Do you want to enter into sponsored research agreements with external parties? Do you have questions about managing your awards after they are won? If so, the place to go is the Office of Grant and Contract Administration (OGCA). OGCA is responsible for the review, processing and submission of proposals to external sponsors; negotiations, formal acceptance and execution of awards; and for administrative post-award oversight of grants and contracts for externally sponsored projects. (OGCA also has administrative offices on the 2nd Floor of Butterfield Terrace.) We'll also be on hand to answer questions about the Community of Science directory and to offer assistance with COS profile updates.

Animal Care staff provide standard and specialized year-round animal husbandry and veterinary care for the animals whose use is justified for teaching and research. The staff also serve as a resource for training in, or information about, the handling, care, and use of animals in teaching and research.

Are you looking for information on internal grants or external funding agencies and grant opportunities? Do you need help developing your proposal writing skills? Contact the Office of Research Affairs. Research Affairs supports the University Research mission by providing information services and training that promote the use of external sponsorship. Remember, Faculty Research Grants deadline is October 13th. We'll be on hand to answer your FRG questions.

Do you need to know about the regulations and guidelines that govern the responsible conduct of research, including the use of animals, humans and certain materials? Contact the Office of Research Compliance. Compliance staff help ensure that research is conducted in accordance with the complex regulatory environment.

Are you seeking to participate in or lead a large, interdisciplinary research initiative at some point in your career? Are you interested in engaging with external partners, such as the state, other academic institutions or private industry to benefit your research? Come talk with the RL&D team to learn about the products and services they provide to encourage interdisciplinary initiatives that can benefit from external participation.

Are you interested in securing sponsored research funding from industry? Do you know how to patent your technology? Would you like to see your research results used in products and services that benefit society? If so, then come meet the staff in the office of Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP) for answers to your questions. CVIP is responsible for identifying, evaluating, protecting and selling technologies created on the Amherst campus. Learn how to interact with colleagues outside the university while keeping your experimental results confidential, how to determine if your ideas are patentable, and how to create strategies to attract industrial partners.