INTRODUCTION
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides pre- and post-award services for faculty, staff members and students seeking external support for research and proposal development, instruction and public service, scholarships, and fellowships. It assists faculty and staff members in writing memoranda of agreement and understanding, and contract and subcontracts (subgrants) with external sponsors. The OSP is the administrative representative for all externally funded programs; and is the link between projects and the Office of Academic Affairs, Graduate Office, Accounts and Fiscal Services, Office of Budget and Information Management, academic colleges and departments, and all support units of the University. On behalf of these entities, the OSP coordinates proposal routing; maintains a database of faculty and staff members' interests; identifies potential sponsors; assists with proposal development; presents workshops; cooperates with grant development initiatives of the deans, the Center for Teaching and Learning, and units across the campus; provides individual consultation; renders contract compliance and institutional assurance; establishes charts of accounts for awards; negotiates post-award modifications; and provides liaison with external agencies on behalf of the University.
RECORD AWARDS RECEIVED, FY96
In this reporting period, Western Kentucky University received 255 awards in the amount of $13,301,182 that included $717,684 in indirect recovery costs; and during FY96 $540,542 was actually collected. The remainder will be collected in FY97 and FY98, owing to awards coming late in the FY and multiple year projects. (See Appendix A.) Compared to last year, these data reflect an increase of 45 awards (+21%) and a dollar increase of $2,362,768 (+22%). FY96 marked the second straight year of increased in both the number and dollar amount of awards.
Compared to FY95, there was an increase of $292,070 in indirect recovery costs (+67%).
Table 1: AWARDS RECEIVED, 1988-1996 FY Number of Awards Received Amounts of Awards Received 1988 120 3,847,102 1989 147 4,612,829 1990 143 5,526,732 1991 174 6,099,700 1992 193 7,728,693 1993 212 10,154,724 1994 193 10,103,642 1995 210 10,938,414 1996 255 13,301,182Table 2: Awards Received by Academic College and Other Units FY 96
Comparisons with previous year fourth quarter awards are made with many of the programs in the last two columns of Table 2. (Indirect costs are included in the total award and are also broken out separately.) Among the highlights was the dramatic increase in award amount by Ogden College (70.5%) and in indirect cost recovery. Ogden increased indirect cost recovery by $268,496 (566%). The Center for Training and Development (CTD) more than doubled its award dollars and tripled its indirect costs recovery compared to the previous year.
Unit Totals: Total Awards FY96 Total Awards FY 95 Indirect Costs FY96 Indirect Costs FY95 1. College of Education and Behavioral Sciences 5,703,075 5,902,010 330,628 369,702 2. Ogden College of Science, Technology and Health 4,213,369 2,471,132 308,831 40,335 3. Educational Television and Radio Services 1,112,011 970,014 0 0 4. Center for Training and Development 847,584 411,211 51,420 17,134 5. Career Services 240,000 265,000 0 0 6. Institute for Economic Development and Public Service 235,040 178,540 11,953 0 7. Potter College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 194,593 234,404 7,194 3,143 8. Public Safety 138,603 0 0 0 9. Admissions 135,316 32,000 0 0 10. Continuing Education 93,123 71,440 6,898 5,300 11. Counseling Services Center 87,600 0 0 0 12. Small Business Development Center 67,600 67,600 0 0 13. Finance Management Institute 63,613 62,670 0 0 14. Student Health and Wellness 47,583 46,839 0 0 15. Minority Student Support Center 33,391 29,00 0 0 16. Student Affairs 30,000 0 0 0 17. Community College of Western Kentucky University 24,655 128,004 0 0 18. Library 17,202 14,751 560 0 19. Bowling Green College of Business 8,500 9,799 0 0 20. Academic Affairs 8,324 0 200 0 Totals: 13,301,182 10,865,643 717,684 435,614Table 3: Awards Received by Academic Departments, FY96
Fifteen academic departments, five fewer than last year, and 51 faculty members (20 more than last year) received 46% of the total awards and 63% of the indirect costs. Last year twenty academic departments received 51% of total awards and 53% of indirect costs. (In Table 3 below, indirect costs are included in the total award and are also broken out separately. These are costs actually awarded but not all were collected in FY96 owing to awards late in the year.) Individuals receiving more than one award are signified with the number of awards in parenthesis.
