The AOR's are all pre-award director level individuals (including assistant
and associate directors) in the office of Research Services.  I am the e-biz
contact.

Pamela S. Caudill
Director, Pre-Award Non-Financial Administration
University of Pennsylvania
Office of Research Services
3451 Walnut Street.
P-221 Franklin Building
Philadelphia, PA  19104
Phone: (215) 573-6706
FAX:  (215) 898-9708
www.upenn.edu/researchservices

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From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On Behalf Of
Donna Berger
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 9:31 AM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: [RESADM-L] Question on grants.gov AOR and E-Business Point of
Contact

Hello everyone,

I'm hoping you can give me some input on a couple of issues. With the
change to grants.gov, the submitter of the grant application is the
signator. First question:
Have any of you had to change who the AOR is at your institution because of
this change and if so, how was it handled?   Our Executive VP and CFO have
traditionally been the signators on grant applications and my office
(pre-award) only submitted the application.  It is now being suggested that
I sign and submit.  It would be much easier for us, but I think it would
also necessitate a change in line of authority. Am I correct in assuming
this?

Second question: Who is the e-business point of contact for your
institution that assigns permissions for the AOR designations, etc.?  My
office always did this for ERA commons and Fastlane. However, with
grants.gov, the  assignment went to our post-award administrator and was
recently changed to our conptroller.  Our new post-award administrator and
I think that my office should take it over.  How is this handled at your
institution? Thanks in advance for any feedback you can give me.

Donna Berger, Ph.D.
Coordinator, Academic Grants
Marist College
Phone: 845-575-3670

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