The Sponsored Projects Office (SPO) assists faculty and professional research staff in their efforts to secure and ensure proper stewardship of external funding. This office is responsible for the effective and timely handling of faculty research proposals, specifically for preparing, interpreting, negotiating, and accepting agreements on behalf of the Regents for projects funded by federal and state agencies, foundations, and other public and private sources.

Sponsored Projects teams, consisting of an officer (lead) and an analyst, are assigned to each UCSB department and unit that administers contracts and grants. See the Sponsored Projects team assignments.

News & Announcements

The NSF has issued the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 24-1).  

The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after May 20, 2024.  We encourage all of you to review the summary of changes provided in the Introduction section of the PAPPG and can also be found here as there are too many to list.

It is NSF policy (see Chapter XI.A.1.g.) to foster safe and harassment-free environments wherever science is conducted.  NSF’s policy recognizes that a community effort is essential to eliminate sexual and other forms of harassment in science and to build inclusive scientific climates where people can learn, grow, and thrive.  Accordingly, for each proposal that proposes to conduct research off-campus or off site, the AOR must complete a certification that the organization has a plan in place for that proposal that describes how the following types of behavior will be addressed: 

  • Abuse of any person, including, but not limited to, harassment, stalking, bullying, or hazing of any kind, whether the behavior is carried out verbally, physically, electronically, or in written form; or 
  • Conduct that is unwelcome, offensive, indecent, obscene, or disorderly. 

NSF defines off-campus research as data/information/samples being collected off-campus, such as fieldwork and research activities on vessels and aircraft.  

This plan should also identify steps the proposing organization will take to nurture an inclusive off-campus or off-site working environment, e.g., trainings; processes to establish shared team definitions of roles, responsibilities, and culture, e.g., codes of conduct; and field support, such as mentor/mentee support mechanisms, regular check-ins, and/or developmental events Communications within team and to the organization should be considered in the plan, minimizing singular points within the communications pathway (e.g., a single person overseeing access to a single satellite phone), and any special circumstances such as the involvement of multiple organizations or the presence of third parties in the working environment should be taken into account.  The process or method for making incident reports as well as how any reports received will be resolved should also be accounted for. 

The organization’s plan for the proposal must be disseminated to individuals participating in the off-campus or off-site research prior to departure.  Proposers should not submit the plan to NSF for review. 

Meet The Team

Sponsored Projects Leadership

Jim Fong
Director, Sponsored Projects
fong@research.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-4035

Jenny Chavira
Associate Director, Sponsored Projects
chavira@research.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-4034

Sponsored Projects Officers

Daniela Gallardo
Senior Sponsored Projects Officer/Subaward Officer
gallardo@research.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-7027

Megan Ober
Sponsored Projects Officer
ober@research.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-5712

Betsy Lazarine
Sponsored Projects Officer
lazarine@research.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-8809

Kevin Loza
Sponsored Projects Officer
loza@research.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-4526

 

Corrin Terrones
Sponsored Projects Officer
terrones@research.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-4539

 

Kelly Musselman
Sponsored Projects Officer
musselman@research.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-8605

Sponsored Projects Analysts

Sarah Payne
Senior Sponsored Projects Analyst
payne@research.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-4584

 

Clarissa Cabrera
Sponsored Projects Analyst
cabrera@research.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-4763

Alexis Wright
Sponsored Projects Analyst
wright@research.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-7319

 

Meagan Roa
Sponsored Projects Analyst
roa@research.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-5687

Kayla Villarreal
Sponsored Projects Analyst
villarreal@research.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-5139