Unit Awardees Total Award Indirect Costs 1. Physics and Astronomy W. Buckman, R. Hackney (2), D. Harper, C. McGruder (4), R. Scott, W. VanderMeer, G. Vourvopoulos (2) 2,558,654 256,373 2. Teacher Education B. Askins (2), T. Daniel, S. Evans, B. Kacer, R. Otto, Richard (2), J. Schliefer, V. Stayton (6), J. Vokurka (7), T. Wilson (3) 1,118,710 42,825 3. Psychology K. Ball (2), J. Craig, L. Layne (2), E. Lemerise, J. O'Connor, D. Roenker 811,812 78,103 4. Public Health D. Dunn (3) 477,400 16,326 Educational Leadership M. Barton, D. Cline, D. Nims, C. Wagner (3) 332,436 17,160 5. Agriculture D. Coffey (7), P. Dotson, L. Hughes (2), R. Johnson. 223,846 15,587 6. Nursing M. Hazzard (3), S. Jones (2) 158,515 10,810 7. Journalism J. Albers, J. Highland 117,881 3,178 8. Biology K. Balak, R. Hoyt (3), J. Jack (3), M. Stokes 112,810 1,270 9. Mathematics N. Iraniparast, D. Neal, W. Weidemann 94,856 4,325 10. English J. Hagaman (2) 51,800 2,800 11. Engineering Technology J. Russell 34,690 1,820 12. Industrial Technology M. Tiryakioglu (2) 16,545 168 13. Finance and CIS J. Post 8,500 0 14. History C. Crowe-Carraco, J. Hardin, J. Thacker 8,500 0 15. Consumer and Family Sciences T. Mitchell 5,928 0 Totals: 51 faculty members counted once won 93 awards (36% of total number of awards) 6,132,883 450,745Table 4: Awards Received by Chief Support Units, FY 96
Support units outside of academic colleges contributed 8% of the awarded dollars. They contributed 9% of the indirect costs recovered from awards. In all, 15 project directors in 13 support units received awards.
Unit Awardees Total Award Indirect Costs 1. Educational Television & Radio J. Barnaby, D. Wilkinson (8) 1,112,011 0 2. Center for Training and Development K. Mussnug (62), P. Myers (28) 847, 584 51,420 3. Career Services J. Owen 240,000 0 4. Institute for Economic Development and Public Service S. House (5) 235,040 11,953 5. Public Safety M. Wallace 138,603 0 6. Admissions A. Wagoner (3) 135,316 0 7. Counseling Services Center R. Greer (4) 87,600 0 8. Small Business Development Center R. Horn 67,600 0 9. Financial Management Institute J. Nichols 63,313 0 10. Student Health and Wellness N. Givens 47,583 0 11. Student Affairs J. Wilder 30,000 0 12. Community College J. Boles (4) 24,655 0 13. Library M. Binder (11) 17,202 560 Totals: 15 awardees and 132 awards 1,086,912 63,933Awards Received by Chief Support Units in the College of Education and Behavioral Science FY96 The four grant-funded support programs in the table below accounted for 25% of the total award dollars of $13,301,182.
Unit Awardees Total Award Indirect Costs Training & Technical Assistance Services Colleen Mendel (9) 2,470,643 119,550 WKU Upward Bound Linda Gaines 263,927 17,530 Veterans Upward Bound Gary Gray, Randy Wilson 445,962 31,404 Educational Talent Search Teresa Ward 245,832 18,210 Totals: 3,426,364 186,694Table 5: Awards Received by Award Type FY 96
Awards received are categorized by award type: grants, memoranda of agreement or understanding (MOA/MOU), contracts, and subcontracts.
