Grants
Development Office
Unit
Annual Report
2002-2003
Personnel
Tom Mahoney — Director, Grants
Development
Rita Bolluyt — Executive Administrative
Assistant and UMM Campus Certified Approver
Roger Wareham — Coordinator, Pre-Award
Activities
Purpose
The purpose of the Grants Development
Office is to assist faculty and staff in securing and utilizing both external
and internal resources for their research, teaching, public service and
outreach.
Function
A. Dissemination of
information
1. Announcements
of grants opportunities placed in the Weekly Bulletin on a regular basis
2. Work with
individual faculty to identify sources related to their interests
3. Search
electronic and printed databases for source information
4. Develop and
maintain electronic access to grants related information
5. Disseminate
compliance and regulatory information
B. Assist in
proposal preparation and submission
1. Provide
editing and comment service
2. Assist in
budget development
3. Coordinate
approval process
C. Assist in award
administration
1. Negotiate
and establish awards
2. Review and
approve financial documents
3. Coordinate
effort certification
4. Assist with
compliance activities
D.
Maintain
liaison with the Office of the Vice President for Research at the U of M
E. Coordinate
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) education program
F. Assist
community efforts in seeking funding
Evaluation and Changes Recommended
During FY 2004, we will continue to
implement the EGMS system and the all-University Certified Approver
system. We will continue UMM
RCR team presentations. The
Director will continue to be on a 25% leave of absence for 2004. Roger Wareham will coordinate pre-award
activities and serves as the Fulbright Campus contact. Rita Bolluyt will continue to serve as
UMM effort certification coordinator and the campus Certified Approver for
sponsored purchases.
Narrative/Statistical
The following is a brief summary of UMM
external grants activity from July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.
Number
of proposals submitted 23
Proposals
submitted by area:
Academic
Affairs 1
Center
for Small Towns 2
Education 1
Humanities 7
Plant
Services 3
Science
& Math 5
Social
Science 1
Student
Affairs 3
Proposals
funded by area:
Education ($297,870) 1
Humanities ($13,500) 4
Plant
Services ($180,000) 1
Student
Affairs ($2,100) 1
In addition to external activities, the
office assisted with 10 internal applications resulting in nearly $60,000
awarded to UMM faculty. The Grants
Office met with or worked directly with over 55 UMM faculty and staff members,
5 communityrelated projects, and collaborations with two other postsecondary
institutions.
UMM faculty, with staff leadership from
Roger Wareham, presented the first RCR, Part 1, presentation originating from a
coordinate campus.