Roles and responsibilities for UNCG Research Administrative Support Staff, Central Office Administrators and Faculty

Roles and responsibilities for UNCG Research Administrative Support Staff, Central Office Administrators and Faculty.
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Agrees to all terms & conditions as they relate to performance clauses (frequency of technical reports, special professional staff hourly reporting, deliverables, & conditions of termination)
Accepts awards on behalf of UNCGOSP
Approves compliance protocolsORCI
Approves payment of subawardee invoices
Approves substantive modifications & re-budgetingOSP/C&G
Assures & provides documentation of certification & representations to sponsorOSP
Assures appropriateness, reasonableness & allowability of expendituresC&G
Assures compliance with federal regulations regarding financial disclosure of potential conflicts of interest (COI)ORCI
Assures compliance with federal regulations regarding Export ControlsOSP/ORCI
Assures compliance with Responsible Conduct of ResearchOSP/ORCI
Assures proposed project has qualified personnel & adequate space
Assures proposed project is appropriate & in-line with departmental & institutional mission
Assures timely resolution of fund overdrafts
Completes interim reports as required by sponsorOSP/C&G
Completes internal award documents (i.e. Assumption of Risk)
Completes Proposal Approval Document & as appropriate, other attachments & routes all forms for electronic signatures in Cayuse
Develops initial budget draft to accomplish proposed scope of work
Documents cost sharing funds as required
Drafts, negotiates and administers all subawardsOSP
Ensures investigators are submitting protocols to appropriate compliance committee(s)
Ensures subawardee is in compliance with A-133OSP/C&G
Establishes award funds in accordance with award documentationC&G
Files appropriate close-out documentsOSP/C&G
Initiates and encumbers personnel transactions
Initiates request for re-budgeting and cost transfers
Initiates requests for subawards
Maintains award data in CayuseOSP
Maintains proposal pending files in CayuseOSP
Maintains security clearances for faculty & staffORE
Manages the personnel activity reporting systemC&G
Negotiates award terms & conditions (publication restrictions, indemnification, intellectual property, governing law, payment terms, financial reporting requirements)OSP
Negotiates material transfer, confidentiality agreements, & intellectual propertyOSP
Negotiates sponsored research agreementsOSP
Participates in negotiations when technical reports are incomplete & deliverables are unacceptable to sponsorOSP
Prepare Technical Proposal
Prepares & submits protocols for research involving human subjects, animal use, and biosafety hazards
Prepares & submits to sponsor financial reports & final invoices as requiredC&G
Prepares final version of proposal as required by the sponsor
Prepares technical reports & provides other deliverables as required
Provides authorized UNCG signatureOSP
Provides documentation for cost sharing
Provides oversight of sponsored project administration including the review of cost transfers & effort reportingC&G
Reconciles any revenue shortfallsC&G
Requests & documents approval for cost sharing as requiredOSP
Requests no-cost time extensionsOSP
Responds to close-out questionnaireOSP/C&G
Responsible for the receipt & the safe guarding of classified material
Revenue collection (invoicing, letter of credit draw-downs, wire transfers, etc)C&G
Reviews & approves all cost transfersC&G
Reviews & approves requests for no-cost time extensionsOSP
Reviews & approves required & voluntary cost sharingOSP
Reviews & reports cost sharing efforts to sponsorC&G
Reviews budget for appropriated salaries, fringes, tuition, indirect, & escalationsOSP
Reviews expenditures in restricted budget categoriesC&G
Reviews requests for proposals for institutional complianceOSP
Reviews requests for proposals for technical requirements
Submits & tracks all invoices (no matter who prepares for payment)C&G
Submits proposals as dictated by the instructions to OSP in the general information or application notes in CayuseOSP
Submits proposal to OSP 5 days in advance of sponsor deadline in Cayuse
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