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The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), Contract and Grant Administration (CGA), and Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) will be observing MSU’s 2025 winter break from Thursday, December 25th, 2025 through Friday, January 2nd, 2026. OSP/CGA/SPA staff will not be working during this time and actions requiring our involvement (e.g. proposals, RPPRs, etc.) must be submitted to the appropriate office by noon on Friday, December 19th, 2025.

The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), Contract and Grant Administration (CGA), and Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) staff are observing MSU’s 2025 winter break from Thursday, December 25th, 2025 through Friday, January 2nd, 2026.

Happy Holidays!

OSP Award Process

OSP Award Process Steps

Click here for additional information regarding the Award Process. The process includes award receipt, OSP review, sponsor negotiation, compliance/central office review, PI/Dept/College review, finalization and subaward issuance. A general time estimation for each step of the process is available.

OSP Award Processing Times

Click here to utilize a tool that helps provide average processing times based on sponsor and type of agreement. These time estimates were established using data from previous years’ negotiations for that sponsor and type of agreement received. This information is intended to provide a better idea of the time it may take to completely process an award.

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