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Roles and Responsibilities
Pre-award activities include assisting PI in the development, preparation, and submission of grant and contract proposals. Ensure all applications meet agency and university guidelines and published time tables and deadlines. Ensure proposals are entered and routed in a timely manner for institutional review.
Develop budgets and budget justification which include proofing the budget for inconsistencies and ensuring accuracy.
Advise the PI on administrative requirements in preparing proposal submissions.
Prepare, coordinate and review certain proposal elements (biosketches, Other Support) for consistency, accuracy, and completeness.
Monitor compliance with agency and University regulations regarding submission; verify all financial information to include application of the appropriate fringe benefit and overhead rate for the project.
Review sponsored projects through SPS to ensure compliance with University procedures and institutional signatures.
Post-award activities include budget recommendations, forecast spending, reconcile funds and monitor financial compliance, manage incoming/outgoing subcontracts, prepare grant closeouts, oversee financial and effort reporting.
Ensure understanding of the current fiscal performance of studies and identify areas of concern that need resolution. Advise PI on budget adjustments and revisions necessary to meet the sponsor requirements.
Manage budget, reporting and compliance timelines through the lifecycle of the grant or contract; communicate new WBSEs to appropriate department personnel.
May make cost distribution adjustments to reflect appropriate labor distribution or related cost-sharing obligations.
Establish sub-recipient financial and reporting requirements; coordinate issuance of sub-agreements with ORC.
Identify the need for cost transfers from budget reconciliation; submit cost transfers.
As requirements change, prepare and submit requests for rebudgeting/modifying the funded project budget.
Perform monthly reconciliations in accordance with FAM procedures.
Closeout all funded projects consistent with university process and timelines.
Apply federal and university rules to management of effort allocation.
Education and Training
Communication
Pre-Award Procedures