Sponsored Research Administrative Services

Sponsored Research Administrative Services provides pre-award and post-award support with an emphasis on regulatory compliance, customer service, and continued process improvement.

We welcome your feedback. Please send your comments to: sras@uky.edu.

Useful Information
Contact Information
Department Assignments
SOPs
SRAS is Available for Department Visits & Training

Pre-Award
Grants Proposal Specialists

• Review sponsor guidelines
• Assist in budget development
• Initiate the eIAF and track its routing
• Verify and follow up on Co-Investigators FCOI disclosures
• Download proposal packets and complete financial and administrative information
• Provide financial and administrative information for NIH RPPRs and other progress reports
• Provide support information and assist with Just-in-Time (JIT) requests

Post-Award

Account Reconcilers

• Reconcile grant documentation for active grants
• Monitor expenditures on accounts focusing on regulations, University policy, and grant-specific guidelines
• Facilitate the semi-annual effort certification process

Grants Analysts

• Resolve discrepancies found during the reconciliation process via JV or other method
• Work with PI and DA to facilitate budget revisions and no cost extensions
• Review PADRs for accuracy
• Provide financial information for progress reports to Pre-Award team
• Utilize reporting function to monitor payroll and other accounts for variances
• Facilitate close out process of grants, including removing any CAS items, and/or notifying PI and DA of expected overage or balance

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