Sponsored Projects
Welcome to the SPO website!
The Sponsored Projects Office (SPO) at UC Berkeley is responsible for reviewing and authorizing proposals for submission and for interpreting, negotiating, and accepting contracts and grants for sponsored projects funded by federal and state agencies, foundations, and other public and private sources.
Our Mission: To facilitate and support pioneering research, teaching, and public service in order to affect change worldwide. We accomplish that mission by providing our expertise in research administration and compliance to the campus community.
What’s New
- Winter break & curtailment closure
- Approved FY26 and Projected FY 27–29 Composite Benefit Rates
- Federal Government Shutdown Guidance & Impacts of 2025 Federal Executive Orders and Directives [vcresearch.berkeley.edu]
- Federal Government Shutdown Information – UCOP Research Policy Analysis and Coordination [ucop.edu]