The Office of Research & Sponsored Program's goal is to expand the external funding base of Brooklyn College's research, teaching, and public service missions. Office personnel provide pre-award and post-award services to faculty and staff engaged in sponsored program activity.

ORSP serves as the liaison between the college and its fiscal agent for grant and contract awards, the Research Foundation (RF) of the City University of New York. The Research Foundation is responsible for ensuring that each grant awarded is spent according to the awarding agency’s guidelines.  Hiring of grant-related personnel, purchasing, and travel payments are all processed by the Research Foundation.  The ORSP assists Principal Investigators (PI) with RF paperwork and procedures.