Our Services
Transform Your Research Enterprise, Engage New Funding Agencies, and Strengthen Compliance
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Grants and Sponsored Research Administration
SSCC services are designed to help your organization's grants and research administrators prepare for funding growth, stay up-to-date with the latest regulatory requirements, and support a culture of grant and research excellence. SSCC can support your enterprise with grant support ranging from complex proposal development to eleventh-hour review and submission guidance. SSCC provides wrap-around research and grant office support, including proposal and budget review, faculty/staff proposal development, award review, subcontracting solutions, enterprise workflow analysis, compliance support, and more. While SSCC specializes in providing support to smaller institutions, we also support research staff at large institutions, public and private, including HBCUs and MSIs, in managing day-to-day research administration and regulatory compliance requirements and federal reporting deadlines.
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Research Lifeline™ Rapid-Response Support
SSCC provides rapid-response solutions to your institution's most urgent issues. Whether you have an eleventh-hour grant deadline and need support in reviewing proposal documentation, have a particularly difficult budget development issue, need a phone call to discuss a confidential compliance event, or are unsure if a grant budget line item qualifies for indirect cost recovery, SSCC works hard to be available to provide the support you need, when you need it. We utilizes numerous technology solutions, including Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, Zoom, Google Meet, Adobe Creative Cloud, Scrivener, and other leading industry software solutions and are protected by a virtual private network to streamline efforts and maximize security. Contact us today to coordinate a virtual help session and discuss getting the support you need, when you need it.
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Research Policies
and Procedures
SSCC can quickly conduct needs assessments and gap analyses to assess the compliance capacity of the institution and the research enterprise. SSCC works directly with executive leadership and research faculty/staff to identify procedures and can author new policies, edit existing policies, or update procedures to ensure that day-to-day workflow and reporting requirements are founded upon solid best practices in research compliance. With significant experience in Title 2 CFR 200 and other regulatory requirements, SSCC strives to ensure that new policies and procedures are not only aligned with federal requirements, but promote ongoing research growth. Let SSCC work with you to review your policies and procedures on research misconduct, the use and misuse of artificial intelligence in research, conflicts of interest, extra compensation, cost sharing/matching, non-exclusion, hazard mitigation, malign foreign talent, indirect costs, and more!
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Research Ethics and Integrity Workshops
Whether your organization is seeking training on the responsible and ethical conduct of research (RECR or RCR), grant fraud mitigation, research misconduct, conflicts of interest, intellectual property theft, export control, conflict resolution for faculty and staff, or other topics, SSCC can deliver meaningful synchronous (virtual face-to-face sessions) on critical research topics to support enterprise growth, or provide additional training and resources to campus leaders in delivering institutional programming.
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External Evaluation and Assessments
Efficient operations are key to the success of any organization. SSCC can provide SWOT analyses to identify improvement areas and recommend strategies to streamline your processes and increase research and funding growth. SSCC also serves as a third-party evaluator for federal, state, and privately funded grant awards, and has supported evaluation and data management of awards ranging from the U.S. Departments of Education, Commerce, Labor, the National Institutes of Health, and more.
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Customized Turnkey Solutions
At SSCC, we understand that every circumstance is unique. That's why we offer tailored solutions designed to meet your research needs, including working side-by-side with your technical writers or research administrators, conducting third-party evaluations, drafting accreditation narratives, working with HR to ensure you hire appropriate personnel, conducting fraud examination mock audits, providing discrete training to your executive administrators, and much more. Contact us today to discuss your specific needs.
Located in historic Terre Haute, Indiana, Shepard-Smith Compliance Consulting, LLC
is registered with the Internal Revenue Service and the Indiana Secretary of State.
Why Choose SSCC?
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20+ years of research administration experience, evaluation, grantwriting, and higher education leadership.
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20+ years of
healthcare, executive administration, QAPI, data analytics, CMS reporting, and healthcare procurement expertise.
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Simple invoicing, simple retainers, and simple contracts based on actual hours worked or project completion with no surprises.
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SSCC provides a variety of services, including policy development, training workshops, proposal development, award management, accreditation, and other turnkey solutions.
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Nationally recognized consultants that provide personalized support in grant administration, healthcare, government relations, and more.
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SSCC has earned the trust of clients throughout the U.S.
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SSCC specializes in working with small, faith-based institutions.
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Highly affordable rates that emphasize
quality outcomes.
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Washington, D.C.-based government relations and lobbying services available upon request.
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Fully insured (PLI, E&O, medical malpractice, and medical consulting).