Our mission is to provide exceptional service in assisting faculty and staff who seek external funding for projects of benefit to the University and community. GSPAR is one of the administrative units of Johnson C. Smith University and serves as the central office for coordinating proposal submissions, internal grant reviews, compliance and overall management of government grants and contracts for the university.
The Office of Sponsored Programs strives to become a model within this institution, and beyond, for providing exemplary services to the campus community in its efforts to engage in scholarly activities and a pillar for institutional financial stability and student retention. attain recognition as a successful private undergraduate research institution by:
GSPAR is here to assist researchers through all phases of the grant lifecycle. A successful grant lifecycle requires collaboration between GSPAR staff and researchers. The graphic below gives a few examples of how GSPAR staff and researchers work together to conduct stellar federally funded research.
