Post-Award Support

The Post-Award Specialist serves as a direct support resource to investigators across campus and disciplines as related to sponsored projects administration.

They are responsible for fiscal management, human resources assistance, and procurement-related duties related to assigned sponsored projects*.  Using institutional, federal, and sponsor-defined guidelines: they review and assist investigators with budgetary and administrative needs; analyze and produce reports; and provide overall support for grant management. The PAS also serves as a basic resource to help all UCCS investigators achieve a thorough understanding of sponsored program administration by providing workshops and trainings to the campus community.

The Post-Award Specialist is available to assist a particular sponsored program or investigator at the discretion of the Associate Vice Chancellor of Research.

There are a number of priority considerations including:

• No departmental access to sponsored program administrator expertise
• No (or very limited) college access to sponsored program administrator expertise
• Sponsored program awards that generate the full negotiated UCCS F&A recovery rate
• Sponsored program awards that exceed $100,000
• New Investigators or a newly established Research Center
• Pre-tenure faculty
• Investigators who identify with an underrepresented population

To request support, please use the provided form below:

We tailor support to the individual needs of each PIs relating to all budgetary and administrative needs including:

• Reporting and Reconciliation
• Recruiting and Hiring
• Salary Transfers
• Billing and Payments
• Travel (Before and After)
• Equipment Procurement

Once a PI or Sponsored Project has been assigned to the Post-Award Specialist, a preliminary meeting will be held to define areas to support.

We will provide campus-wide Post-Award education trainings and workshops several times throughout the year in order to increase grant-administrative knowledge and expertise.

All faculty and grant-related administrative staff are encouraged to participate in these ongoing educational opportunities.

Take a look at our previous Post-Award educational trainings:

            Your Proposal is Funded!...Now What?  A webinar with PI Jena McCollum.

            View Recording Here

            View Info-graphic

How to Read a Notice of Award (NOA)

View Slides Here

Planning, Spending, & Reconciling Your Grant

View Slides Here 

When the End (of your grant) is Near: Strategies for Winding Down Your Sponsored Program

View Slides Here

View Recording Here

Understanding Your Grant Weather Report: What's Your Project's Forecast?

View Slides Here

View Recording Here

Topic: Grant funded Student Employees

Topic: Effort Reporting

Topic: Sponsored Programs and Human Resources

Topic: Voluntary non-UCCS Research Personnel

Topic: PI or Co-PI Changes - Project Remains at UCCS

Topic: Outgoing PI Transfer Checklist

Topic: OSPRI Budget Adjustment Form & Flow Chart