SPARC FY22 Annual Report

OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS, AGREEMENTS, RESEARCH & CONTRACTS

ANNUAL

Submissions

The SPARC office provides assistance to faculty, staff, and administrators seeking external funding for their projects and programs. From concept development, planning and proposal preparation/submission (pre award) through implementation, management and closeout of funded projects (post-award), SPARC provides support every step of the way.

SPARC is a driving force in helping to engage students in experiential education leading to professional excellence. SPARC supports faculty and staff in realizing the SUU vision to receive national recognition through sponsored awards for its innovation in learning, student success, and providing the best educational experience in the Intermountain West.

AMESSAGEFROMTHEDIRECTOR

Dear Colleague,

Southern Utah University is filled with tenacious faculty and staff who actively engage in sponsored programs spanning externally funded research, academic and institutional support, instruction, public service, and scholarship projects. It is an honor to serve your endeavors.

In an effort to serve your ambitions, our office is constantly learning, stretching, and growing. We know grantsmanship can be intimidating and exhausting. It’s a world filled with myriads of regulations and its own language. However, we are research administrators and we are good at what we do. We love taking on these challenges and turning them into enjoyable, fulfilling highlights of your career.

SUU Faculty and Staff — If you haven’t yet, I challenge you to get to know our impressive SPARC team. We’ll do our very best to help you find funding to further your scholarship that brought you to SUU. Our personalized proposal development services and management support upon award provide you the ability to focus on your incredible work.

SUU Students — Congratulations on choosing an institution where you are surrounded with people who put your success at the forefront of all we do. Your undergraduate experience at SUU can be filled with research and scholarship that will strengthen your resume and graduate school applications, providing a powerful future. We’d love to connect you with those on campus that are delivering these life-altering experiences.

Thank you all for the opportunity to celebrate the successes of your educational journey. We look forward to collaborating soon!

In gratitude, Sylvia Bradshaw Director, Sponsored Programs, Agreements, Research, and Contracts Office

AMESSAGEFROMASSOCIATEPROVOST

We are excited to share with you the FY22 annual report from the Sponsored Programs, Agreements, Research, and Contracts office here at SUU. As you will see, this has been a very productive year, despite some setbacks associated with COVID, with the second highest requested dollar amount in SUU history. Funding proposals have come from every corner of our campus and support a diverse array of projects and initiatives.

Within the Division of Academic Affairs, we had submissions from five of our seven colleges/schools, as well as the Library, Center for Teaching Innovation, Office of Learning Abroad, and Career & Technical Education. Among the submissions, we had several from first-time principal investigators. While SUU continues to be focused on our teaching-centered approach to the work we do, we are excited by the growth in scholarly pursuits by our faculty and staff colleagues. For our faculty, engagement in one’s discipline is the hallmark of a university faculty member and contributes to a more vibrant classroom experience for our students as well as opportunities for students to engage in scholarship with faculty mentors External support for those scholarly endeavors allows us to pursue projects we could not otherwise fund, and the receipt of indirect dollars helps us better fund existing offices, centers, and programs that support our grant work.

I encourage all our faculty to consider partnering with SPARC in pursuit of external funding. This has the potential to open new doors and create new and expanded possibilities. I can assure you that you will be impressed with their professionalism and helpful, supportive nature.

Dear Colleague, Sincerely,

Bill Heyborne Associate Provost

AMESSAGEFROMTHEPROVOST

Dear Friends,

It is my opportunity to write a welcome letter for this year’s annual report for SUU’s SPARC Office The SPARC Office is responsible for the institution’s sponsored programs, agreements, research, and contracts related to grants and external funding. SUU is fortunate to have a wonderful and very committed group of staff who spend significant time

managing what has become a vast portfolio of grants and sponsored projects This year our team in the SPARC Office assisted faculty and staff across the campus in preparing and submitting more than $52M in proposals of which nearly $18 5M was funded.

For an institution with a primary mission of teaching, receiving this significant amount of funding and administering the reporting requirements associated with the funding agencies is a challenging undertaking. But this work is vital to SUU’s ability to fulfill its mission in at least three ways.

First, as you peruse this annual report, you will see that many of the grants were awarded to SUU for the delivery of social services within the three county service region. This funding provided a head start experience for hundreds of young children as they prepare for more advanced learning. Additionally, programs like Baby Watch, Early Intervention, and Upward Bound (TRIO) provide opportunities for children and youth to receive the support necessary for them to be prepared to continue learning and prepare to contribute to the community when they are adults Many other community outreach efforts including the Beverly Center for the Arts, the Small Business Development Center, The Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA) all connect SUU to its local communities, the funding of which is secured and managed through the SPARC Office.

Second, the SPARC Office received a number of grants that will benefit the SUU student body These grants provide direct and supplemental support for services available to the student body including the delivery of the requirements related to the Americans with Disability Act, Counseling and Psychological Services, and Veterans support, just to name a few.

