Faculty and staff engaged in grantsmanship continue to engage a number of funding sources that support innovation through untraditional collaborations. The USDA-NIFA awarded KSU $7,371,901, which accounts for 56 percent of our total awards. Support from the U.S. Department of Education totaled $3,189,944 and accounts for 24 percent of our total awards funded for FY18 through the month of January.

During FY18 the Office of Sponsored Programs has facilitated three grants trainings in departments and units (College of Agriculture, Mathematics and Sciences and Behavioral and Social Sciences) across campus. Over 30 faculty have been engaged in reviews of means of seeking grants opportunities utilizing Cos-Pivot and grants.gov (link: http://kysu.edu/funding-databases/). Faculty were also provided reviews of internal processes for grants/contract pre/post award procedures and policies that govern grants management and compliance.

Resources for external training modules supported by OSP were also provided to faculty through the CITI Program (Link: http://kysu.edu/citi-program/), which provides training for faculty and staff on Human Subjects Protections (IRB), biohazard training, and animal care and Usage (IACUC). To date in FY18, five KSU faculty have completed applications and been approved by the IRB committee to facilitate human research studies, all classified as exempt/expedited per 45Code of Federal Regulation 46.110 and 21 CFR 56.110. At the present, one application is under review by the IACUC committee. Committee meeting for the IRB and IACUC are being coordinated and will be provided upon completion. The annual report on Animal and Plant Health Inspection is due December 2018.

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