Grants & Contracts Administration

Grants and contracts administration involves managing the entire lifecycle of funding, from initial proposal to final project closeout, ensuring compliance with regulations and efficient use of funds.

Key Responsibilities of Grants and Contracts Administration:

Pre-Award:

• Identifying funding opportunities: Researching and identifying potential funding sources.
• Developing proposals: Writing and preparing grant/contract proposals, ensuring they meet the requirements of the funding agency guidelines.
• Budgeting: Creating and managing project budgets, ensuring compliance with the funding agency guidelines.
• Negotiating: Participating in negotiations with funding agencies to secure favorable terms.

Post-Award:

• Award Acceptance and Setup: Ensuring proper acceptance of awards and setting up project accounts.
• Compliance: Maintaining compliance with all applicable regulations, policies, and terms of the grant/contract.
• Financial Management: Tracking expenditures, managing budgets, and ensuring proper use of funds.
• Reporting: Preparing and submitting required reports to funding agencies.
• Project Management: Overseeing project activities, ensuring they are on track and meeting objectives.
• Closeout: Ensuring all project deliverables are completed and that the project is properly close out.

Other Important Tasks:

• Serving as a point of contact: Acting as the primary point of contact for funding agencies and internal stakeholders.
• Providing guidance: Providing guidance and support to principal investigators (PIs) and program directors.
• Ensuring Compliance: Ensuring compliance with institutional policies and procedures.
• Monitoring and Auditing: Monitoring project expenditures and ensuring compliance with regulations and policies.
• Resolving Issues: Addressing any issues or problems that arise during the grant/contract lifecycle.

Resources:

• Grants & Contracts Policies & Procedures
• Grants & Contracts Standard Operating Procedures
• Grants Reference Material
• Grants & Contracts Expense Policy
• Templates
• RCU Expense Report / Reimbursement Form
• Templates

The Grants and Contracts department is currently led by, managed, and worked on by Cassidy Cronk as the Grants and Contracts Administrator. This focus area was initiated in February of 2025 and is on the rise to be built out in order to support RCU accomplish its’ goals and aspirations.

To schedule time for meeting purposes, discussions, questions, and/or concerns please follow the Calendly link below and choose the best suited time slot.

Contact Information

Personal Inquiries:
cassidy.cronk@rcu.edu
(248)218-2102

Grants & Contracts Inquiries:
grantsadmin@rcu.edu

Calendly: https://calendly.com/ccronk-rcu