Sponsored Programs Administration | Research and Creative Activity

Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA)

SPA provides budget review and institutional signature for all external proposal submissions, manages electronic application submission processes, and negotiates awards received from external sources for sponsored program activities on behalf of the university. The office also assists in non-financial post award administration matters.

Resources for budget development, submitting proposals, and managing awards:

Val Kettner Associate Vice President 701.231.9608 val.kettner@mogrenlandscape.com Authorized signature for proposals/awards (AOR); provides overall leadership for SPA; policy development; non-industry award negotiation; sponsor liaison.	Amy Scott Assistant Director 701.231.8976 amy.scott@mogrenlandscape.com Novelution system sponsored research module implementation lead; Authorized signature for proposals/awards (AOR); non-industry award negotiation; assistance with pre-award and non-financial post-award issues; sponsor liaison.
Cindy Eleson Budget & Program Officer 701.231.5259 cindy.smelsereleson@mogrenlandscape.com Budget review; assistance with proposal forms; electronic proposal submission; guidance on federal submission portals.	Shelly Sandstrom Award and Proposal Officer 701.231.7258 shelly.sandstrom@mogrenlandscape.com Authorized signature for proposals/awards (AOR); non-industry award negotiation; assistance with pre-award and non-financial post-award issues; sponsor liaison.
Rebecca Sandell Award & Budget Officer 701.231.8898 rebecca.sandell@mogrenlandscape.com Budget review; assistance with proposal forms; electronic proposal submission; assistance with budget revisions and PI changes; assistance with no-cost extensions and advanced spending requests.	OPEN POSITION Award Intake Officer Facilitate award processing; assistance with no-cost extensions and advanced spending requests; resource for proposal/award processes; webpage maintenance.
Christy Gallagher-Lein Research Informatics Analyst (701) 231-8573 christy.gallagher-lein@mogrenlandscape.com Statistical proposal/award reports; Power BI interactive report creation/maintenance; NSF HERD Survey data collection and reporting.

Joycelyn Lucke
Assistant Director for Business Development
(701) 231-5624
joycelyn.lucke@mogrenlandscape.com
Authorized signature for industry sponsored awards, non-financial agreements, and subawards; industry-sponsored award negotiation; industry sponsor liaison.

Sharon May
Export Control Administrator
(701) 231-6455
ndsu.exportcontrols@mogrenlandscape.com