Responsibility for handling agreements related to sponsored project activities, including research, training, public service and other sponsored project activities; is distributed across various UCLA administrative offices based on the nature of the transactions and sponsors. The Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA) has authority for agreements with government, non-profit, and higher education organizations. These transactions fall into four broad types of agreements:

Grants: Financial assistance mechanisms to support the conduct of research or other activities as described in a general scope of work.

Cooperative Agreements: Awards in which the funding agency remains involved in the research or project during its performance by the receiving agency.

Contracts: Agreements to provide support for research or other activities in return for a set statement of work or deliverables.

Subawards:

  • Subgrants: Agreements under a prime grant award to another entity that provides financial assistance to UCLA to support the conduct of research or other activities as described in a general scope of work.
  • Subcontracts: Agreements under a prime contract to another entity that provides support for research or other activities in return for a set statement of work or deliverables.

In some cases, multiple offices may share responsibility for different aspects of the negotiation and administration of the agreement.

Contact our research administration partners:

Find Your Points of Contact

Tracey Fraser
Senior Director

Linda Phung
Assistant to the Director

Paula Noble
Assistant Director
Awards

Julia Zhu
Assistant Director
Contracts

Kathy Kawamura
Assistant Director
Proposals

Harveen Kukreja
Assistant Director
Proposal and Award Intake Teams

Kristin Lund
Assistant Director
Outgoing Subawards


Where to Find Us

Mailing Address:
10889 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 700
Box 951406
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1406

Campus Mail:
10889 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 700
Mail Code: 140648

Directions from Campus to OCGA:

  • Take the Wilshire Southbound Route and get off at Lindbrook and Westwood
  • Cross Westwood Boulevard toward the Hammer Museum and continue south on Westwood
  • Turn left onto Wilshire Boulevard and enter the lobby through the second entrance (first entrance is the Hammer Museum)

Building hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.


Page Last Updated: March 8, 2023