About Us
The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is a University-wide office authorized to submit proposals and receive awards from external sources on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the °µÍø¸£Àûapp System.  ORA is also the fiduciary for the °µÍø¸£Àûapp on grant-related matters.
Who We Are & What We Do
Goals
- Provide excellent customer service
- Offer integrated research support services
- Provide transparent research administration
- Create efficient and streamlined internal processes
- Reduce administrative burden
- Educate faculty and staff knowledge related to research administration
Our Role
Proposals
- Review proposals for completeness and compliance with sponsor and university non-technical requirements
- Approve and endorse proposals on behalf of the University
- Submit proposals to sponsors
- Manage electronic systems for proposal preparation, institutional approval, and submission to sponsors
Awards
- Negotiate favorable terms on behalf of the principal investigator (PI) and the University (e.g., publication rights, intellectual property rights, rights in data, indemnification, payment terms, etc.)
- Accept awards on behalf of the University
- Establish and maintain project accounts in the financial system
- Resolve post-award issues (rebudgeting requests, change of PI, disputes with subrecipients, questions about allowability of costs, closeout, etc.)
- Serve as institutional point of contact for questions raised by sponsors (e.g., adherence to terms and conditions, compliance with reporting requirements, etc.)
Subawards
- Assess potential subrecipients for risk
- Negotiate and execute subawards after ensuring compliance with sponsor requirements
- Create purchase orders in University financial system
- Monitor subrecipients
- Approve subaward invoices for payment (after PI review and approval)