Research Administration

Research Administration Range of Services:

Funding

• Search Funding Opportunities (Upon request, will search for specific opportunities)
• Distribute e-notices to faculty and staff about opportunities and deadlines
• Provide advice on funding opportunities and the requirements of sponsors
• Develop relationships with potential sponsors to identify their future funding priorities
• Post funding opportunities on website

Proposal Development

• Work with faculty to ensure all application efforts are well coordinated and deadlines can be met.
• Ensure proposals adhere to funding agency and university guidelines
• Prepare and review the administrative portions of the proposal, including:
  • editing and formatting biographical sketches
  • budget development (advice/assistance on costing and pricing of proposals)
  • drafting budget justifications
  • providing boilerplate information and templates
  • completing application forms (SF424 & PHS398)
  • sub-award development
• Assist with completing compliance paperwork

Proposal Submission

• Expedite internal processing and routing using the USF Electronic Internal Form
• Ensure approval by the appropriate authorized signatures
• Confirm with Sponsored Research that submissions comply with funding agency guidelines and USF institutional policies
• Confirm submission with Sponsored Research

Award Set-up and Post-Award (Assists with MCOM Business Office)

• Assist with completing USF Forms (GBR, Budget Transfers, etc.)
• Advise faculty on the terms of awards
• Monitor compliance with the terms of awards
• Assist faculty and departments with grant management (Request extensions and modifications as needed on active awards)

Administrative Liaisons with USF Departments and Central Offices

• Mediate between departments and central offices on various grant issues

Training

• Meet one-on-one with faculty and staff to educate them on the research process (e.g. teach faculty how to search for funding opportunities using e-resources such as Community of Science (COS), and Grants.gov)

Research Reports

• Provide research data at the College, Department and PI level for research expenditures, awards and proposals