When submitting grants, each proposal needs a Primary Research Administrator and a Primary Post-Award Contact, which are assigned roles for representatives of the Flint Office of Research. These roles are assigned in the Proposal Approval Form (PAF), immediately following the Administrative Personnel section. It is important to assign these roles to representatives in the Office of Research for Pre-Award and Post-Award Administration. This establishes a single point of contact on our campus, and enhances communication with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs in Ann Arbor. The assigned representatives in the Flint Office of Research will keep the PI and Unit Administrator fully informed of all Pre-Award and Post-Award operations.

Keep in mind, the PI and Unit Administrator, as well the representatives from the Office of Research, should all be given ‘Edit’ access in the PAF. This allows for interactivity between the Office of Research and PI and Unit Administrator, and it allows for timely additions and corrections, decreasing the likelihood of last-minute proposal submission errors. Also, this facilitates all Pre-and-Post-Award Administration operations.