administration, serves as a central resource to support the research community at Columbia University by providing guidance and stewardship for the researchers and administrators on all campuses.
Our mission is to provide excellent administrative support to investigators in their pursuit of research and other scholarly activities while ensuring compliance with federal, University and private sponsor regulations, terms and conditions.
SPA operates through delegation of authority from the University Board of Trustees as a unit of the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research.
SPA offers a wide range of services including:
- Review and submission of proposals
- Award negotiation and acceptance
- Account setup
- Subcontract issuance and negotiations
- Sponsor communications during the life cycle of the award
- Award close-out (non-financial)
- Sponsored project data collection and reporting
- Grants education
Throughout this site you will see references to the Sponsored Projects Handbook, a reference guide to sponsored projects created by Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA), Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Sponsored Projects Finance (SPF), Office of the Controller.
Go to The Office of the Executive Vice President for Research