Good morning everyone:
On behalf of a friend of mine, I have been asked to post the following
questions to the RES-ADM list serve.  These questions are primarily oriented
towards institutions with 25 million in sponsored agreements or less.  Feel
free to respond to me directly if that is your preference.

1. Does your institution separate the pre and post award functions?  Why or
why not?
2. To what executive level does each report to? (vice president for
research, controller/vice president for finance, provost, etc).
3. Is Post Award responsible for the following and if not who is
responsible:
a. Setting up sponsored budgets
b. Setting up, reviewing and maintaining sponsored account attributes
c. Reviewing and approving requisitions if it involves sponsored agreements
d. Completing Financial Status Reports
e. Billing (letter of credit, invoicing)
f. A-133 audit
g. Subrecipient monitoring
h. Closing accounts
i. F&A proposals
j. Review and implementation of Cost Sharing requirements
k. Review and monitoring of Program Income
4. If someone other than post award is responsible for items listed in
number three, has this been positive or negative?

I greatly appreciate any information you are willing to share with me.

Sincerely,
Tim Crutchfield, CPA, MPH
Indirect Cost Specialist
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Phone: 205-934-5539
Fax: 205-975-6977
Email: xxxxxx@uab.edu

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