Facultystudent engagement creates significant growth in student learning

Third, SUU prides itself on delivering quality academic learning for all students in all modalities In order to ensure that students receive cutting edge instruction, it is essential that faculty engage in scholarly activities that keep them current in their field The research dollars secured from granting agencies allow faculty to engage in research and scholarly activities that create new knowledge. Once created, this knowledge can immediately be shared with students so they will be prepared when they enter the job market Often SUU faculty take this effort one step further and include students in the knowledge creation process This faculty student engagement creates significant growth in student learning and allows students to share in real world experiences they can take with them after graduation

As you can see, the scope of grant and contract activities that flow through the SPARC Office has a significant impact on our faculty, students, and the communities

we serve As you read through this annual report, you will learn about the breadth and depth of impact the SPARC Office facilitates at SUU Thank you for learning about and supporting the impactful work conducted in the SPARC Office at SUU

Best regards,

Jon Anderson, Provost

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Compliance

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JennStewart

BobbieUrsin ResearchAdministrator

KatieFreeman ResearchAdministrator

LawrenceMbaki PreAwardLiaison

CarsonBrown PostAwardLiaison

AbbyOrozco SPARCIntern

CarrieChilds AssistantDi t

SylviaBradshaw Director

SPARC NEWS

What's happening in the SPARC Office?

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Principle of Equality Grant Supports Diverse Student Programming

Nearly $1 Million Awarded to SUU Disability Resource Center

LSTA Grant to SUU Library Revives Voices of the Colorado Project

SUU's IIC Granted $30k to Aid Historic Preservation

SUU Science Professors

Submit NSF S STEM Grant Proposal for Student Scholarships

SUU Upward Bound's Leanne Maxwell Scores a Perfect 109

CAPS Awarded $100,000 Grant to Support Rural Mental Health

FUNDING REQUESTED $52,715,419

# OF SUBMISSIONS 124

What is considered a Submission? Grant proposal submissions vary in both type and complexity. They may be transmitted in a variety of ways such as via email, an online portal specific to the sponsor, or SUU's SmartGrant (S2S) system The complexity of the submission is based on the sponsor, technical aspects of the proposal documents, and the time allotted to SPARC for final review All project based sponsored programs, agreements, and contracts are required to be submitted through the SPARC office. HIGHLIGHTS

Most Submissions in FY22: College of Science (Academic); Alumni & Community Relations (NonAcademic) Over 40 Departments Submitted Proposals

15 New Principal Investigators

525% increase in funding requested to collaborate with external entities

SUBMISSIONS

FISCAL YEAR 22 - 2ND HIGHEST REQUESTED $ AMOUNT IN SUU HISTORY

Fiscal Year Submission Comparison by Sponsor Type. The total amount requested for FY 21 and 22 show that Federal funding was the most common source of funding requested In FY22, there was a higher amount submitted for proposals that included subawards (see page 22) State funding requests were lower in FY22 and funding requests for Private sponsors were consistent between both fiscal years. Note: HEERF funding has been excluded to give a more accurate representation of each year's efforts.

FY21 FY22

$40,000,000

$30,000,000

$20,000,000

$10,000,000

FederalFederal-Subaward StateState-Subaward Private

PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS

By Department For FY 22 ACADEMIC SUBMISSIONS

*Individuals who submitted a proposal as lead principal investigator through SPARC for the first time in 3 years

Aviation Britt, Jared

Mower, Mike Biology

Bucklin, Carrie

Govedich, Fredric Grant, Jacqualine

Heyborne, Bill Pillitteri, Paul

Business Pearson, Mary

Humanities & Social Sciences

Boreen, Jean

Communications

Smith, Jon*

Concurrent Enrollment McCoy, Jason Nelson, Brodee Engineering

Malekzadeh, Masoud*

Munro, Scott* Siahpush, Ali

Library

Frazier, Katharine* Nickerson, Matthew

Nursing Layton, Selwyn* Siemon, Mark*

Physical Science Dean, Jacob* Rocabado, Guizella* Center of Teaching Innovation McKenzie, Matthew

STEM Center Christensen, Natalie*

Frank, Barbara Kirkley, Samantha SUU Prep

Martin, JoDee Rocabado, Guizella*

Teacher Education

Pellegrini, Tony* Petersen, Alisa Wangsgard, Nichole

NON-ACADEMIC SUBMISSIONS

Baby Watch

Orton, Collette

Child Care Center Delia, Sarah*

Community & Professional Development Thorpe, Melynda

Counseling & Psychological Services

Donovan, Andrea

Financial Aid

Rhodes, Malinda*

Head Start Morgan, Thomas Heyborne, Jennifer*

International Affairs

Ng, Jacob

Outdoor Pathways

Eastep, Briget Flores, Erin*

Regional Services

Isom, Craig Lisonbee, Stephen

Small Business Development Center Anderson, Joni

Southern Utah Museum of Art Kinsey, Jessica Sanders, Mallory* Styer, Alanna*

Student Affairs Hacker, Jayci*

Utah Center for Rural Health Osborn, Rita Shakespear, Kasey

Utah Shakespeare Festival Jersey, Donn

Veterans Center Miller, Mike

AWARDS

Proposals awarded in Fiscal Year 22 represent the continued growth in sponsored project engagement at SUU. The following graph shows the total dollar amount awarded by Division/VP during FY22. For a comprehensive list of all awarded proposals refer to pages 18 20.

