Initially, the primary goal of the SPA Stewardship Alliance is to develop and reach consensus on a new “SPA Stewardship Alliance Agreement” that will document post-award responsibilities shared between central post-award administration (i.e., SPA) and individual PI’s and department administrative staff from departments, units, centers, and institutes. This document, similar to a Service Level Understanding (SLU) such as that prepared by Research Grants and Contracts (RGC) and other Research Development and Administration (RDA) units, will serve the following ends:

• Allow SPA and department administrative staff to better assist Principal Investigators (PI’s) in the management and oversight of sponsored projects;
  
• Establish open communication and develop an alliance between SPA, PI’s and departments as collaborators in the management of sponsored projects at OHSU;
  
• Document and publish financial and administrative responsibilities related to post-award activities for the following:
  
  • SPA
    
  • Departments
    
  • PI’s
    
  • Other RDA units and Central Services units Other identified goals and objectives will be posted as the Stewardship Alliance Oversight Committee, the Faculty Group, and the Department Administrator Group meet and set priorities.