Pre-Award

Mission:
The Pre-Award Team works collaboratively with Principal Investigators (PI) and Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA)/Office of Applied Innovation (OAI) to prepare contract and grant (C&G) applications through value-added and high-quality customer service in order to facilitate PIs’ research and the overall University vision.
Pre-Award Team:
- Kimberly Kruse – Pre-Award Supervisor
- Ashley Bailon – Senior Contract & Grant Analyst
- Becky Lyon – Senior Contract & Grant Analyst
- Melody Powell – Senior Contract & Grant Analyst
- Richard Sanchez – Senior Contract & Grant Analyst
Pre-Award Team Responsibilities:
- For proposals:
- Review sponsor guidelines to work with the PI on the submission process
- Assist with budget development including the budget justification
- Liaise between the PI and SPA/OAI
- Initiate and monitor the proposal in Kuali Research (KR) for internal review
- Upload required proposal documentation if requested by the PI
- Monitor proposal application process in accordance with the submission deadline
- For Just in Time (JIT) requests:
- Submit amendments requiring a new or revised budget, including the coordination and preparation of just-in-time requests
- For Sales and Service agreements:
- Develop recharge rates for Sales & Service Agreements and work with the Budget Office and Risk Management to get the rate approved and agreement executed
- For transfer of awards:
- Aid in the transfer of awards for PIs who are joining SSoE from another institution