The overall mission of the Office of Sponsored Research and Faculty Development (OSRFD) at West Chester University of Pennsylvania (WCU) is to appropriately and adequately support and enhance the WCU 'teacher scholar model' that is inclusive of effective teaching, scholarship and/or professional development, student-faculty scholarly engagement, and internationalization initiatives. This mission involves the provision of administrative oversight, stewardship, technical expertise, and business-related functions that will assist faculty and staff in the identification, cultivation, and processing of appropriate federal and state grants. This mission also includes the monitoring, for assurance, of university-wide compliance with appropriate federal, state and other funding agencies' policies, procedures and regulations, regarding sponsored programs.