NUMBER OF AWARDED SUBMISSIONS IN FY22 =

FUNDING AWARDED IN FY 22 =

MOST AWARDED FEDERAL SPONSOR = U.S. FOREST SERVICE

MOST AWARDED STATE SPONSOR = UTAH STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

HIGHEST EXPENDITURES ($) IN SUU HISTORY =

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Overall Sponsored Projects Awards for Past 6 Fiscal Years*

$20,000,000

$15,000,000

$10,000,000

Overall Sponsored Projects Awards The overall growth of 44 7% since 2017 reflects the continued efforts of a growing body of investigators and the support of numerous faculty and staff This growth rate is nearly identical to University of Utah, representing that SUU's sponsored program efforts have been increasing at a similar pace. *HEERF Funds are excluded for FY 20, 21, and 22 to represent a normal year for a 6 year comparison

FY22 Sources of Funding

Sponsor Types This graph represents the percentage of each type of sponsor SUU received funding from that was run through the SPARC office The largest categories for FY22 were Federal (61% of all awards) and State (37% of all awards).

NEW AWARDS

By College/Division For FY 22

Education & Human Development

Kramer, Brianne - CEEDAR Pilot Study for Cooperating Teacher Training & Effectiveness - Utah State Board of Education - $20,000

McKenzie, Jennifer - CEEDAR Beacon Retention Initiative - Utah State Board of Education - $4,315

Pellegrini, Tony - Leadership Training for Principals at Southern Utah UniversityUtah State Board of Education - $295,000

Petersen, Alisa - Beverly Taylor Sorenson State Arts Program - Utah State Board of Education - $65,000

Wangsgard, Nichole - SOAR to Licensure 2021 - Utah State Board of Education$125,500

Engineering & Computational Sciences

Bok, Sangho - NSF CAREER: Multiplexing Biomedical Sensing Systems for Automated

Diagnosis by Machine Learning - National Science Foundation - $411,727

Siahpush, Ali - One Day Middle School STEM Teacher Workshop - University of Utah: NASA - $3,500

Health Sciences

Layton, Selwyn; Siemon, Mark - Interprofessional Education Mobile Wellness Project - Utah System of Higher Education - $399,927 (MOU Pending)

Humanities & Social Sciences

Boreen, Jean - Eye Tracker Lab & Digital Branding Lab - Utah System of Higher Education - $84,364 (MOU Pending)

Kirkley, Samantha - Utah Project Archaeology: Education and Preservation Bureau of Land Management - $10,000

Kirkley, Samantha - The Paiute Language and Oral History Gathering - Utah Humanities - $8,000

Kirkley, Samantha - Investigating a Fremont Pithouse Teacher Workshop - Utah Humanities - $1,200

Science

Bucklin, Carrie - Science And Engineering Fair 2022 - STEM Action Center - $3,000 Govedich, Fredric - Biology and Conservation of the Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger

Beetle - Bureau of Land Management - $8,000 Grant, Jacqualine / Rominger, Kody - BLM Surveys for Las Vegas Bearpoppy - US Forest Service - $100,000

Science continued...

Grant, Jacqualine / Rominger, Kody - Utah Rare Plant Studies and ESA Recovery ActionsUS Forest Service - $50,000 Grant, Jacqualine / Rominger, Kody - Developing Methodology for Rare Plant Census & Monitoring - US Forest Service - $110,000 Heyborne, William - ESMF - Larval Studies - Utah Division of Wildlife Services - $824 Martin, JoDee - Hill Airforce Base STEM Funding - STEM Action Center - $5,000

Office of the President

Jersey, Donn Create in Utah, Phase 3 - Utah Division of Arts & Museums$150,000

Jersey, Donn - Shuttered Businesses General Operating - Small Business Administration - $2,108,743

Office of the Provost

Frazier, Katharine - Voices of the Colorado Plateau: Reborn - Utah State Library Division: US Library Services and Technology Acts - $15,514 Harris, Kurt - Russian Youth Environmental Program - Eurasia Foundation: Department of State - $46,660 McCoy, Jason - Perkins CTE Consortium FY2022 - Dixie State University: USBE/ Department of Education - $249,494 McKenzie, Matthew - SUU Virtual Reality Innovation Proposal - Utah System of Higher Education - $950,000 (MOU pending) Nickerson, Matthew - USL Library Lender Support - State of Utah - $5,922

