Ready to submit a proposal? Pre-award (from the preparation of a proposal to submission to the agency to award negotiation and acceptance) are all centralized at the campus level at UCSF. Each division in the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) is responsible for working one-on-one with faculty to prepare, sign off as the institutional official, and submit any funding proposals on their behalf. All proposals must flow through OSR in order for any awarded funds to be received by UCSF.  

PIs should work with the teams that have been assigned to their academic department for any sponsored projects. Find who supports you at Find My Support | Office of Sponsored Research (ucsf.edu).

Common Offices to Contact Directly

• Nonprofit Awards Team
• Office of Clinical Trial Activation
• Government Contracts Team
• Industry Contracts Division
• Business Contracts Unit for
  • Clinical professional service agreements
  • Training affiliation agreements
  • BRM rate approved agreements. Note: If a "service agreement will not have a BRM approved rate, please redirect the contract request to either the Nonprofit Award, Government, or Industry Contracts Division, depending on sponsor type.

Resources

• Additional Resources for CRCs - BCH Oakland Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trial Start-Up Checklist
• Oakland work order training video (see post-award Resources)
• Facilities and Administration (F&A) Inclusion in Proposals