The Grants Management team supports pre- and post- award workflow and the following departments during the pilot phase:
Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences may also leverage university resources for pre-award service offered by the Office of Research Advancement (ORA). Therefore, the GMT may refer faculty in the following circumstances to ORA:
Activity | Grants Management Role | Where to Start |
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At-Risk / Backstop Requests | Assist PI to complete the At-Risk/Backstop request form. Route to SPS and Associate Dean for Research (ADR) for: Review > Risk Assessment > Approval | Reach out to GMT contact if assistance is needed |
Budget Revision / Reallocation Requests | Assist PI with revised budget draft and/or facilitate direct request /referral to SPS, Sponsor, or ADR, as the situation requires. | Reach out to GMT contact if assistance is needed |
No Cost Extension | Provide general guidance on the NCE process. Refer PI to the SPS Agreement Administrator or SPS online request form. Note: PIs should reach to Request NCE 90 days prior to award end date. | Reach out to GMT contact if assistance is needed |
General Guidance | General guidance on allowability, allocability, reasonableness of expenditures. Facilitate questions to SPS or other university contacts for policy or process guidance, as needed. | Reach out to GMT contact if assistance is needed |
HR Appointment Requests | Provide confirmation of:
Note: GMT will only have access to ePTFs the CAS HR team submits to assist with resolving account issues GMT cannot resolve sponsored account charges for appointments without this info | Appointment requests can be made directly to CAS HR, unless PI has budget, allowability, or account questions. Email: casappointment@buffalo.edu |
Procurement / Reimbursement Requests | Provide confirmation of:
| Procurement/reimbursement requests should be made directly to CAS Reimbursement Procurement Team, unless PI has budget, allowability, or account questions |
Tuition Requests | Provide confirmation of:
| Tuition requests should be made directly to department graduate coordinator or current departmental contact, unless PI has budget, allowability, or account questions. |
Initiate GMT support request a minimum of 90 days prior to submission deadline.
3-6 months, no less than 30 days
1 month, no less than 14 days
No less than 7 business days
Less than 30 days' notice, support will be determined by capacity and may be limited.
Department | Staff Contact |
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Geography Geology Physics CLICK approval workflow | Barb Catalano bac6@buffalo.edu 716-645-4858 |
Anthropology Chemistry Communicative Disorders and Sciences Environment and Sustainability | |
Biological Sciences Communication Linguistics Mathematics Sociology and Criminology | Daronda Savage dasavage@buffalo.edu 716-645-0296 |
All other departments | |
Suspense accounts | Robyn Wagner rlwagner@buffalo.edu 716-645-4857 |
If you have an issue that needs escalation, please reach out to Murthy Ganapathy, associate dean for research.