Our office ensures the development and on-time submission of complete, solicitation-compliant research proposals by Penn State Harrisburg faculty members. The following services are offered:

Pre-Award Administration

  • Searching for specific funding opportunities for faculty
  • Putting together a SIMS budget and IAF
  • Drafting budget justification
  • Acquiring front end proposal documents from collaborators such as facilities, equipment, and bio-sketches
  • Obtaining cost-share approvals
  • Reviewing proposal documents for compliance and completeness
  • Creating tools/checklists/timelines for investigators to assist in project management
  • JIT/Other Support Submission
  • Compiling Subaward documentation

Post-Award Administration

  • Setting up AURAs and BARAs
  • Tracking and monitoring deliverables
  • Assisting with progress and final reports
  • Completing ATC forms for award closeout
  • Working with Research Accounting for financial reporting
  • Monitoring and managing subawards
  • Re-budgeting
  • Attaining prior approvals based on sponsor guidelines/requirements
  • Assisting with transfer applications
  • Requesting NCEs
  • Requesting supplemental funding

Compliance

  • Tracking/monitoring protocols
  • Tracking PubMed Central compliance with compliance reports in myNCBI