Student Affairs

Delia, Sarah - Child Care Stabilization Grant - Utah Department of Workforce Services Office of Child Care - $672,000 Donovan, Andrea - SUU Pride Alliance - B.W. Bastian Foundation - $5,000 Hunter, Susan; Alldredge, Carmen - Pre-ETS 2021 Grant - Utah Department of Workforce Services - $913,160

Miller, Mike - Utah Veteran Support Center Grant Proposal - Utah Department of Military & Veteran Affairs - $28,000

Rhodes, Malinda- Ellucian Foundation 2021 PATH Scholarship - Ellucian Foundation$15,000

Alumni & Community Relations

Anderson, Joni - PTAC 2020-25 Year 3 - State of Utah GOEO - $43,500 Eastep, Briget - Grand Staircase Escalante Youth Stewardship Career ProgramBureau of Land Management - $286,000

NEW AWARDS

By College/Division For FY 22

Alumni & Community Relations continued...

Eastep, Briget - IIC YPP 2021 at Cedar Breaks Natl Monument - National Park Service$310,086

Eastep, Briget - Kaibab - YCC Crew - Summer 2022 - Forest Service - $50,100

Flores, Erin - Mosquito Management - USU CMI 2021 Grant - State of Utah - $83,330

Heyborne, Jennifer / Morgan, Thomas - Head Start 22 - Department of Health and Human Services - $2,882,084

Heyborne, Jennifer / Morgan, Thomas - Head Start Training & Technical Assistance 22 - Department of Health and Human Services - $29,328

Heyborne, Jennifer / Morgan, Thomas - USDA Head Start Reimbursement - Utah

State Office of Education: Department of Agriculture - $138,000

Kinsey, Jessica - General Operating Support - Utah Department of Heritage & Arts; Arts & Museums Division - $40,000

Kinsey, Jessica - Iron County Annual TRCC and TRT Funding Requests - Iron County Tourism Board - $42,000

Kinsey, Jessica - Iron County Beverly Center TRCC Funding Request - Iron County Tourism Board - $40,000

Kinsey, Jessica - SUMA Preservation Assistance Grant - National Endowment for the Humanities - $7,031 Kinsey, Jessica - RAP Tax 21-22 - Cedar City - $30,326

Maxwell, Leanne - Upward Bound - Department of Education - $497,271 Orton, Collette - Baby Watch Early Intervention ARPA Funding - State of Utah Early Intervention: ARPA Funds - $91,900

Osborn, Rita - Area Health Education Centers Program - HRSA: University of Utah$111,000

Osborn, Rita - Lupus Rural Health Outreach Project - National AHEC Organization$4,000 Shakespear, Kasey - Prevention Mini Grants for Healthy SUU & DSU Coalitions - Utah Dept. of Human Services; Substance Abuse and Mental Health - $10,000

Shakespear, Kasey - E-Cigarette, Marijuana, & Other Drug Prevention Grant

Southwest Utah Public Health Department - $60,000

Shakespear, Kasey - Addressing Health Equity in a Post-COVID Landscape - CDC: Utah Dept. of Health; Office of Primary Care & Rural Health - $150,000

Shugart, Tami - ETS Program 2020-21 - Department of Education - $352,821 Styer, Alanna - Creative Aging Grant - Utah Division of Arts and Museums - $3,000

MODIFICATIONS

By PI/PD For FY 22

Modifications or Amendments, are adjustments made to awards that we have already received funding for the same award number. Modifications may not always be tied to funding, but those that are may require additional effort to obtain those funds similar to the proposal submission process. Others may only require an updated budget for how the additional funds will be used. For example, if a project is awarded for three years and each year there is an additional $5,000 given, then the funds received after the initial award would be considered modifications. These totals are included on the preaward and post-award submission numbers, since they require both pre- and postaward support.

In FY22, there were 31 modifications issued to existing awards that added funding to the award total. The recipient PIs and projects are listed below:

Bolus, Rachel - Effects of pinyon-juniper management practices on Pinyon Jay breeding colonies - $55,000

Chi Brown, Kaili - Confucius Institute 2022 - $80,340 Eastep, Briget - Multiple (Grand Canyon - Parashant, Bryce Canyon, Cedar City Field Office, Zion Visitor Use Management Data, Geographic Information Systems, Dixie Eco, Southwestern Regional Refuge Interns, Fishlake Eco Field Group) - $1,471,0007 Grant, Jacqualine - Native plants and pollinators in Utah - $37,222 Heyborne, Jennifer/ Morgan, Thomas - Head Start 21, 22 & Training - $11,691,363 Illian, Travis - Sports Nutrition Grant - $30,000 Kesar Shalini - Bit by Bit; Women in Tech Project - $14,485 Kinsey, Jessica - UA&M General Operating Support - $4,000

