Congratulations, your investigator has received an award! Now what?

The Project Award Notification & Review section of the manual is a guide on assisting and supporting faculty during the award notification process and includes information on reviewing sponsor documents, verifying Award Record information, as well as information on how to request an advance, or hardship, account prior to the receipt of award to avoid project delays when necessary.

To ensure optimum faculty support:

• Pre-Award staff, Post-Award staff, and Principal Investigators should be in close communication when a new award is anticipated.

• Compliance requirements, such as Program for Education and Evaluation in Responsible Conduct of Research (PEERRS), Public Health Service Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) should be addressed before the award notice arrives on campus.

• Sponsor documents & eRPM Award Records should be reviewed thoroughly for content and accuracy.

• Advance Account requests, also referred to as Hardship Accounts, should be utilized when appropriate to allow allocation of project specific charges and to avoid retroactive cost transfers.

The Principal Investigator (PI) is ultimately responsible for all aspects of a sponsored project, including programmatic and financial oversight. Michigan Medicine research administrators are here to support investigators throughout the life cycle of their projects. As awards are received, it is important administrators help ensure a successful start by reviewing award requirements as well as the Award Record to verify sponsor information is documented correctly.