Research Support Services & Administration

Although the primary responsibility for proposal preparation and project oversight resides with the Principal Investigator, the College of Arts and Sciences makes every effort to assist faculty in obtaining and managing external funding for their research and scholarship.  To this end, the manager of this department acts on behalf of the dean and serves as liaison between faculty/principal investigators, chairpersons, support personnel in CAS departments and programs and the offices of Sponsored Programs, Research Administration, and the Controller.

Responsibilities:

• Dean’s level approval, as required, for pre- and post-award paperwork.
• Assist with sponsored paperwork processing both in the pre- and post-award stages in the departments and programs of the College.
• Review proposals to ensure compliance with College and University policies—particularly in the areas of cost-sharing and appropriateness of proposal budgets.  P.I.s are urged to contact Research Support Services staff for assistance early on in your proposal preparation process for budget preparation and to identify any potential areas of concern that will need to be addressed prior to submission of your proposal.
• Assist faculty with preparation of agency forms and on-line submission of proposals through grants.gov and agency systems.  
• Provide assistance to P.I.s and support staff in addressing post-award issues associated with creation and renewal of accounts, budgeting, IPARs, compliance, cost-share documentation, etc.
• Assist with audits and end-of-grant period as appropriate.

College Funding Resources

Bridge/Seeds Funding Policy	Oct. 21. 2011
External Reviewer Policy	Aug. 10, 2011
Proposal Editing Policy	Aug. 15, 2011

Forms

eBERF Checklist	Nov. 4, 2011
Equipment Non-Availability Form	Mar. 2008
Financial/Obligations/Proprietary Interests Declaration (FID)	Feb. 2010
General Purpose Form	July 2007
Guarantee Request	May 2007
Individual Interest Disclosure (IID)	Feb. 2010
Internal Prior Approval Request (IPAR)	July 2008
NIH eRA Commons Registration Form	Oct. 2011
NSF FastLane Registration Form	Oct. 2011
Proposal Transmittal Form	Dec. 2010

Resources

• Human Subject Research Office
• Post Doc Mentoring
• UM Sponsored Programs Policies
• Office of Research
• Animal Care and Use Committee
• DMAS Signon
• Effort Certification & Reporting (ECR)
• UM Travel Policy
• Mileage Reimbursement Rates
• Foreign Currency Converter
• Foreign Per Diem Rates

University of Miami Research Listservs

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