Lisonbee, Stephen - Dixie Economic Development Administration - $69,346 Miller, Mike - Veteran Student Support - $50,000 Mueller, Erich - Morphodynamic modeling to evaluate sandbar dynamics in the Grand Canyon - $47,460

Nelson, Brodee - Increasing CE QL Earned Credit Award - $51,662 Nickerson, Matt - USL Library Lender Support - $5,924

Osborn, Rita - Medical Rotations - UMEC/RVU/UCRH/UCRM- $134,000

Shakespear, Kasey - Prevention Mini Grants for Healthy SUU & DSU Coalitions$20,000

Thorpe, Melynda - Learn & Work - $102,925

Vickers, Elaine - Cedar High School Tutors - $20,000

A subaward (also called subrecipient or subcontractor) is when a portion of SUU's sponsored project is passed through to another entity in order to complete a portion of the sponsored project's scope of work. These agreements represent the collaborations and connections made with other institutions.

Subawards require additional management for the PI/PD, department, and the SPARC office. SPARC will typically draft the agreement and send to the sub awardee(s). The PI/PD and their respective department are in constant communication with the subawardee(s) and help verify that deliverables are being met Addition of a subaward can add value to the project and can increase the overall impact of the project

New FY22 Subaward Agreements

Subawardee

Total ($) SUU PI & Project

Brigham Young University $3,000

Brianne Kramer CEEDAR Pilot Study for Cooperating Teacher Training & Effectivement

Utah Valley University $5,400 Brianne Kramer - CEEDAR Pilot Study for Cooperating Teacher Training & Effectivement

Everett Community College $167,847 Jason McCoy DOL Basic

Roseman University $6,000 Rita Osborn Utah Rural Opioid Healthcare Consortium

Dixie State University $8,624 Kasey Shakespear E Cigarette Marijuana and Other Drug Prevention Grant 2021 22

Fun Fact: SUU's first subaward agreement was issued in 2019. Since then, the institution has issued nearly 20 subawards

SUBAWARDS

Subawards are typically issued by SUU on a yearly basis, requiring at least yearly amendments to be made to issue the funding for each year. Depending on the project, other adjustments or amendments may be made to subawards other than the yearly funds.

SPARC typically drafts the amendments in a similar manner as they do for the original subaward agreements. SPARC coordinates with the PI to ensure if any adjustments need to be made to the agreements to ensure adequate monitoring of the subaward (e.g., reporting content and frequency).

New FY22 Subaward Agreement Amendments

Subawardee

Washington State University

Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

EnergySec

Total ($) SUU PI & Project

$240,392 Jason McCoy DOL Basic (Amendment #2)

$117,543 Jason McCoy DOL Basic (Amendment #2, 3)

$357,336 Jason McCoy DOL Basic (Amendment #2, 3)

Regional Education & Training Center $115,518 Jason McCoy DOL Basic (Amendment #2, 3)

Aspire365

Scriptyx

$167,144

$100,000

Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness $63,872

Four Corners Community Behavioral Health

Rita Osborn Opioid Response Implementation (Amendment #1)

Rita Osborn Opioid Response Implementation (Amendment #1)

Rita Osborn Utah Rural Opioid Healthcare Consortium (Amendment #2)

$39,924

Southwest Utah Community Health Center, Inc. $1,400

Rita Osborn Utah Rural Opioid Healthcare Consortium (Amendment #2)

Rita Osborn Utah Rural Opioid Healthcare Consortium (Amendment #2)

EXPENDITURES

Salaries

Wages Benefits

Current Expense

Travel

Capital Outlay

Indirect Costs

$5,000,000 $10,000,000 $15,000,000 $20,000,000

Expenditures tend to be one of the best representations of the efforts put forth by the SPARC office staff. Total expenditures during FY 22 were $37,995,421 Awards for FY22 did not include direct HEERF funding, which last year added $32 million in awarded funds. This effort is now being tracked by the total expenditures being managed by the post-award personnel of the SPARC team. In FY22, the largest category was Current Expense, followed by Scholarships. A majority of Current Expense came from lost revenue charged to the HEERF funds. Scholarships/Financial were also mostly HEERF expenditures and were used for student financial aid.

Expenditures are the financial expression of the work being performed"

As noted on page 16 of this report, FY22 was Highest Expenditures dollar amount in SUU history. Expenditures are costs that are incurred through the award fund that are expended to benefit the scope of work of the grant as outlined in the grant budget. While proposals represent the work put forth by the pre award team, expenditures are the best representation for the work put forth by the post award team This is one reason why SPARC's post award team had a busy FY22! All expenditures on sponsored programs need to adhere to sponsor and federal regulations. This means all expenses must be allocable, allowable, reasonable and necessary for the project. While SPARC can assist in determining if an expense can be charged to a grant, the PI/PD and their department must also be cognizant of typically unallowable costs for their awards.

