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Cayuse Sponsored Projects


What is Cayuse SP?

Cayuse Sponsored Projects (Cayuse SP) is an online research administration platform designed to streamline the proposal development, routing, review, and approval process for externally funded projects. At Texas Southern University (TSU), Cayuse SP will serve as the centralized system for managing sponsored project proposals from initial concept through institutional approval.

How We Will Use It at TSU

At TSU, Cayuse SP will be used to create and submit internal routing forms for all grant and proposals. Faculty and staff will use the system to initiate proposals, attach required documentation, obtain department and college approvals electronically, and ensure compliance with university and sponsor guidelines. The platform will increase transparency, improve efficiency, and help maintain accurate records of all sponsored activity. As we move toward full implementation, Cayuse SP will become the standard tool for pre-award proposal submissions and institutional tracking starting September 1, 2025.

Common Roles in Cayuse SP

General Access:
  • Cayuse Product User: Provides the user general access to navigate and use the Cayuse platform. All users should have this role automatically once a profile is created.
  • SP User: Provides the user general access to Cayuse SP. The user can author individual records.
Pre-Award:
  • SP Proposal Reviewer: This role allows a user to view and review proposal records that have been assigned to them for review (Ex. School Approvers).
  • SP Proposal Viewer: This role allows view access to all proposal records in Cayuse SP, regardless of unit affiliation (Ex. Office of Compliance).
  • SP User: This role allows view/edit access to proposal records in which the person has been listed on the Research Team (Ex. PIs and Co-PIs).
  • SP Proposal Administrator: This role allows full edit access to all proposal records in Cayuse SP (Ex. ORSP Staff).
Post-Award:
  • SP Award Reviewer: This role allows a user to view and review award records that have been assigned to them for review (Ex. Department Approvers).
  • SP Award Viewer: This role allows view access to all award records in Cayuse SP. The view can be set to a specific department or all units underneath a university organization such as all departments in a college.
  • SP Award Administrator: This role allows full edit access to all awards in Cayuse SP (Ex. ORSP Research Administrators).

Pre-Award Services

  • Review internal routing documents and external submission documents to ensure all sponsor and institutional policies are followed.
  • Submit proposal package to sponsor.
  • Review all awards and terms and execute when approved.
  • Act as the liaison between sponsor and TSU.

Office Hours

  1. Office Hours will be held every Friday from 11 am – 12 pm Noon via Teams. Access Office Hours each Friday. You may use this time to ask any questions related to CAYUSE or the proposal submission process and a member of the team will be available to assist you. 

 

 

Cayuse SP Resource Toolbox

Login to CAYUSE using your TSU credentials  

Access the Cayuse Support website . Please use this to submit a CAYUSE support ticket.

View the DRI Electonic handbook for access to the CAYUSE end user manual.

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