Award Type Number of Awards % of Award Number Amount of Awards Amount of Indirect Costs Recovered Percent of Indirect Costs Recovered Grants 76 30 6,101,096 239,335 33 Memoranda of Agreement or Understanding 140 55 2,843,314 86,362 12 Subcontracts 22 7 2,307,035 267,429 37 Contracts 17 7 2,049,737 124,858 17 Total: 255 99% $13,301,182.00 $717,984.00 99%Table 6: Awards Received by Project Type FY 96
Awards are categorized by project type: instruction, research, public service, and scholarships. Awards for research increased 73% over a year ago when the total was $1,959,691. On the other hand, awards were instruction decreased by 17% from a year ago when the total was $2,282,164. Awards for public service projects increased 7% over a year ago.
Project Type Number of Awards % of Award Number Dollar Amount of Awards Amount of Indirect Costs Recovered Percent of Indirect Costs Recovered Instruction 125 49 2,666,662 106,219 15 Research 26 10 3,396,187 322,736 45 Public Service 101 40 7,103,017 288,729 40 Scholarships 3 1 135,316 0 0 Total: 255 100% $13,301,182.00 $717,684.00 100%Table 7: Awards by Funding Sources for FY96
In dollar amount, Federal awards were up by 25% over last year. State awards were down 7.5% compared to the fourth quarter last year. Awards from agencies in the state other than state cabinet offices, however, were up 106%. Awards from foundations were down 46% compared to last year.
Funding Source Number of Awards % of Award Number Dollar Amount of Awards Amount of Indirect Costs Recovered Percent of Indirect Costs Recovered Federal 47 18 6,832,492 400,868 56 State 57 22 2,101,637 64,630 9 Other Public (other than state agencies) 138 55 3,954,274 252,186 35 Foundations 13 5 412,779 0 0 Totals: 255 100% $13,301,182.00 $717,684.00 100%Table 8: Top Ten Sponsors In Dollars Awarded FY96
In this reporting period, 68% of the dollar amount of awards (4% less than last year) and 42% of the number of awards 14% more than last year) came from the top ten sponsors. Federal and Other Public agencies (those outside of state government) emphasizing a wide variety of functions topped the award amount.
Sponsor/Type $ Awarded # of Awards % of total $ Awarded % of # of Awards 1. Department of Health & Human Services-Federal 2,234,321 4 17 .016 2. U. S. Department of Education-Federal 1,409,841 7 11 2.7 3. Tennessee State University-Other Public 1,000,000 1 8 .004 4. Bluegrass State Skills Corporation-Other Public 771,858 53 6 21 5. Kentucky Department of Education-State 661,681 22 5 9 6. Corporation for Public Broadcasting-Other Public 536,097 4 4 2 7. University of Kentucky Research Foundation (includes all EPSCoR awards)-Other Public 845,376 12 6 5 8. Lockheed Martin Systems, Inc.-Federal 498,463 1 4 .004 9. National Institute on Aging-Federal 483,082 2 4 .008 10. University of Louisville Research Foundation-Other Public 399,475 4 3 2 Totals: $8,840,194.00 110 68% 42%PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS
Table 9. Number and Amount of Proposals Submitted, FY88-96
Record proposals were submitted in FY 96 in both number and dollar amount. In this reporting period, 22 academic departments, 3 more than last year, and 16 support units, 7 more than last year, comprising 104 faculty and staff (79 faculty and 25 staff) submitted 277 proposals (77 more than last year) totaling $26,106,221. (See Appendix B.) Since 1988 there has been a 68% increase in the number of proposals submitted and a 130% increase in the dollar amount of proposals. Compared to last year, there was a 39% increase in the number of proposals and a 58% increase in the dollar value of proposals.
FY 88-FY 96 Number of Proposals Submitted $Amount of Proposals Submitted 1988 165 11,340,248 1989 173 8,832,369 1990 181 11,454,779 1991 214 12,792,849 1992 219 1`5,393,012 1993 213 16,678,380 1994 220 16,994,906 1995 200 16,494,952 1996 277 26,106,221Table 10: FY 1996 Proposals by College or Principal Unit
College/Principal Unit $ Amount of Proposals % of Amount of Proposals # of Proposals % of # of Proposals Business 8,500 0 1 0 CEBS 10,791,955 41 60 22 Ogden 10,399,689 40 95 34 Other 2,859,739 11 106 38 Potter 2,046,338 8 15 5 Totals: $26,106,221.00 100% 277 99%Table 11. Academic Departments Submitting Proposals Quarter FY 96
These units submitted 82% of the total dollar amount of proposals and accounted for 56% of the total number of proposals that were submitted. Seven more faculty submitted proposals than last year. Four more academic departments submitted proposals than last year.
