Administrative Units

Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)

Location: 730 Harding Blvd. • Baton Rouge, LA 70807

Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

Phone: (225) 771-2809

Fax: (225) 771-5231

Under the administrative oversight of the Office of Research and Strategic Initiatives (ORSI), a director supervises the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP). The OSP is the central unit responsible for serving faculty, administrators, and community, by coordinating pre- and post-award functions related to sponsored and elective programs. This service includes coordinating the acquisition, monitoring, modification, and close-out of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. This office, within the policy of ORSI, has the authority to decide the manner in which pre-award and post-award activities are conducted campus-wide. It supports the efforts of the Office of Research by assisting faculty, staff, and students in obtaining external funds and by serving as an additional link between the University and public and private funding sources. The OSP was established in 1987.

Office of Governmental Contracting Services (formerly Center for Energy and Environmental Studies)

Location: 1st Floor, Lottie Anthony Hall • Baton Rouge, LA 70807

Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

Phone: (225) 771-2809

Fax: (225) 771-5231

The Office of Governmental Contracting Services, formerly the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies (CEES) is the prime university entity that seeks to engage in research and development and contracting opportunities with Federal and state agencies in addition to large and small businesses in the private sector. OGCS is a division of The Office Research and Strategic Initiatives. The center (as CEES) was established in 1986 to promote interdisciplinary research and coordinate environmental energy curricula development activities. The purpose of the Center was amended and re-dedicated in 2012 as the OGCS. The OGCS utilizes the expertise and technical experience of the faculty and staff at Southern University to build capacity and competencies that enhance the infrastructure and research and development of the institution.