Project Set-Up

This section is a guide on assisting and supporting faculty with sponsored project initiation including:

Establishing communication with the Principal Investigator (PI),
Familiarizing the project team with the project
Allocating the project budget
Appointing study personnel
Documenting university space being used for the project.

To ensure faculty needs are met:

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.
When appropriate, Hardships requests should be utilized for to allow appropriate allocation of project specific charges and to avoid retroactive Journal Entries (JE’s) and 120 day memos.
Project Award Notice emails and eRPM Award Records should be reviewed by the SAPOC for accuracy.
Award Records, including Sponsor Terms and Conditions, should be reviewed by the SAPOC in detail and discussed with the PI.

Important

The goal is to provide Principal Investigators with the information and guidance needed to successfully conduct research. Good communication is the first step towards identifying and meeting those needs!