The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs offers internal grants such as the Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities grant program and can be located under Internal Grants. Faculty who are interested in locating sources of funding specific to their research interests can access SPIN, a subscriber service offered by InfoEd that can deliver funding opportunity notifications directly to you.
Faculty are encouraged to solicit external financial support in the form of grants, contracts and cooperative agreements from agencies in the public and private sectors. The CSUDH Foundation, in partnership with the university's Office of Sponsored Research and Programs (OSRP), assists the university by entering into these agreements with project sponsors on the university’s behalf and by providing post-award fiscal, compliance and administrative support for the term of the agreement.
University faculty and staff members who direct sponsored projects have the principal responsibility to carefully manage these programs. This guide is intended to help the Project Director, and/or their administrative staff, fulfill that responsibility. Its purpose is to assist in carrying out the basic administrative and financial functions required to utilize the funds made available for the project.
Supporting this guide are policies and manuals such as the Project Director Handbook, the Campus Administrative Manual, Campus Administrative Policy, and Sponsored Programs policy and procedures. In addition, the staff of the Sponsored Research and Programs office is available to provide assistance and guidance in administrative, compliance, and financial matters.