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NSF GRANTED Project

Partnerships for Enhancing ERI Research (PEER)

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Award No. 2347159

Project Period: June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2029

PIs: Dr. Brad Andersh and Dr. Jenny Gruening Burge

The objectives of the PEER project are to:

  1. Enhance the function of the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) through tailored investments in human capital and training
  2. Foment a campus culture that encourages and celebrates research and grant-seeking
  3. Research, evaluate, and disseminate results on program effectiveness.

The planned activities to accomplish these objectives are:

Objective 1 Activities:

  • Hire an Associate Director of Sponsored Programs
  • Improve document management process through the purchase and implementation of OneAegis
  • Increase post-award support for grant-funded PIs and program directors

Objective 2 Activities:

  • Establish the OSP Fellows program, a team of OSP partners across the university who will advocate for change and be additional points of contact regarding institutional policies around research and grant seeking
  • Introduce all Fellows to the fundamentals of sponsored programs administration through Sponsored Programs Administration Level 1 (SPA 1) training through NCURA
  • Partner with Western Illinois University to implement a cross-institution, intramural review program

Objective 3 Activities:

  • Perform formative and summative program evaluation (see Evaluation) using mixed-methods data collection tools
  • Conduct research on the effectiveness of (1) an OSP Fellows program that distributes knowledge on research administration in a feasible way for an institution of this size and (2) a multi-institution, intramural review program.
  • Disseminate program evaluation and study results to key stakeholders and peer institutions.