Text Box: What is the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
 (ORSP)?

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs supports the University community in their research and other projects to increase scholarship and creativity, while mitigating risk to the university, faculty, and staff.

ORSP provides assistance with locating funding opportunities, preparation of budgets, interpretation of guidelines, completion of forms, review for compliance with University and sponsoring agency requirements, obtaining University signatures, copying and submitting proposals, negotiations, account initiation, post-award administrative compliance, financial reporting and audit liaison, administration of programs for compliance with federal regulations in the protection of human subjects in research, care and use of laboratory animals, biosafety, conflicts of interest.

ORSP Contacts 

Fran Solano, Director, 14036; 
fran.solano@du.edu
Karl French, Staff Assistant, 12121; karl.french@du.edu
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Text Box: Project Administration
Crystal Streit, Manager, 14046; 
crystal.streit@du.edu
Lynn Backstrom-Funk, 14044;  
lynn.backstrom-funk@du.edu
Katherine Buranapiyawong, 14040; 
        kburanap@du.edu

Grants Accounting
Julie Cunningham,  Manager, 14039; Julie.cunningham@du.edu
Susan McTavish, 14054; susan.mctavish@du.edu
Janet Wallace, 14038; 
        janet.wallace@du.edu

Research Compliance & Education
Sylk Sotto, Manager, 14052; 
sylk.sotto-santiago@du.edu
Malcolm Woolum, 14050; 
       malcolm.woolum@du.edu