Grants & Contracts Administration

Grants & Contracts Administration handles all pre-award and non-financial post-award activities for all sponsored research in the institution. Pre-award activities include activities from the pre-proposal stage to the receipt and processing of the award, up to the point of account set-up.  We also develop and communicate institution-wide policies specific to sponsored programs.

Our ultimate goal is to support sponsored research by providing exceptional service, expertise, and education while maintaining a collaborative model of stewardship among all University faculty and staff.

Services offered include:  

• Clarification of sponsors' proposal guidelines and institutional requirements for sponsored funding.
• Review of proposals for accuracy of budget components and rates such as fringe benefits and indirect costs.
• Final pre-submission proposal review, compliance verification, and institutional signature.
• Negotiation and acceptance of grant and contract awards.  
• Negotiation and acceptance of material transfer agreements for all receiving materials (incoming) and providing (outgoing) materials to non-profit entities. (Providing materials to for-profit entities is handled by the Office of Technology Asset Management.)    
• Negotiation and acceptance of confidentiality agreements for the providing or receipt of information related to research proposals and activities. 
• Liaison with other administrative offices, such as Financial Services/Grants Management, Technology Asset Management, Purchasing, Compliance, Risk Management, and Legal Counsel for specialized support matters.
• Assistance with selected post-award matters such as prior approvals, budget revisions, no-cost extensions, subcontract issuance to commercial entities (non-profit funding); and subcontract issues to all entities (for-profit funding).  (Subcontract issuance to non-profit entities is handled by the Grants Management, Financial Services office.)
• Educational outreach through brown bags, workshops and individual training on various research administration topics.