Location:   Jones Hall, Room 3009

         
 

 The Office of Grants Accounting oversees the post-award financial management of grants and sponsored programs to ensure compliance with State and Federal laws and regulations, as well as University policies.



 PROJECT INITIATION AND ADMINISTRATION

Once an award has been accepted by Youngstown State University, the Director of Grants and Sponsored Programs will initiate the post-award administration process by transferring appropriate documents (i.e., the approved proposal narrative and budget, any sponsor administrative guidelines, the fully-approved grant or contract funding agreement and Blue Sheet, and any pre-award correspondence bearing on project technical activities and reporting) to the Office of Grants Accounting.  Upon receipt of these materials and in consultation with the Principal Investigator/Project Director (PI/PD), the Office of Grants Accounting will establish a project budget in the Banner financial system. 

Once the budget has been established Grants Accounting staff will: 1) assist the PI/PD in managing the award;   2) help to clarify agency regulations and policies;   3) help to clarify University policies and procedures; 4) advise on such matters as allowable costs; subcontracts, or budget revisions; and 5) help resolve administrative problems that arise during the course of the project.