Your Proposal Specialist is primarily responsible for assisting you in developing your proposal for your funding opportunity. This includes helping you to create an accurate budget, providing you with interpretation of your sponsor鈥檚 guidelines, and reviewing your entire proposal package for submission.

Your Accounts Receivable/Financial Reporting Coordinator is responsible for invoicing your award鈥檚 expenses according to the sponsor鈥檚 requirements. Additionally, they are responsible in preparing and submitting financial reports per the terms of your award.

Your Agreement Administrator or Sponsored Projects Associate is primarily responsible for your proposal鈥檚 submission to the Sponsor. They also assist you in the interpretation of the funding opportunity鈥檚 guidelines and in some aspects of the proposal鈥檚 development. If a contract or agreement is involved, your Agreement Administrator is responsible for the negotiation and acceptance of sponsored project awards. They will also process non-industrial Confidentiality and Material Transfer agreements as well as incoming subcontracts.

Award Analysts are your primary contact for any questions regarding the financial management and administration of your sponsored award. Their primary role is to review and approve expenditure transactions and labor expense distributions on your award ensuring compliance with Sponsor guidelines. They are also a key component to the close out procedures of your award at the time of your project鈥檚 completion.

The Contract Manager's primary responsibility is to review, negotiate, and sign non-industry sponsored project contracts. They also are involved in pre-award submission and post award management of contracts. This includes funded and non-funded agreements. Non-funded agreements include Data Use Agreements and Collaborative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs).