About the Sponsored Projects Office
The Sponsored Projects Office (SPO) at the University of California, 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 (non-profit) sources. Additionally, SPO prepares and negotiates all subawards for collaborative projects and provides resources for identifying funding opportunities.
Our team is organized into four pods of Contract and Grant Officers (CGOs), along with an outgoing subaward team, a triage team, and the management team. Each Berkeley department and unit that administers contracts and grants is assigned to a CGO (or CGOs, depending on the size of the unit).
If you have any questions, please visit our Contact Us page and enter the name of your department or unit in the search box. This will help you find the Contract and Grant Officer assigned to assist you.
Sponsor Responsibility Areas
The SPO management team is responsible for helping the campus with questions and issues related to specific sponsors. The sponsor responsibility areas are listed below, and their contact information is included should you need to escalate a problem or issue.
- Noam Pines:
- Federal: DHHS (including NIH), all other federal sponsors not listed below
- Non-Federal: State of California, UC Funded Programs, Local Government, Non-profits (S–Z)
- Contact npines@berkeley.edu or call (510) 643‑3891
- Joy Ayson-Yu:
- Federal: DOE (including DOE labs), Department of State, USAID
- Non-Federal: Non-profits (A–D)
- Contact laysonyu@berkeley.edu or call (510) 664‑4458
- Heidi Gomez:
- Federal: NSF, USDA, Dept of Interior
- Non-Federal: Non-profits (E–I)
- Contact hdgomez@berkeley.edu or call (510) 643‑4661
- Joyce So:
- Federal: NASA, DOJ, EPA
- Non-Federal: Non-profits (J–R)
- Contact joyceso@berkeley.edu or call (510) 643‑7365
- Sabina Gafarova:
- Federal: DOD, Dept of Ed, NEH
- Non-Federal: Foreign Government
- Contact sabina_g@berkeley.edu or call (510) 664‑4460
Feedback and Suggestions
If you would like to provide us with feedback on SPO, please go to the Ongoing Feedback on SPO Services form to answer a few questions about the quality of the services provided by the Sponsored Projects Office.
If you have a suggestion for improving SPO’s subaward services, please provide your suggestion using the Subaward Suggestion Box.
Industry Alliances Office
Sponsored activities with industry and incoming Material Transfer Agreements are managed by IAO. Outgoing MTAs are managed by OTL.