Research

Research Resources

We’re the Pre-Award and Post-Award teams. The Pre-Award team helps faculty and staff navigate the proposal process, while the Post Award team assists with some of the administrative tasks once an award is received. Together, we provide comprehensive support for grants from start to finish.

Meet Our team

Who does what? 

CELS Business Manager of Research Operations, Cherie Conover, oversees both Pre and Post Award.

Pre-Award (Kathy Gray and Jane Karako)

  • Pre-Award is here to assist Faculty and Staff with all requests that need to go through InfoEd and to orient faculty to the proposal process.
  • All New Proposals, please complete the Pre-Award Form in order to start the Pre-Award Process. *Please note: all funding that comes to CELS that requires outcomes and/or deliverables requires internal routing through InfoEd BEFORE submitting to the sponsor. All Pre-Proposals calling for detailed budgets OR Authorized Signers also require routing through InfoEd.       
  • Please allow for a minimum of 12 business days prior to submission due date for processing. Please see the Submission Timeline Flow Chart. CELS Proposal Submission Time Line
  • Assistance when the following need to go through InfoEd for proposals: Renewals, Resubmissions, Revisions, Supplements and Letters of Intent/Commitment.
  • Liaise with Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) before proposals route for internal review.

Post-Award (Deb Brielmaier and Toni Carreiro Fogleman)

  • Dean’s Pledges
  • Subcontracts: Setting up the requisition for the Purchase Order 
  • Processing Subcontract Invoices
  • Budget Revision Requests; Please complete this CELS BRR intake form
  • Assists with Financial Reporting for Progress Reporting or Annual/Final Reports.
  • Cost Share/Match questions or reporting
  • Participant Support No F&A:  guidance on handling this account category.
  • Financial or Salary Projections for grant management
  • Guidance on the grant closing process 
  • Liaison between Office of Sponsored Projects and Office of Sponsored & Cost Accounting. 
  • No Cost Extensions, please see OSP’s information and complete OSP No-Cost Extension Request Form.