Role and Responsibilities of the Project Director
The Project Director has the primary
responsibility for achieving the success of the project, while also
complying with the financial and administrative policies and regulations
associated with the award.
The fundamental responsibilities of the
Project Director include:
Pre-Award:
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Identify funding
opportunities
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Prepare technical proposal
and identify the need for subcontracts/sub agreements
·
Prepare proposal budget
and budget justification
·
Request matching/cost
share funds and/or identify in-kind contributions
·
Identify program income
·
Prepare and route proposal
approval forms
·
Comply with federal, state
and College policies governing sponsored programs
·
Identify conflicts of
interest and provide appropriate disclosures
·
Complete appropriate forms
for all relevant compliance committees and ensure
·
Secure approval for
deviations from the negotiated F&A rate in the project budget
Post-Award:
·
Conduct sponsored project
and provide oversight for all project activity
·
Confirm availability of
project funds (matching,
cost share, etc.)
·
Maintain local oversight
of project budget
·
Set up payroll on awards
·
Select, supervise and/or
terminate project personnel
·
Track PD’s current and
pending effort commitments
·
Ensure award expenditures
comply with OMB A-21 and University and state policies
·
Certify
effort reports
monthly
·
Track and document
committed cost share
·
Request re-budgeting,
carry-forward, changes in personnel, no-cost extensions, etc. relating
to administrative or programmatic changes
·
Propose resolution of
award overdrafts
·
Approve work done by
subcontractor
·
Use monthly reports for
financial monitoring and identify and resolve errors
·
Ensure that the correct F
& A cost rate is received out of the project
Close-Out:
·
Submit all interim and
final technical reports in accordance with award terms and conditions
·
Retain the scientific data
·
Request Residual Balances