More On The "Bride" And "Corpse": How U of L Handles Grants.
Below is the story on the grant process:
How U of L handles grant process, from start to finish
By Chris Kenning
The grant process at the University of Louisville begins with a researcher submitting a detailed proposal of what will be done and how the money will be spent.
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Researchers must get their dean's approval and submit paperwork showing potential conflicts of interest. Proposals must be approved by the grants management office, which then approves budgets and signs contracts.
If the researcher wins the grant, expenditures are typically reimbursed by the federal government as work proceeds -- not with one big check upfront. The controller's office requires documentation from subcontractors.
As the project goes on, all invoices for research, salaries or expenses are processed and scrutinized through the purchasing office, and any spending changes -- such as moving money from one budget category to another -- must be approved by the grants management office.
Last-minute requests for equipment from researchers who don't want to give back unspent grant funds, for example, are commonly denied, said Judy Bristow, director of the grants management office.
At individual colleges or departments, a business manager or grants specialist also processes grant expenditures, while research and college deans periodically check on grants. The lead researcher handles most of the day-to-day management and is expected to ensure subcontracted work is done properly.
When the project is over, the researcher often must submit final scientific and financial reports. Granting agencies such as the National Institutes of Health review those and conduct their own audits of some projects. University auditors do the same.
"There is a lot of oversight," Bristow said.
Aruni Bhatnagar, a U of L professor of medicine who has handled more than $15 million in federal research grants over the last decade, said most researchers would argue that the amount of reporting and monitoring can be burdensome.
"If there is leftover money, they want to know why the work not done," Bhatnagar said. "They maintain a pretty strict oversight."
How U of L handles grant process, from start to finish
By Chris Kenning
The grant process at the University of Louisville begins with a researcher submitting a detailed proposal of what will be done and how the money will be spent.
Advertisement
Researchers must get their dean's approval and submit paperwork showing potential conflicts of interest. Proposals must be approved by the grants management office, which then approves budgets and signs contracts.
If the researcher wins the grant, expenditures are typically reimbursed by the federal government as work proceeds -- not with one big check upfront. The controller's office requires documentation from subcontractors.
As the project goes on, all invoices for research, salaries or expenses are processed and scrutinized through the purchasing office, and any spending changes -- such as moving money from one budget category to another -- must be approved by the grants management office.
Last-minute requests for equipment from researchers who don't want to give back unspent grant funds, for example, are commonly denied, said Judy Bristow, director of the grants management office.
At individual colleges or departments, a business manager or grants specialist also processes grant expenditures, while research and college deans periodically check on grants. The lead researcher handles most of the day-to-day management and is expected to ensure subcontracted work is done properly.
When the project is over, the researcher often must submit final scientific and financial reports. Granting agencies such as the National Institutes of Health review those and conduct their own audits of some projects. University auditors do the same.
"There is a lot of oversight," Bristow said.
Aruni Bhatnagar, a U of L professor of medicine who has handled more than $15 million in federal research grants over the last decade, said most researchers would argue that the amount of reporting and monitoring can be burdensome.
"If there is leftover money, they want to know why the work not done," Bhatnagar said. "They maintain a pretty strict oversight."
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