PI
ORIENTATION
- Upon completion of the Award Information Notice, the Project Administrator contacts the Principal Investigator to arrange an orientation. An orientation should be offered to all Principal Investigators with new awards and to Principal Investigators with complicated or unusual continuation awards. The orientation consists of an overview of University and sponsor guidelines tailored to meet the requirements of each individual project.
- The Project Administrator reviews the Award Information Notice with the Principal Investigator and each budget item is discussed.
- The Project Administrator provides the Principal Investigator with a folder that contains the Award Information Notice, award document, budget, cost-sharing statement (if applicable), and the BUDGET UNIT SIGNATURE CARD with an example attached.
- The Office of Sponsored Programs web site is reviewed and the Principal Investigator is advised that printed copies of financial reports from FAMIS are distributed monthly.
- The Office of Sponsored Programs notifies the Principal Investigator of the contacts for the following items:
Purchase Requisition Training - Contact Purchasing X1902
Travel Training - Contact Travel X1735
Form 500 Training - Contact Human Resources X1727 or 1730
FAMIS Help Training - Contact General Accounting X1909
- The Project Administrator and the Principal Investigator sign off on the Award Information Notice at the conclusion of the PI Orientation. The original signed Award Information Notice becomes part of the contract file and the Principal Investigator's review copy is replaced with the signed copy.
Orientations should also be provided periodically for new departmental staff.
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