G & C OFFICE RESPONSIBILITIES

Sponsored projects are administered in the Grants and Contracts Office. The office reports to the Associate Vice President for Finance. Questions about existing projects, allowability of costs, reporting requirements, rebudgeting, fringe benefits, and F&A cost should be directed to the Grants and Contracts Office at (269)387-4707.

The Grants and Contracts Office is primarily responsible for:

• advising appropriate University officials on matters relating to Federal and State laws, University rules, regulations, and policies pertaining to fiscal management of sponsored research;
  
• ensuring that the business interests of the University are protected in the terms of proposed agreements and throughout the operation of such agreements;
  
• determining that the University complies with all provisions of contracts, grants, or agreements entered into with external sponsors;
  
• maintaining auditable records in support of direct and indirect charges to contracts, grants, or agreements;
  
• preparing and submitting billings and fiscal reports required by sponsors; and
  
• preparing the Facilities and Administration (F&A) proposal and negotiating the Facilities and Administration rate.

Project fiscal analysts are the primary contacts for issues related to the administration of external funding. Project fiscal analysts are assigned to assist faculty and administrators based on specific constituencies.

Project Fiscal Analyst Constituent Areas