$40,000,000 $30,000,000 $20,000,000

$10,000,000

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Sponsored Project Expenditures. This shows expenditures from the last five years that were incurred on sponsored programs. This graph does include $22 million of HEERF funding in FY22 and $7 million of HEERF funding in FY22 but even without these expenditures, a consistent increase would still be present for FY21 and FY22

AWARDS IN ACTION

Project: Create in Utah 3 - Utah Shakespeare Festival (UT Div. of Arts & Museums)

"These funds allowed us to produce our 60th anniversary season safely, meet budget goals, provide a significant economic impact to Cedar City and sustain the Festival and our community this season and in the years to come This photo is from the world premiere of Gold Mountain in West Valley City The actor in the front, Kennedy Kanagawa, is now starring on Broadway in Sondheim's, Into The Woods." Donn Jersey (Project Director)

"This grant has enabled us to make some security improvements to the Childcare Center as well as improve the pay rate of our student caregivers and Part time teachers. We recently installed a security door off the Front Lobby to control access to the children's classrooms We have also been able to purchase some much needed larger items such as a new wagon for transporting children, a quad stroller to accommodate 4 infants at once and a Ninja blender/food processor for our kitchen We have also been able to help parents by providing Tuition Relief for the childcare tuition so parents have more resources in their personal economies to provide for their children. One time payments were made to our Full time staff to aid in retention and to convey our appreciation for doing such a wonderful job with the resources they have on hand." Sarah Delia (Project Director)

Project: Child Care Stabilization Grant (UT DWS Office of Child Care)

Project: Southern Utah Science & Engineering Fair (Utah STEM Action Center)

The purpose of this funding was to "Provide funding to community organizations or entities to encourage and support various STEM activities and students in Utah " The Principal Investigator for this project was Carrie Jo Bucklin.

Project: Native Plants and Pollinators in the Mountains and Deserts of Utah (Earthwatch)

Earthwatch has provided funds for excursions marketed to international audiences, bringing in volunteer researchers to work on native plant and pollinator research projects The goal of this project is to build predictive pollination networks for the amazing plants and pollinators of southern Utah. This summer, volunteers for the project were from across the nation, with a few international volunteers as well Jackie Grant, the Principal Investigator, has led these efforts for the past few summers

Project: Learn and Work (Utah System of Higher Education)

SUU’s Community and Professional Development department offered four certificates during FY22 designed to help unemployed or vulnerable workers gain skills valuable to the workforce, including "Community Health Worker" Certificate, "Parks & Tourism" Certificate, "Project Management", and "Manufacturing & Aviation Systems Management" Certificate Funding for the

certificates was provided by the Utah System of Higher Education’s Learn and Work in Utah grant The above photo highlights the Parks & Tourism Certificate students at Cedar Breaks.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Through sponsored programs, there were ~9.5 million dollars given to students in financial aid and scholarships during Fiscal Year 22. In addition to this, scholarships are also funded via indirect cost recovery, in which 100% of the indirect costs for certain programs are recovered and distributed to the University Scholarship Fund for use of scholarships across the university. In FY22, $645,628 were distributed from indirect recovery of these projects. The following programs had 100% of their recovered indirect costs distributed to the University Scholarship Fund:

Area Health Education Centers

Baby Watch Early Intervention

Childcare Access Grant

Educational Talent Search Program

Head Start

Student Support Services

Upward Bound

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

Funding from sponsored programs provides handson research for undergraduate students. Research opportunities can give the student experiential learning to support their education and career development. SUU has well respected, challenging STEM programs between its three different STEM colleges (Engineering & Computational Sciences, Health Sciences, and Science).

Research is an essential part of learning and working towards a career in STEM and is many times required prior to being accepted into graduate programs. As noted on page 32, 21.7% of awards to Academic Colleges in FY22 were research awards.

Nearly all research awards received by SUU will include undergraduate students participating in the research. Though the majority of research done on campus happens with STEM fields, almost any department/field has a component of research that can provide research opportunities. For example, Outdoor Pathways has received funding to provide research to National Park's visitor information management to modernize the park's visitor counting procedures. And though the main purpose of other projects may not be research specifically, nearly 50% of sponsored programs include some kind of research (e.g., surveys, evaluations, etc.).

DID YOU KNOW THE IMPACT OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS ON SUU STUDENT SUCCES?

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

The core themes of SUU are: Explore, Engage, and Excel. Many awards/projects facilitated through the SPARC office achieve just that. Other than research opportunities, experiential learning experiences have been created from sponsored programs such as internships, jobs, career development, educational opportunities, and more.

