Grant Management & Financial Oversight Travel Trouble: Why “Just Charge It to the Grant” Isn’t Always Safe Travel is one of the most common — and most confusing — categories of sponsored project expenses. Between federal regulations, sponsor-specific guidance, and institutional...
Grant Management & Financial Oversight Subrecipient Monitoring: Keys to Successful Subrecipient Relationships Navigating the complex dynamics of a subrecipient collaboration between institutions can be a daunting task. From initial proposal to closeout, effective oversight of...
Grant Management & Financial Oversight Closing Time: Project Management It's the end of the road, the money is spent, the work is complete, and now it's time to walk the PI and your grant project across the finish line. Time to close it up. Congratulations, you have...
Grant Management & Financial Oversight Nothing Sparks Interest in Your Cost Procedures Like Denying an Expenditure Spotlight Story Denying an expense? Suddenly everyone wants to read the cost policy. Find out how one compliance specialist overhauled a 36-page procedure into...
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Grant Management & Financial Oversight Empowering Research Teams: A Guide to Effective Post-Award Management Training for Principal Investigators and Research Staff Spotlight Story - Catalyst Quarterly A strategic approach to post-award management training: Learn how tailored...
Grant Management & Financial Oversight Taking Care of Business: Project Management So, what’s next? This is a question often heard after RAs have helped new PIs get up and running on a project and it is now six months into the project. Just like at the beginning (see related...
Grant Management & Financial Oversight Unraveling Participant Support Participant support is an exciting budget category because it is exempt from Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC), which means grantees get a bigger bang for their buck. Let’s take a closer look at what is...
Grant Management & Financial Oversight AAR in Research Administration: Completing the Discussion In research administration, the principles of allowable, allocable, and reasonable (AAR) costs are essential to the effective management of research grants and sponsored projects. These...
Introducing the New Catalyst Sections & Feature Editors Grant Management & Financial Oversight The Grant Management and Financial Oversight (Post-Award) section focuses on the critical processes involved in managing and reporting grants after funding has been awarded. This...