Grants Coordinator III
About the role
The Grants Coordinator III position is a highly responsible professional staff role within the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia. This position involves the submission and approval of external funding applications, primarily working with faculty in development, preparation, and review of proposals for external funding.
Responsibilities
Guiding and assisting College of Engineering faculty through the complex grant proposal and application processes, including preparation, reviewing, and submitting proposals on behalf of faculty members.
Partnering with CENGR faculty, staff, and graduate students in proposal development and submissions; this includes direct support in crafting budgets and budget justifications, cost share budget development, providing formats for various proposal components, and ensuring compliance with proposal content.
Providing expertise and support to faculty in understanding complex regulations of the funding agencies.
Reviewing and interpreting guidelines and policies, including staying up to date on University, state, and federal policies, as well as informing relevant faculty and staff members when these policies undergo change. Answering questions concerning these policies when needed.
Partnering with and guiding faculty with the entry of transmittal forms and proposal information into the UGA grants portal and other electronic research administration systems as needed.
Interpreting funding agency policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Requesting pending awards as needed to achieve seamless funding availability.
Advise faculty and staff on preparation of PI eligibility exemption requests.
Serve as DLSA for Engineering and be responsible for proposal submissions. This position is responsible for reading and interpreting Requests for Application (RFAs) to determine requirements and facilitate compliance in grant submissions.
Ensure accuracy of proposals in the Grants Portal under DLSA review.
Attend Research Administration Discussion Group (RADG) meetings and DLSA meetings upon certification.
Collaboration and Coordination with Business Office
Successfully coordinating with the CENGR Business Office to hand off grants administration and grants accounting post-award. This includes entering modifications into the portal, verifying terms and conditions of agreements for faculty and staff members, and consulting with SPA to ensure any modifications are permitted by the sponsor and the award agreement.
Limited post-award support responsibilities include assisting faculty with no-cost extensions, award modification requests, subaward contract negotiations, and other items related to the management of a grant or a contract, which do not include managing the financial expenditures pertaining to a grant.
Partnering with the CENGR Business Office for effort planning for faculty.
Budget Development
Partnering with Grants colleagues, Faculty, and the Business Office on budget preparation and review of budgets and justifications.
Ensuring the accuracy of budgets, including compliance with UGA and federal policies for salary, fringe benefit rate.