Research Administration and Compliance
Pre-and Post-award Procedures
(Revised 01/29/13)Pre-Award Procedures
All Pre-Award effort supporting ObGyn & RS takes place in the consolidated Research Management Services (RMS) Team J.
Many are familiar with Team J as some of the RSAs were previously with our department. Lani Pettersen, formerly the Research Administration Manager at the Center for Reproductive Sciences, is the manager of Team J.
| RMS Manager | Lani Pettersen | 502-1489 |
| Research Services Coordinator CRS | Keith Jones | 278-1865 |
| Research Services Coordinator CRS, Gynecologic Oncology, MFM, REI, Uro-Gynecology |
Christine Van Dyke | 297-0560 |
SFGH Division Information
Please Note: Please Note: All SFGH division PIs must first consult with either Nina Del Marr (Beale Street Bixby PIs), Siobhan Hayes (non-Beale Street Bixby PIs) or Jane Meier (SFGH-based PIs) before contacting RMS.
| SFGH Division | Jane Meier | 206-3639 |
| Bixby Center (non-Beale St.) | Siobhan Hayes | 476-2634 |
| Bixby Center (Beale St.) | Nina Del Marr | 597-9314 |
Important Note: Deadline for approval of all external contracts, grants and clinical trials are 10 business days before due to sponsor. Budgets and narratives must be in final form at the time submitted to the Chair/CRS Director.
Research Management Services (RMS) supports the preparation and submission of all proposals and sponsor correspondence* for the following funding types:
- All NIH award mechanisms (R, K, F, P, U, T)
- Other federal agencies, including CDC, HRSA, DoD
- State Contracts (RFP only, not sole source)
- All non-profit grants and fellowships
- International grants and fellowships
- Federal contracts
- CIRM awards
* Sponsor correspondence includes:
- New proposals
- Subcontracts
- After-the-Fact proposals
- Just-in-Time reports
- Progress reports (non-competing continuations)
- Competing renewals
- Carry-forward requests
- No-cost extensions
- Final reports
Post-Award Management and Administration
The Department has a set of procedures for the management and administration of post-award activities. These procedures guide post-award staff in the administration of extramural funding. These include:Post Award Management: An Overview
Fund Set-up Procedure and Cost Sharing
Monthly Reconciliation Procedures
Budget Status Report Procedure
Budget Status Report Sample
Fund Close-Out Procedures:
Example AExample B
Principal investigators can expect post-award staff to provide ongoing fund expense and revenue information for review and management as well as fund close-out activities for completed contracts, grants and clinical trials. The following individuals cover post-award activities:
| Research Enterprise Director | Eric W. Ormsby | 476-4428 |
| Urogynecology, WHCRC | Michele Benjamin | 476-6808 |
| Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology, REI | Margie Dere | 502-8452 |
| CRS | Maro Minasi | 476-9047 |
| MFM, PRHE | Axella Stern | 476-2052 |
| CRS, REI | James Wong | 502-4040 |
SFGH Division
| SFGH Division | Cecilia Zhao | 206-5671 |
| Bixby Center | Mary de la Roca John Rosin | 514-3505 502-5646 |
The Department makes every effort to provide principal investigators with the tools to submit proposals and to provide information for investigators to manage their awards. Additional Pre-and Post-Award information can also be obtained from:
| Research Administration (Department-based) | Eric W. Ormsby | 476-2639 |
| SFGH Division | Jane Meier | 206-3639 |
| Bixby Center of SFGH Division | Sarah Glass | 502-4097 |
Clarification on New NIH Salary Cap
Additional guidance has been received from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the NIH Salary Cap Notice. The following matrix explains the implementation of the changes from Executive Level 1 to Executive Level 2.
NIH has also provided rebudgeting examples and additional NIH guidance.