Department $$ Amount of Submissions Project Directors/Total Submissions 1. Educational Leadership 4,988,706 M. Barton, D. Cline, C. Manco (5), D. Nims (2), C. Wagner (4) 2. Physics/Astronomy 3,992,525 W. Buckman, M. Carini (5), S-Y Chen, R. Glederman (3), K. Hackney, R. Hackney (3), D. Harper, C. McGruder (4), R. Scott, G. Vourvopoulos (4) 3. Chemistry 3,883,020 D. Dahl, M. Kubasik (2), C. Lee (3), W-P Pan (13), L. Shank (2), D. Slocum (5) 4. Teacher Education 2,192,857 B. Askins (2), T. Daniel, S. Evans, B. Kacer, J. Roberts, R. Roberts, J. Schliefer, V. Stayton (4), J. Vokurka (7), T. Wilson (5) 5. Psychology 1,562,076 K. Ball (3), J. Bilotta, J. Craig, L. Layne (3), J. O'Connor, S. Ramsay 6. Journalism 1,081,470 J. Albers, J. Barnum, J. Highland, M. Morse 7. Biology 714,317 D. Balak, R. Hoyt, J. Jack (9), M. Stokes 8. Industrial Technology 530,973 D. Jackson, T. Leeper, M. Tiryakioglu (2) 9. Public Health 477,400 D. Dunn (3) 10. Physical Education and Recreation 356,964 C. Daniel, K. Eddleman 11. History 335,661 C. Bussey (2), J. Hardin, J. Thacker 12. Nursing 313,206 M. Hazzard (3), S. Jones (2) 13. Government 307,777 J. Petersen (2) 14. Mathematics 180,306 C. Ernst, N. Iraniparast, D. Mooney, D. Neal, B. Richmond, C. Wells 15. Consumer and Family Sciences 120,376 T. Mitchell, J. Rasdall 16. Agriculture 118,775 L. Brown, D. Coffey (5), P. Dotson, L. Hughes (2), D. Stiles 17. Philosophy and Religion 116,125 C. Pinnick (2) 18. Music 109,404 J. Duff 19. Geography and Geology 43,977 A. Petersen, C. Groves Totals: $21,425,915.00 156 Proposals by 74 facultyTable 12. Support Units Submitting Proposals in FY96
In addition, 20 support units submitted proposals for $4,541,215.
Name of Unit Amount of Submissions Project Directors/Total Submissions 1. T/TAS 1,204,838 C. Mendel (7) 2. Educational TV & Radio Services 852,109 J. Barnaby, D. Wilkinson (5) 3. Center for Training & Development 588,464 K. Mussnug (45), P. Myers (29) 4. Educational Talent Search 245,832 T. Ward 5. Career Services 240,000 J. Owen 6. Office of Sponsored Programs (for) Agriculture, Allied Health & Human Services, Community College, Nursing 223,896 J. Boles/M. Hazzard/R. Meador/P. Myers/J. Rudolph 7. Veterans' Upward Bound 222,981 R. Wilson 8. Library 169, 649 N. Baird/P. Wright, M. Binder, L. Lee 9. Public Safety 138,603 M. Wallace 10. Continuing Education 113,909 S. Webb, M. Loveless 11. Institute for Economic Development 109,834 S. House (6) 12. Student Affairs 91,198 J. Wilder 13. Student Health & Wellness 72,569 N. Givens (2) 14. Small Business Development Center 67,600 R. Horn 15. Financial Management Institute 63,613 J. Nichols 16. Admissions 54,316 A. Wagoner 17. Counseling Services Center 43,000 R. Greer 18. Community College 22,655 J. Boles (3) 19. Academic Affairs 8,324 J. Addington 20. Center for Math, Science, & Environmental Education 7,825 J. Martin Totals: $4,541,215.00 115 proposals by 29 individualsTable 13. Proposals Submitted FY 96 by Proposal Type
41% of the dollar amount of proposals submitted supported Research. Only 17% of the dollar amount supported research last year. This difference marks a dramatic change in proposals. The dollar amount of research proposal in this FY was $7,900,000 more than last year. The number of research proposals submitted nearly doubled to go along with the dollar increase. There were 22 more instruction proposals than last year, although the dollar amount was slightly lower. There were 25 more public service proposals than last year for about $1,300,000 more than last year.
