{"id":13632,"date":"2018-03-26T12:25:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T16:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/?page_id=13632"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:32:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:32:58","slug":"sponsored-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/offices-contacts\/research-support-offices\/sponsored-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sponsored Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sponsored Programs assists faculty and administrators with grants management throughout the project lifecycle.<\/p>\n<h2>Services<\/h2>\n<p>We can help you navigate proposal review and submission, award acceptance, managing an award, compliance, award closeout, and more.<\/p>\n<h3>We help you&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/z-pages-unaccounted-for\/project-lifecycle\/proposal-review-and-submission\/\">Review and submit proposals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/z-pages-unaccounted-for\/project-lifecycle\/award-review-and-acceptance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Review and accept awards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/z-pages-unaccounted-for\/project-lifecycle\/setting-up-an-award\/\">Set up awards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/z-pages-unaccounted-for\/project-lifecycle\/managing-an-award\/\">Manage awards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/z-pages-unaccounted-for\/project-lifecycle\/closing-out-an-award\/\">Close out awards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Responding to shifts in federal policy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/2025\/01\/27\/2025-administration-transition-information-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2025 Administration Transition Information &amp; Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/events-updates-trainings\/research-updates\/research-admin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research Admin blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Contacts<\/h2>\n<h3>Leadership<\/h3>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-sp\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/diane-baldwin\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2016\/04\/085A6641-173_-26-copy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Diane Baldwin headshot\" width=\"310\" height=\"376\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Diane Baldwin<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Vice President, Sponsored Programs<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-52552 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-sp\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/rachelle-joseph\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2024\/06\/Rachelle-Headshot-e1719329454233.png\" alt=\"Rachelle Joseph headshot\" width=\"310\" height=\"347\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Rachelle Joseph<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Vice President, Post-Award, Sponsored Programs<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-86 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-sp\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/renna-lilly\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2021\/10\/1516268755518.jpeg\" alt=\"Renna Lilly\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Renna Lilly<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Vice President, Sponsored Programs<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-165 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-sp stage-award-closeout stage-manage-an-award\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/craig-gerome\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2016\/04\/4325.jpeg\" alt=\"Craig Gerome headshot\" width=\"310\" height=\"295\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Craig Gerome<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director, Compliance and Subcontracting<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-6383 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-sp\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/ryan-russell\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2016\/10\/rrussell_600px.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Ryan Russell\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ryan Russell<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Executive Director, Research Intelligence and Operations<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-163 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-sp stage-award-closeout stage-manage-an-award\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/shelly-stewardson\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2016\/04\/Shelly-Stewardson-0197-1.jpg\" alt=\"Shelly Stewardson headshot\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Shelly Stewardson<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director, Special Projects, Policy &#038; Process<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Staff<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/offices-contacts\/contact\/departmental-contacts\/\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/offices-contacts\/directory\/?num=1\">Sponsored Programs staff directory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/research\/files\/2025\/03\/SP-Org-Chart_03-25.pdf\">Organizational chart<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Address &amp; Telephone<\/h3>\n<p><span>930 Commonwealth Avenue<\/span><br \/>\n<span>2nd Floor<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Boston, MA 02215-1274<\/span><br \/>\nTel: 617-353-4365<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:ospera@bu.edu\">ospera@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Other Helpful Links<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/offices-contacts\/research-support-offices\/sponsored-programs\/departmental-contacts\/\">Department and Central Research Administrators<\/a>: Find an administrator, or request an update to your current departmental contacts<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/funding-grants\/grant-management-tools-resources\/institutional-numbers-and-rates\/\">Institutional Numbers and Rates<\/a>: Important institutional numbers, including identification numbers, F&amp;A, and fringe rates<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/offices-contacts\/research-support-offices\/sponsored-programs\/sponsored-research-reporting\/\">Sponsored Research Reporting<\/a>: Reports on current and historic status of BU proposal, award, and expenditure activity<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/offices-contacts\/research-support-offices\/sponsored-programs\/research-administration-advisory-council\/\">Advisory Council for Research Administration (ACRA)<\/a>: Representatives from across BU&#8217;s research-intensive schools and related central offices<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sponsored Programs assists faculty and administrators with grants management throughout the project lifecycle. 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