In its role as a service provider to the OHSU community-PIs, department administrative staff, other RDA units, etc-SPA fulfills its goal of excellence in the stewardship of sponsor funds through the following:

• Fostering an institutional environment of accountability
  
• Balancing the institutional drive for research funding with an understanding of compliance issues
  
• Providing the central administrative infrastructure that maintains OHSU as a viable recipient of sponsor funds
  
• Educating the OHSU research community in the proper management of sponsor funds through avenues such as monthly Sponsored Project Information Network (SPIN) meetings and newsletters, a series of ten Post-award Education Program (PEP) classes, and various other outreach and education activities
  
• Developing and presenting accurate financial reports to OHSU's President, Board of Directors, and VP offices
  
• Setting up award and project accounts in the Oracle Grants Accounting (OGA) system
  
• Training the OHSU community in the use of OGA and the OGA Data Warehouse and providing access to these systems
  
• Monitoring and maintaining the OGA and OGA Data Warehouse in coordination with other OHSU information system units such as the Information Technology Group (ITG) and Administrative Information Systems (AIS)
  
• Performing expenditure oversight (including but not limited to assisting with budget adjustments, cost transfers, and the removal of unallowable expenditures)
  
• Invoicing sponsors and collecting funds as expenses related to research and academic activities are incurred
  
• Generating, distributing and collecting biannual Effort Certification Statements
  
• Preparing and delivering fiscal reports to sponsors in a timely manner
  
• Performing other close-out functions at the conclusion of awards and projects
  
• Assisting external auditors with the annual audit required by OMB Circular A-133
  

While performing these and other services for the OHSU community and in all dealings with OHSU's sponsors, SPA personnel always emphasize the value of consistency, clarity, cooperation, collaboration, and communication.