Proposal Type(By program classification numbers) # of Proposals % of Total Proposals Amount of $ Submitted % of Amount of $ Submitted 1.0 Instruction 128 46 7,475,012 29 2.0 Research 63 23 10,649,688 41 3.0 Public Service 81 29 7,902,905 30 8.1 Scholarships 5 2 78,616 0 Total: 277 100% $26,106,221.00 100%Table 14: Proposals Submitted by Agency Type
Agency Type # of Proposals % of Total Proposals Submitted Amount of $ Submitted % of Amount of $ Submitted 1. Federal 74 27 13,999,602 54 2. State 59 21 2,770,634 11 3. Other Public 123 44 4,161,002 15 4. Foundations 21 8 5,174,983 20 Total: 277 100% $26,106,221.00 100%Table 15: Top Ten Sponsors In Proposals Submitted FY 96
22% of the proposals were submitted to ten sponsors. The top ten sponsors constituted 35% less than the number of proposals to the top 10 last year. Then, the number of submissions to the top ten was 57%. The dollar value of proposals to the top ten sponsors constituted 62% of the total dollars of proposals. Last year the dollar value was 75%. Federal and Other Public sponsors were significant among the top ten.
Agency Number of Submissions Amount Submitted 1. U. S. Department of Education-Federal 12 4,093,910 2. University of Kentucky Research Foundation (KY EPSCoR)-Other Public 23 3,024,954 3. U. S. Department of Energy-Federal 5 1,508,977 4. Ford Foundation-Foundation 1 1,500,000 5. Pew Charitable Trusts-Foundation 1 1,500,000 6. Tennessee State University-Other Public 1 1,000,000 7. John S. & James L. Knight Foundation 1 934,027 8. NASA-Federal 10 911,948 9. U. S. Department of Health & Human Services-Federal 2 890,153 10. University of Louisville Research Foundation 6 839,347 Percent of Total Submitted: 62 $16,203,316.00Table 16: Indirect Costs in Proposals Submitted FY 96
Indirect costs were included in 161 of the 277 proposals submitted (58%). Indirect costs consumed 8% of the proposal total of $26,106,221. This data is 46% below what would have been proposed had we been able to propose our full on campus indirect cost rate of 54%.
College or Unit Amount of Indirect Costs Proposed FY96 College of Education and Behavioral Sciences 625,667 Ogden College of Science, Technology, and Health 1,341,619 Potter College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 193,410 Other Units 54,182 Total: $2,214,878.00COST SHARING IN GRANTS AWARDED FY 96
Cost sharing records reflect full costing of budgets and enables accurate cost sharing budget projections. During the FY 1996, $1,571,914, or 11.8% above the $13,301,182 awarded by external sponsors, consisted of WKU cost sharing as Table 16 shows. Adding the university cost sharing to the awards from external sponsors, means that the total amount of cash awards for FY96 was $14,873,096. The university cash cost shared 6.5% more than in the previous year. (There were 55 more awards.) In FY 96, heaviest cost sharing in awards received fell in the first and third quarters. In FY95, heaviest cost sharing in awards fell in the second and fourth quarters.
Of the 255 awards for FY 96, 57, or 22%, carried cost sharing obligations. Table 17 depicts the distribution and amounts of cost sharing for the fiscal year. These amounts will be charged against accounts in FY 96, FY 97, FY 98 and FY 99. Cost sharing in these awards falls heaviest in FY96.
