Office of Institutional Effectiveness

The Research Administration and Grants office provides the following pre and post award services:

Pre Award Services:

• Locate funding opportunities,
• Provide grant proposal editing, budget creation,
• Work with PI on new proposal submissions including editing and budgeting,
• Serve as liaison between the funding agency and the applicant,
• Submit documents via Grants.gov or other web-based portals.

Post Award Services:

• Provide new project director/principal investigator (PI) orientation,
• Serve as liaison with budget office and with funding agency,
• Work with PI to prepare continuation funding documents and close-out reports,
• Work with Business Services and the PI in setting up initial budget and initiating MOU's and/or subrecipient agreements, and submits to proper signatory for execution,
• Verify that subrecipient partners are not on the EPL (Excluded Parties List),
• Maintain the official grant file with copies of all correspondence and reports,
• In coordination with the PI and Business Services, provide oversight as needed to ensure successful implementation of the project,
• Meet with PI as needed to troubleshoot problems, review regulations, and answer questions,
• Obtain signatures on legal documents,
• In coordination with the PI, assist with budget revisions and requests for modifying the terms of the award,
• As requested, assist in preparing progress reports and submitting them to the agency,
• Work with PI on grant renewals or new proposal submissions,
• Work with PI to complete close-out activities and reports at the end of the grant period.