Grants Management

Grants Management is responsible for the administration of extramural support received by the SMHS for research, public service, and instructional programs.

Grants Management Services

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Proposal Assistance

Once a faculty member has made the decision to submit a proposal to an identified sponsor, Grants Management is available to assist in and review the financial aspects of the proposal submission. This includes:

Providing consultation on preparing the budget
Identifying potential problems in the financial administration of the proposed project
Options for addressing those problems
Identifying appropriate sources of cost share
Interpreting sponsor guidelines

Proposal Review and Routing

All proposals for extramural support must be reviewed by Grants Management before they are signed by an authorized official of the University.
Grants Management will provide DRAFT reviews upon request.
After the Principal Investigator has done their PI Attestation, Grants Management will review and gather signatures from the Chair, Associate Dean for Research and the Dean.
Upon completion of the SMHS signatures, Grants Management will forward the proposal to the UND Research & Sponsored Program Development office for the final review and authorized signature.

Award Review

Grants Management is responsible for monitoring currently funded sponsored projects at the SMHS in tandem with the Principal Investigators and their administrative staff. This includes assuring that costs are allowable, notification of any sponsored projects which are overdrawn or may be ending soon, assuring that employees are properly certifying to their effort, and assisting PI's with re-budgeting, no-cost extensions, and project close-out.

The Grants Management office reviews award documents for scope of work, cost, timing, or other financial considerations. While review is allowable, the Grants Management office in not responsible for negotiating the award document. Research & Sponsored Program Development will do the negotiation with the potential sponsor.

News & Updates

Released January 6, 2023, the NIH Salary Cap changed under NOT-HS-23-005. The Federal Executive Level II Salary Cap changed effective January 1, 2023. The amount is $212,100. This will affect new NIH awards and some DHHS and Department of Justice awards.
The current Indirect Cost Rate Agreement date is August 12, 2022.
Indirect Cost Rates are 41% for Research and 35% for Other Sponsored
ASSIST through the NIH Commons is available to generate NIH proposals. Workspace through Grants.gov is also available to generate NIH or other agency proposals.
Graduate student fringe benefits are currently estimated about $120 per year.
The budget tool has been revised to separate out Key Personnel and Other Personnel. Please use this tool if there is not an agency specific budget to use.
In all budget justifications, please designate a Key Personnel section and also an Other Personnel section.

Grants Management