Institutional Support Contract and Grants Specialist

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Institutional Support (Contract and Grants Specialist)

Duties: Review and recommend acceptance and/or rejection of extramurally sponsored contracts, grants, cooperative, or other agreements. Interpret applicable rules & regulations for sponsored awards, including but not limited to, Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Circulars A-21, A-110, A-133, and UG. Keep abreast of current policies, procedures, regulations, directives & federal & state statutory requirements. Delegated authority to act as the University’s authorized organizational representative to sign and submit proposals and to review and authorize post-award proposal modifications. Maintain up-to-date pending proposal and post-award project data for all sponsored research projects, including preserving such files for required time periods following project termination. Follow up w/appropriate University personnel to ensure compliance with award requirements for technical, patent, and equipment reports. Review, identify, & determine whether all aspects of the proposal budget, including procurement & personnel aspects, are in compliance w/applicable federal & state laws, rules & regulations, & sponsor &UH policies. Review requests for post award changes and act as Institutional liaison with funding agency for post award changes that require Institutional oversight. Review proposals, including proposals to be submitted electronically, to ensure that all documents to be submitted meet funding agency requirements and are in conformance with UH policies and procedures. Ensure that the PI/relevant UH personnel are aware of & understand terms unacceptable to the UH that are deemed non-negotiable by the sponsor. Such terms include, but are not limited to, patents, copyrights, & property rights. Draft alternate provisions to unacceptable terms & negotiate such terms w/ the funding agency. Consult w/PIs & other relevant UH personnel to understand the needs of the program & resolve any questions or issues related to the terms and conditions of sponsored contracts, grants, cooperative, or other agreements. Identify & determine whether the financial, technical & legal terms are in compliance w/applicable federal & state laws, rules & regulations, & University policies & whether the terms are acceptable to the University. Draft contracts & agreements, assignments & transfer documents. Review & recommend acceptance &/or rejection of contractual assignment & transfer documents for extramurally sponsored contracts & grants. Assist faculty, administration, and funding source with project monitoring and oversight strategies to facilitate benchmarking, accountability and overall accomplishment of goals. Provide periodic reports of grant status and progress for administrative and institutional use.

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