One specific example of this is found within the SUU Outdoor Pathways department, which houses the Intergovernmental Internship Cooperative (IIC). IIC is a partnership between SUU, various land management agencies, outdoor recreation focused businesses, foundations, nonprofits, and Native American tribes of southern Utah, northern Arizona and eastern Nevada. Funded awards as part of the IIC program have created hundreds of internships to engage youth in building meaningful leadership and educational skills.

SUPPORT SERVICES

Funding to support students and their academic and non-academic pursuits makes up a large dollar amount of sponsored program funds. A majority of these programs are housed within Student Affairs (see page 34) and provide services such as: child care support, career development, tutoring, financial support/scholarships, mental health services, and more. The focus of many of these programs is not only on the general student population but on underserved, underrepresented, first-generation or non-traditional students (veterans, student parents, single parents, etc.). These support services have proven to be essential in allowing these students to finish their schooling and developing their careers. We are grateful for the efforts made by each program's PD/PI to not only obtain the funding, but to run these programs and make a difference in the lives of SUU students!

STUDENTS

SPARC STUDENTS

SPARC's AMAZING STUDENT PROFESSIONALS

LawrenceMbaki PreAwardLiaison

CarsonBrown PostAwardLiaison AbbyOrozco SPARCLiaison

The SPARC Office is fortunate enough to have three outstanding students to support our office, faculty, staff, and students. Each wear many hats across campus, with SPARC students being one of them. Since starting with the SPARC office, they have been involved in the following initiatives.

FACULTY/STAFF OUTREACH

In FY22, the students continued their efforts to reach out to faculty and staff across campus to get to know them, their education, and interests From these meetings, they have learned what type of funding opportunities may appeal to different personnel across campus.

STUDENT OUTREACH & EDUCATION

This past year, in collaboration with the SUU Library, they worked on creating a Grant for Undergraduate Student Research/Projects These efforts included tabling to identify possible interested students and spread awareness about the grant and the SPARC office They have educated campus about the SPARC office, since not many students are exposed to it or understand how our office can benefit them!

SHARING FACULTY/STAFF EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY

Another continuing initiative is writing and preparing articles on the variety of submissions and awards that are processed through the SPARC office Lawrence has been the author of nearly 20 articles and Carson has authored nearly 10 articles (see page 10 11 for a sample of these efforts).

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

SPARC students enjoy opportunities related to networking among university and external personnel, as well as professional development Each have sat in meetings with VPs, AVPs, and the provost, while sharing their thoughts as student professionals of the SPARC office They also led SPARC's annual appreciation luncheon last fall, with over 100 people in attendance including the interim president, provost, deans/VPs, department chairs, and other various faculty/staff Carson and Lawrence attended the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) Conference in Washington D.C. last fall. They were the only students out of over 2,000+ attendees and were the talk of the conference They advocated for student involvement in the field of research administration, especially in predominately undergraduate institutions. Carson and Lawrence will attend the NCURA regional meeting in Tucson in October 2022 They will be the first-ever undergraduate session presenters at any NCURA conference

And MORE...

Outside of the previous initiatives/accomplishments, these students have improved our office in every way possible! Abby spent a majority of the fall and spring digitizing ALL of the remaining files and records in our office, fulfilling an initiative SPARC has had for several years All three students have attended trainings and also developed trainings to present to the rest of the SPARC team All three have embraced the utilization of SmartGrant (SPARC's Grant Management System) and have expanded in their knowledge of research administration and sponsored programs. The SPARC office would not be nearly as successful without the efforts and accomplishments of these amazing students!

ACADEMIC COLLEGES

PROJECTS ACROSS CAMPUS & BEYOND

Funding received went to a variety of colleges across campus for an even larger variety of projects Over half of our current Principal Investigators are part of an academic college. The funding category distribution is shown in the chart below.

of Teaching

The uniqueness of the awards that come from Alumni & Community Relations stem from the variety of its departments. A large portion of this funding is used for programs oriented towards helping current and future students Additionally, many projects within this division are utilized to better the community through instruction, public service, and outreach

The Head Start, Upward Bound, Small Business Development Center, and Educational Talent Search programs have been with SUU for at least a decade some for several decades.

ALUMNI & COMMUNITY RELATIONS

DEPARTMENTS/AREAS AWARDED IN FY22

Disability Resource Center Carmen Alldredge, Susan Hunter Child Care Center Sarah Delia Counseling & Psychological Services Andrea Donovan, Curt Hill Financial Aid Malinda Rhodes Veterans Center Michael Miller

Awards received by student affairs come back to the primary focus of the institution: the students. Each project or program has a unique way of helping disadvantaged and underrepresented students and supporting them through their educational journey While awards received may only be a small portion of what they do, each program and project is a priceless help for many students See page 29 for more information about the types of services that are available to students because of these funding sources A total of $1,633,160 in awards was issued to SUU for these projects in FY22.

