We have a decentralized pre-award process; each college submits its own proposals, after receiving “authority” via a fully signed routing. Therefore, in addition to several University-level SOs, each college has at least one SO; many have several, for backup coverage.  Those SOs are also AORs for most purposes (especially for Grants.gov). If we only had one AOR (grants.gov) or SO (NIH) that poor person would do nothing but hit the submit button all day long. And our EBPOC has too many other responsibilities to have that kind of time tied up in physical submissions.

 

We do only have one E-BPOC.

 

 

 

 

I know we have discussed this (almost to death) but hearing that an institution has 11 or 16 Signing Officials for dealing with a single federal agency makes me want to revise this "Who can/should be an AOR" question.  I'm not talking about PIs submitting as AORs.  Rather, I'm curious how others are streamlining or decentralizing the process.

NIH more less equates SO and AOR in terms of authority status.  Does everyone else?  So, if you have say 10 SOs, are they all also AORs?  What are the reasons for having 10 SOs?  For safety in terms of fall back coverage?   To allow different colleges/divisions/departments(labs?) some autonomy? 

Grants.gov says "An AOR submits a grant on behalf of a company, organization, institution, or government.  AORs have the authority to sign grant applications and the required certifications and/or assurances that are necessary to fulfill the requirements of the application process.

Is this the criterion that most are using?  Or are you being more flexible, relying on the discretion of the EBiz POC in granting AOR privileges?

Charlie
 

At 01:24 PM 4/26/2006, you wrote:

Cornell has 16 and all show up.

At 10:54 AM 4/26/2006, you wrote:

Does anyone have multiple SO's in Commons and been able to have them all show up in the Institution Profile?  We have 2 SO's.  Both are set up as SO's, but only the first one set up shows in the Institution Profile.  The Commons help desk has said to make sure the second person was set up by the first and has employment info filled out in his personal profile.  Both of these things have been done and only the first SO shows up.
 
Can anyone provide guidance?
 
Thanks,
Colleen
 
Colleen Corcoran
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Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.
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