SPARTA Grants
The new system for the submission, management, and tracking of sponsored projects at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is SPARTA Grants. This system replaces SPARTA Pre, which has read-only access.
Bookmark this page, and check back often, for updates and essential information. Email sparta@case.edu with any questions and concerns.
Updates
SPARTA COI Upgrade
Sparta COI, Sparta Grants & Sparta Agreements unavailable 10/28-10/29, due to a scheduled upgrade.
The Office of Research and Technology Management is implementing an upgrade to Sparta COI.
The new Sparta COI application will look more modern, and will be integrated with the current Sparta Grants and Agreements modules.
In preparation for the upgrade, all three Sparta applications (Grants, Agreements, and COI) will go offline beginning Friday, October 27th at 5 p.m. All three systems will be back online by 8 am on Monday, October 30th.
QUESTIONS or CONCERNS? Please contact sparta@case.edu
Resources
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SPARTA Pre (Read-Only)
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Register for live Zoom training. New training sessions will be added as they become available. Please complete your registration at least one hour before the session starts.
Canvas Training Site
Navigating SPARTA Grants is available on the Canvas Training Site. This site provides guidance to aid you in completing and managing a new funding proposal. Updates to this site will occur regularly with new topics and materials. Log in with your CWRU Network ID and passphrase here.
All materials can be found on the modules page.
- Each module includes a video walk-thru of the SPARTA Grants system with corresponding pages and a slide version for your reference.
- To change the quality of your video, press the settings icon (
) to choose the highest video quality available.
- To search for a specific topic, press Ctrl+F.
Quick access to individual Canvas modules can be found using the drop-down menus below. You must join the Canvas course prior to using the links below.
Topics | Format |
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SPARTA Grants Navigation and Overview | Video - 3:40 |
SPARTA Grants Overview | Slides |
Using The History Workspace | Slides |
Proposal and Award States | |
SPARTA Grants Lifecycle | Slides |
SPARTA Roles | Slides |
Topics | Format |
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Budget Overview | Slides |
Budget Navigating to Budget Section | Slides |
Completing the General Budget Information Section | Video 7:54 |
SF424 Mapping | Slides |
General Budget Information | Slides |
Completing the Personnel Costs and Definitions Sections | Video 10:52 |
Personnel Costs and Definitions | Slides |
Completing the Trainee Costs and Definition Sections | Video 5:56 |
Trainee Costs and Definitions | Slides |
Completing the Facilities and Administrative Costs Overrides Section | Video 2:40 |
F & A Cost Overrides | Slides |
Budget Attachments and Validation | Slides |
Adding an Additional Budget | Slides |
Creating a Bottom Line Budget | Slides |
Chart of Accounts |
Topics | Format |
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Cost Share Information Page and General Budget Information Page | Video 5:26 |
Creating a Cost Share Budget | Slides |
Personnel Costs - Cost Share | Video 2:31 |
General Costs Definition - Cost Share and General Costs | Video 4:22 |
Attachments - Cost Share and Validation | Video 2:47 |
Topics | Format |
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Adding and Completing a New Subaward | Video 3:31 |
Adding a Subaward Budget | Slides |
Create of Update and SF 424 | Video 2:47 |
Create of Update and SF 424 | Slides |
SF 424 Mapping | Slides |
Topics | Format |
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Routing Review and Approval Process | Slides |
Routing Review and Approval for Chairs and Management Centers | Video - 4:05 |
Review and Approval for Chairs and Management Centers | Slides |
CWRU TAGs | |
Routing Review and Approval for PIs | Video - 2:35 |
Review and Approval for PIs | Slides |
Submitting an Ancillary Review | Video - 1:21 |
Submitting an Ancillary Review | Slides |
Assign an Ancillary Reviewer | Video - 2:38 |
Assign an Ancillary Reviewer | Slides |
Completing Conflict of Interest Review | Slides |
Topics | Format |
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Navigating Agreements | Slides |
Agreements Training | Slides |
Agreements Outgoing Subawards | Video - 11:00 |
SOM Outgoing Agreements Procedures | |
Request a New Preliminary Speedtype | Slides |