STUDENT AFFAIRS

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT/VP FINANCE

During FY22, the following divisions of the Office of the President/VP of Finance received funding

SUU Athletics

Dairy West continued their partnership with SUU Athletics to educate athletes about the importance of fueling for performance and highlight dairy foods as an optimal fueling choice

Utah Shakespeare Festival

USF received funds this year from the U S Small Business Administration, as well as the Utah Division of Arts & Museums All funds received went towards improving the festival and continue to bolster resources diminished by COVID 19.

→CONTACT SPARC

Our team wants to support you in your external funding endeavors! The whole purpose of SPARC is to make sponsored programs easier for you and to improve student experiential learning at SUU. Please reach out to us if you are interested but don't know where to start, or for support in developing a proposal submission, award management, or closeout If you are unsure whether your project requires SPARC involvement, reach out and we can help you determine that too We look forward to talking with you!

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NEW LOCATION

Built in 1922, the University Campus Services (UCS) building was the first hospital in Cedar City In 2021, the building became the property of the university where it houses several departments and administrative offices for SUU, including SPARC

SPARC's Offices will be on the 1st floor in the northeast corner

Located Here!

SYLVIA BRADSHAW

sylviabradshaw@suu.edu

Sylvia was born in Moab, Utah and raised in the red rocks of Southern Utah As the SPARC Director and having earned her Masters degree in Research Administration from Johns Hopkins University, Sylvia is happiest when learning. However, that happiness is definitely multiplied when surrounded by the cool mountain air, aspen leaves, pine trees, and of course her family!

CARRIE CHILDS

Assistant Director

carriechilds@suu edu

Carrie joined the SPARC office in April of 2020 after six years in Accounting Services. As such, she speaks fluent "Banner." Her undergrad degree in accounting and Masters in Business Administration are both from SUU When she's not tinkering with Excel, you'll find her with her family (preferably exploring the outdoors by boot, jeep, or boat), in her kitchen trying out a new recipe, or curled up with a good book.

JENN STEWART

Director Research Administrator, Pre Award

jennstewart@suu edu

Jenn grew up in Arizona where she obtained her undergraduate degree in English She has a master's degree in technical writing and digital rhetoric, graduating Nota bene with a 4.0 GPA. Jenn enjoys learning something new every day and finds her pre award position at SUU the perfect fit with her interests and skills

KATIE FREEMAN

Research Administrator, Life Cycle & Compliance

katiegomez@suu edu

Katie grew up in Mapleton, Utah and has been with the SPARC office for the past 6 years She started out as the SPARC Post Award Student Intern her freshman year and has recently finished her first year as a full time team member. She graduated from SUU in April 2020 with her bachelor's degree For fun, Katie likes to play pickle ball, enjoy the outdoors, and watch movies

OUR TEAM →

BOBBIE URSIN

Research Administrator, Pre Award & Sub Awards

bobbieursin@suu edu

Bobbie has been a research administrator for over 35 years In this capacity, she has served four different universities (U of U, NAU, DSU, and now SUU) She is semi retired and enjoys her continued involvement in this field Bobbie is the mother of two and grandmother to five grandchildren She has always been self conscious about her short stature but we all know good things come in small packages

CARSON BROWN

Post Award Student Liaison

sparcpost@suu edu

Carson is a junior from Layton, Utah. He also currently serves as the Chief Justice at SUU's Student Association where he assists students with academic disciplinary issues and legal questions He is currently double majoring in Spanish and philosophy with a minor in legal studies With law school in his sights, he enjoys serving both students and faculty at SUU.

LAWRENCE MBAKI

Pre Award Student Liaison

sparcpre@suu.edu

Lawrence is from the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa where he attended Pinelands High School He is currently a junior studying theater arts and music education here at SUU Lawrence enjoys serving others He plays the piano, sings, and loves spending time hiking and camping in the outdoors He also loves languages and is currently learning Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.

ABBY OROZCO

SPARC Student Liaison

sparc@suu edu

Abby is a junior from Payson, Utah She graduated from Payson High School, where she served as the historian for Latinos in Action She also received 3 President Volunteer Service awards with bronze medals for hours of service done each year in High School She is a pre nursing major who is fluent in Spanish with goals of becoming a Registered Nurse in labor and delivery She also loves being outdoors and dancing for the Polynesian showcase here at SUU

SPECIAL THANKS

Accounting Services Finance

Marci May, Grant Accountant

Mitch Bealer, Assistant VP of Finance

Scott Carlile, Financial Analyst

Marvin Dodge, VP of Finance and Administration

Budget Office

Mary Jo Anderson, Director, Planning & Budget

Tiffany Greenhalgh, Senior Budget Analyst

Provost's Office

Jon Anderson, Provost & VP, Academic Affairs

Bill Heyborne, Associate Provost

Johnny MacLean, Former Associate Provost

Departmental/Division Support (Admins, Business Managers, Chairs, Deans, VPs etc.)

All of our PI/PD's: We love to support you and your passions!

Created by: Katie Freeman