Sponsored Programs and Procurement Department (SPP)

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics


	Sponsored Programs and Procurement Department (SPP)		What's New

	About Us The SAO Sponsored Programs and Procurement Department is responsible for coordinating, reviewing, and submitting all SAO proposals; negotiating, executing, administering, and closing out all incoming contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and other awards that are received from our various sponsors; providing assistance with export control compliance regulations; procuring all goods and services required by the scientific divisions and administrative departments within SAO; issuing and administering all Chandra X-ray Observatory Center (CXC) awards for and on behalf of NASA; and assisting members of the SAO community with all of their travel and special events needs. Staff SPP Staff Directory Who does What? Contact Department Manager: Peter W. Sozanski (617) 495-7376 Contracts: William J. Ford (617) 495-7317 Grants: Michael G. Griffith (617) 496-7924 Export Control: Michael G. Griffith (617) 496-7924 Purchasing: Joseph F. Lendall (617) 495-7401 Subcontracts: Elizabeth M. Kraft (617) 495-7402 Subgrants: Carol Dzengelewski (617) 495-7705 Travel: Travel Specialists: Nancy Adler (617) 496-7609 Ann Cote (617) 495-7220 Ann Ellison (617) 495-722 Travel Vouchers: Christine DeBarros (617) 496-7609		The Travel and Special Events Department has merged with the Sponsored Programs and Procurement [SPP] Department. Go to our What's New page for more information. Chandra Awards: Terms and Conditions, Section X. B. "United States-Flag Air Carrier Use" and the U.S.-EU Air Transport Agreement – Open Skies Plus. Go to our What's New page for more information. Instructions for year-end processing of SAO purchase requisitions are now available on our What's New page.