Where do I go for help?
It depends on the activity. The OGR handles all pre-award and non-financial post-award activities while the Controller's Office handles all financial post-award activities. The two offices work closely together to ensure that appropriate and accurate fiscal information is provided on agency requests. Use the information, below, to determine where you should go for assistance.
Office of Grants and Research (OGR)
- Proposal and budget review
- Online submission of proposals
- IDC waivers and cost sharing approvals
- Requests from sponsors regarding pending and awarded projects
- Negotiation, execution, and modification of contracts
- Receipt and processing of the Notice of Award
- Sign-off for relinquishing documents, grant transfers, and Patent/Invention Statements
Controller's Office
- Set up of anticipation accounts
- Set up of traditional accounts
- Day-to-day monitoring of expenditure activity on sponsored programs
- Financial Status Reports
- No-cost extensions on grants and contracts
- Prior approval requests/notifications, i.e. permission to carry forward funds, change of PI, change of scope, and major re-budgeting