Management Effectiveness for Budget Authorities

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Management Effectivenessfor Budget Authorities

• October 30, 2007
• October 31, 2007

Sponsored Research
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Sponsored Research

• Arlene Horne, Ph.D., C.R.A.
• Associate Vice President for Research
• Authorized Institutional Official
• Delegated Authority
• ONLY authorized officials can sign on behalf of
  the University

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Overview

• Proposal Development
• Proposal Submission
• Award Administration
• Hot topics in research administration

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Proposal Development

• Identification research interests
• Development budget, forms, format
• Responsiveness to solicitation
• Negotiation within restrictions
• Approvals signatures, grants, contracts,
  committee review (IRB, IACUC, IBC)

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Proposal Submission

• Internal Approvals grants/contracts
• Contracts acceptable clauses
• Submission electronic/physical
• Follow Up funding status, review critique
• Award Acceptance grants/contracts
• Right to Refuse an Award

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Award Administration

• Guidelines acceptable requirements
• Account Setup budget, appointments
• Financial Management daily operations,
  allowable budget transfers, reporting
• Continuation renewals, new submissions
• Close-Out audit, record retention, final
  reports

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Hot Topics

• Appointments employee vs. new hire
• Contractor - employee vs. contractor
• Sub-Contracts sub award written in grant
• Student Workers award vs. wages
• Purchases goods/services, fund availability,
  coding, allowable

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Hot Topics Contd

• Administrative Assistant Training
• Document Creation/Documentation
• Access to DEFINE
• Year-End balances/spending, forfeiture of funds
• Indirect Costs - balances/spending, inter-fund
  transfers are prohibited
• Time Effort Federal requirement
• Travel Arrangements RTA? within per diems,
  administrative assistant can assist

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New Developments

• New Web-site www.uttyler.edu/research/
• Profiling System networking, collaboration
• eCashier On line payments
• Revised Time Effort Training
• Annual Report sponsored projects

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Contact Information

• Grant Coordinator Sheri Dave, B.A.,
  ext. 5774, sdave_at_uttyler.edu
• Pre-Award Services Sergio Padilla, C.R.A., ext.
  5670, spadilla_at_uttyler.edu
• Post-Award Services Ronda Reynolds, C.P.A.,
  ext. 5719, rreynolds_at_uttyler.edu

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Questions
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