Table 17. Cost Sharing in Grants Awarded FY 96
:Total Cost Sharing Cost in 95-6 Cost 96-7 Cost 97-8 Cost 98-9 Cost 99-00 TOTAL FIRST QUARTER 96 570,072 557,253 12,819 0 0 TOTAL SECOND QUARTER 96 223,155 97,189 107,210 18,756 0 TOTAL THIRD QUARTER 96 204,843 111,555 48,870 10,458 0 TOTAL FOURTH QUARTER 96 573,844 86,567 358,845 63,003 65,429 TOTAL COST SHARING TO DATE FY96-99 1,571,914 852,564 527,744 92,217 65,429WKU cost sharing in total awards for FY95 equalled 9% of the 10,828,541 in total awards. In FY 96, WKU cost sharing in total awards equals 11.8%. Table 17 shows these percentages compared to award amounts. A detailed list for the fourth quarter is available upon request.
Table 18. Summary of Cost Sharing in Awards to Date FY/Quarter Amount of Cost Sharing Total Awards % of total Cost Sharing in Awards for Quarter % Cost Sharing in Total Awards for the quarter _ FY(s) to date FY 95/1 59,010 4,268,568 6 0 FY 95/2 476,808 2,467,034 50 4 FY 95/3 40,582 1,226,108 4 0 FY 95/4 372,809 2,866,831 39 3 FY95 Totals: 949,209 10,895,414 99 9 FY 96/1 570,072 6,909,588 9 9 FY 96/2 223,155 1,910,213 13 10 FY 96/3 204,843 1,285,185 10.5 6 FY 96/4 573,844 3,195,496 18 2 Total Cost Sharing Thru FY96: 2,521,123 24,195,896 10.4Table 19: Cost Sharing in Awards from Sponsored Programs Contributions Accounts, FY 96 As the Table 19 shows, there was $165,896 committed in cost sharing in awards in FY 96. Only $44,066 was committed for FY96. However, $118,590 was committed for FY 97. The 57 awards that drew upon the contributions accounts constituted 22.3% of the 255 total awards.
FY/Qtr # Awds Instruction Research Public Service FY 96 FY 97 FY 96 FY 97 FY 98 FY 99 FY 96 FY 97 FY 98 96/1 19 1116 0 7500 3000 0 0 0 0 0 96/2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 29450 3606 0 96/3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1782 10458 96/4 24 6000 66441 0 19699 2500 2500 0 0 11844 Total: 57 7116 66441 7500 22699 2500 2500 29450 5388 22302Table 20: Indirect Cost Sharing in Awards FY96
Indirect cost sharing occurs when the current negotiated rate of 54% of salaries is used for cost sharing (22% when over half of a project will occur off campus.) Generally, the amount of indirect money cost shared is the difference between 54% of salaries and the maximum indirect cost rate that sponsors will allow. For audit, the University will show $345,701 in indirect cost sharing for FY96. Table 18 indicates departments that received awards with cost sharing obligations during FY96 and the amounts. Much less was cost shared in indirect costs in FY 95--$59,145.
. Indirect Cost Sharing in Awards FY 96COST SHARING IN PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FY 96Department Indirect Cost Share Obligated in FY95 for FY96 Indirect Cost Share Obligated in FY96 for FY96 Indirect Cost Share Obligated in FY96 for FY97 Indirect Cost Share Obligated in FY96 for FY98 Indirect Cost Share Obligated in FY96 for FY99 Total Agriculture 2,016 2,016 Biology 2,148 19,995 22,143 Chemistry 5,460 3,670 88,505 43,768 45,398 186,801 Communications and Broadcasting 3,161 3,161 Continuing Education 19,952 19,952 Mathematics 4,307 4,858 9,165 Physics & Astronomy 61,545 61,545 SBDC 40,918 40,918 Total 9,767 133,410 113,358 43,768 45,398 345,701
In addition to the $26,106,221 proposed, $4,225,332 consisted of cost sharing. The sum of these numbers equals the total proposal budgets for FY 96 --$30,331,553. This amount was proposed in 96 proposals, or 35% of the 277 proposals. This cost sharing amount is $2,341,770 over last year. However, looking at FY96 compared to FY 95, we proposed 124% more cost sharing. Table 21 includes breakdowns for proposal cost sharing for FY96.
