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Award Administration: Managing Your Grant |
GRANT MANAGEMENT The principle investigator is the primary person responsible for the proper management of an externally sponsored project. S/he must conduct the work as outlined by the approved scope of work (original or revised) and within the authorized budget. Any changes to these areas should be coordinated through the Grants Officer to the sponsor for review. UNCW has a broad range of authorities delegated by sponsors that can handle most modifications; however, there are certain sponsors and/or actions which must receive specific sponsor approvals. When authorizing expenditures to be made to a grant/contract, the PI is certifying those expenses are appropriate, necessary, and directly related to the approved scope of work relevant to that project. It is critical that the PI understand this responsibility. Charges made to a grant/contract not directly related to the scope are not allowable and cannot be charged. Not carefully reviewing expenditures can result in increased audit risk to the entire university and disallowed expenditures that have to be paid by the university.To help alleviate some of the headaches associated with managing your grant, ORSSP has developed a PI Checklist.
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