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Grant Review & Analysis Office. Heather Offhaus, Director 11/1/2011. Purpose. Supporting the research enterprise through the review of proposals & material transfers from external funding/provider sources for compliance review with school, university and sponsor guidelines
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Grant Review & Analysis Office Heather Offhaus, Director 11/1/2011
Purpose • Supporting the research enterprise through the review of proposals & material transfers from external funding/provider sources for compliance review with school, university and sponsor guidelines • Serving as content experts on requirements and financial issues of sponsors • Directly providing services to specific units for the submission and post-award management of external projects • Producing and providing data for the State of Research, sections of the M-Dash and M-Stat systems, and ad hoc queries
Products and Services Review Content Resource Department / Unit Direct Support Reporting & Analysis Data Collection Internal Office Support
Current Initiatives • Support & streamline review of compliance issues • Increase direct services to MSA & Hospital projects • Increase educational opportunities for those expected to be content experts • Expand reporting to support forecasts and faculty access / use
Key Performance Indicators • Review • Number of Transactions • Turn around time to first contact and release • Customer Satisfactions • Data • M-Stat and M-Dash usage statistics • Requests for Data
Current Staffing by Service Average FTEs Review 3.0 Content Resource / Questions 1.5 Department / Unit Direct Support 1.5 Reporting & Analysis 1.25 Data Collection 0.25 Internal Office Support 0.5
FTE Trend over Time Proposal Transactions ARRA FTE Distribution
Where we fit on campus Application Preparation Funding Source Investigator Idea Routing & Submission Department Grants DRDA Post Award Issues and Close Out Fin Ops
Review Specifics: • External sponsored projects that involve Health System faculty & space • Compliance areas are within Health System, University & sponsor guidelines • Effort • Space • Budget • General guideline compliance
Review Consumers: • Largest constituency: Grant Administrators • No one can be expected to know everything • Everyone needs a source of continuing education
Project Financial Management: • MSA & Hospital based projects • Provide cradle to grave help and oversight based on service schedule • Fulfill department Grant Administrator role for those who need the support • Centralized support so units can focus on main functional activity
Resource: • Questions on proposal submission and content • Questions on awarded projects’ execution • Field complex issues where the goal is “find a way” • Ongoing educational opportunities for departments (GPAC) • Central Source of Best Practices • Tools for sponsored projects (e.g. VA MoU worksheets, budget templates,) • Grants Office Website • www.med.umich.edu/medschool/grants
Reporting & Analysis: • M-Stat & M-Dash systems for research submissions / awards & expenditures • Variety of reports available to departments and faculty • National Institutes of Health yearly rankings – or market share… • School level and department level • Internal data • e.g. for award acknowledgement or IRB Fees
When should I use the Grants Office? • Submitting proposals for external funds to support research • Grants • Contracts • Fellowships • Research support in general • Executing Material Transfer Agreements • Reviewing data related to research
How do I contact the Grants Office? General Information: (734) 763-4272 msgrants@umich.edu