Division of Academic Affairs
Sponsored Programs
SINCE 2021, ECSU FACULTY AND STAFF HAVE BEEN AWARDED OVER $102 MILLION IN GRANT AND CONTRACT SUPPORT.
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), Contracts and Grants supports Elizabeth City State University’s research mission by assisting faculty and staff in the procurement of grants, contracts and cooperative agreements from external sponsors; promoting faculty involvement in domestic and international collaborations and research partnerships; administering the university’s Title III/FUTURE Programs to strengthen its infrastructure; and ensuring that its privilege of receiving external support is protected. Sponsored Programs oversees pre-award and post-award non-financial administration, Title III/FUTURE program administration, and research compliance.
SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO FACULTY AND STAFF:
- Identifying Funding Opportunities
- Strategy Sessions
- Proposal Review and Editorial Support
- Budget Development
- Communicating with sponsors and collaborators
TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT:
READ through the entire solicitation and pay attention to deadline dates and program contacts.
- Contact the program officer to discuss your ideas.
- Identify colleagues, partners, collaborators.
- Contact OSP to develop your budget.
- Enter your proposal information in CAYUSE for routing/approval
- Submit your final proposal documents to OSP at least one week prior to deadline for review.
- Always consider revising and resubmitting if not funded!
Additional Information
Cayuse
Cayuse is a cloud-based software system designed to enhance our electronic research administration infrastructure, support efficient proposal and award management, and provide superior reporting capabilities.
Cayuse SP 4.0 presents a unified, digital workspace for users that allows investigators and administrators to input proposal/award data, route for internal approvals, review and track progress through the entire project lifecycle.
ECSU users may sign into Cayuse SP using the link below. Users are then prompted to initiate single sign-on using their ECSU username and password.
Please do not create a Cayuse proposal record until you have first discussed your proposal submission, requirements, and deadline with the Office of Sponsored Programs.
For questions about using Cayuse, please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs at ecsuosp@ecsu.edu or contact one of the Sponsored Program staff members.
Instructions on How to Create a Proposal in Cayuse
Cayuse Human Ethics (IRB) Module is used for all IRB applications, modifications, approvals, and event reporting. In addition, all drafts/revisions and related documents will be housed in Cayuse. To access Cayuse Human Ethics, go to https://ecsu.cayuse.com – then click on Products in the upper right corner and select “Human Ethics”.
Webinar Instructions on how to use Cayuse Human Ethics
Cayuse Outside Interests Module is used to administer ECSU’s Annual Conflict of Interest (COI) Disclosure Campaign. Faculty and staff will be notified annually when to complete a COI disclosure via Cayuse. Annual COI disclosures are required by policy for all EHRA and SHRA employees who contribute to an externally funded project. Please follow the COI Instructions below.
CITI - Collaborative Institutional Training Program
Funding Resources
Training Guides and Resources
Federal Grant and Contract Guidance
- OMB Uniform Guidance (UG)
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR / DFAR)
- SAM.gov
- Grants.gov
- National Science Foundation (NSF) PAPPG
- U.S. Department of Education – Grants Overview
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) – Policy & Compliance
- U.S. Department of Education – Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF)
- The NIH Path to Excellence & Innovation Initiative | Office of Management
Title III/FUTURE
The Mission of the Title III Office is to serve as the central administrative office for the management of the Title III funded activities. The office assists the university by ensuring planning, management, budgetary and administrative oversight and providing technical assistance and evaluation of each activity. These functions, when applied in concert with other campus administrative activities, strengthen the total infrastructure of ECSU. Additionally, the office serves as a liaison between ECSU and the U.S. Department of Education.
The Title III Office must mesh an institutional perspective and comprehension of the institution’s mission, goals and objectives with the Strengthening of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Program and the Strengthening of Historically Black Graduate Institutions (HBGIs) Program in order to affect long rang plans for utilization of Title III funding.
Council of Endowed Professors
The Council of Endowed Professors serve as leaders of the ECSU community through their scholarly activities, community engagement, and grant-funded programs.
Information coming soon.
Dr. Timothy Goodale serves as the Basnight Endowed Professor of STEM Education at Elizabeth City State University. He holds a B.S., M.S. & Ph.D. from Old Dominion University and is credentialed for teaching in secondary science, elementary education and curriculum leadership in both Virginia and North Carolina. Dr. Goodale teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate level for the Department of Education and Natural Sciences in K-12 Assessment, Program Evaluation, Research Methods, Curriculum Development and STEM Education. He is responsible for developing partnerships with minority serving and K-12 institutions to engage in appropriate educational and related scholarly activities, grant writing and attainment to bring forth education reform. Dr. Goodale is widely published and has served as PI or Co-PI in over $6.7 million dollars of externally funded research all focusing on STEM Education initiatives.
OSP Staff
To Be Named
Compliance Officer
Additional Contacts
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Chair – Dr. Scott Bradshaw, sdbradshaw@ecsu.edu
For assistance with Post-Award Grants Accounting, please contact Natarsha Jones, Division of Business & Finance, at grants@ecsu.edu – 252-335-8714.
OSP Resources & Documents
- Research Capability Statement
- Office of Sponsored Programs Procedure Manual
- Contract & Grants Payment Process
- Post Award Procedures
- UNC Data Mart - UNC System-Wide Data Site
- Events and Workshops
- Sponsored Programs Fact Sheet
- Indirect Cost Rate Agreement
- UNC Business Process - Compliance Standards for Contracts & Grants
Contact Us:
- Office of Sponsored Programs
- 1704 Weeksville Road
- McClendon Hall Rm. 106
- Elizabeth City, NC 27909