Indirect costs sharing proposed is broken out in Table 21. The $586,613 proposed in indirect cost share this year is $365,120 above last year (+65%).
Table 21. Indirect Cost Sharing in Proposals in FY 96 Quarter Amount of Indirect Cost Sharing in Proposals Submitted FY 96 Amount of Indirect Cost Sharing in Proposals Submitted FY 95 1-July 1-September 30, 1995 251,959 17,546 2-October 1-December, 31,1995 132,935 49,769 3-January 1-March 29, 1996 190,528 19,920 4-April 1-June 30, 1996 11,191 134,258 Totals: 586,613 221,493AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN WESTERN AND EXTERNAL AGENCIES
The Office of Sponsored Programs assisted 6 academic departments with coordinating 179 affiliation agreements with external agenies to initiate and continue student internship programs. These agreements enable faculty members and students to interact with professionals throughout the region to enhance curriculum. A breakdown by department of this activity for the year is depicted in Table 22 below. There were 140 more affiliation agreements in FY 96 than in the previous year.
Table 22. Affiliation Agreements by Department, FY96 Department Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total Allied Health and Human Services 16 2 9 48 75 Biology 0 0 0 1 1 Consumer & Family Sciences 0 0 0 9 9 Nursing 74 1 13 4 92 Physical Education & Recreation 0 0 1 0 1 Public Health 0 0 0 1 1 Total: 90 3 23 63 179THE SPONSORED PROGRAMS HOME PAGE
The Sponsored Programs Home Page contains information about the mission and resources of OSP, SPIN Online to find sponsors, resources, regulations and links to all Federal agencies and many Foundations. The Home Page links you to the Foundation Center, which, in turn, will link you to many other foundations. Statistics about the Commonwealth of Kentucky to help strengthen need statements in proposals are available through this link. Another vital link from the OSP Home Page is to the Kentucky Department of Education. To access any of these links, merely click on contents of interest.
ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS DURING FY 96
From May 6-17, OSP staff assisted the Center For Teaching and Learning in the for the third straigth year in the dean's workshop for sets of faculty to learn how to write proposals and steps that need to be taken after an award. Participants evaluated the workshop at 89% (326 out of 360 possible points). Faculty and staff members teamed up in sets from CEBS, Ogden and Potter Colleges. Several other faculty and staff members attended on their own. As with last year's event, this year's two-week workshop proved to be successful. An improvement was the production of a Grant Writer's Manual by OSP, which was printed and bound by CTL. Evaluations consistently ran at 4.5 to 5 out of five possible points on a Likert-type scale. Some of the comments by participants were:
Grant workshop for Public School Personnel. The Director of the OSP gave a basic workshop to teachers and administrators at Apollo High School in Owensboro on June 23. This six-hour workshop was sponsored by the Green River Regional Education Consortium. An evaluation rating of 95% (709 of 750 possible points) was received from the 24 educators in attendance. The final hour of the workshop was spent in the computer lab. Participants were able to link to the OSP Home Page and find potential sponsors. For others it was their first introduction to the world wide web and they were fascinated. Some of the comments about the workshop were:
Grant development meetings about grants at different stages occurred with 102 faculty and staff members and students from Agriculture, Allied Health and Human Services, Art, Biology, Chemistry, Community College, Counseling Services, Educational Leadership, Educational Television and Radio Services, Engineering Technology, English, Geography and Geology, Government, History, Industrial Technology, Institute for Economic Development and Public Service, Journalism, Kentucky Museum and Library, Mathematics, Music, Nursing, Philosophy and Religion, Physical Education and Recreation, Physics and Astronomy, Psychology, Public Health, Teacher Education and TRIO. These conversations were backed up with discussions with Deans and Assistant Deans.
Email Network: Literally hundreds of grant announcements were emailed to faculty and staff on targeted Sponsored Programs mailing lists. These messages contained announcements for new grant competitions, deadlines for submissions, tips on writing to various sponsors, and recent compliance regulations as revised or initially incorporated by agencies.
Table 23. Charts of Accounts Quarter Charts of Accounts Established 1 43 2 60 3 37 4 50 Total this FY 190