ERI Post-Award Project Management

What ERI Does Not Do

Task Who to Contact
Purchase/order items/food/catering ISD Procurement Specialist/Departmental Admin
Reimbursement requests ISD Procurement Specialist
Book/coordinate travel ISD Procurement Specialist
Book/coordinate events Conference Planning and Management
Manage PG or SG accounts College Strategic Finance Team
Create/update websites/brochures COE Communication Specialist
Processing stipends for REU students Finance Delivery Team/Graduate College
Approve sub invoices Principal Investigator
Communicate with sponsors/program managers Principal Investigator/SPA/OSPA
Signatures SPA/OSPA/OIPTT
Communicate with sub PIs Principal Investigator

What ERI Does

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Reconciles account Reconciles account Reconciles account
Provides monthly spending reports Provides monthly spending reports Provides monthly spending reports
Assists with quarterly spending reports Assists with quarterly spending reports and tying out cost share Assists with quarterly spending reports and tying out cost share
No Cost Extension requests No Cost Extension requests No Cost Extension requests
Starts subcontract process Starts subcontract process Starts subcontract process
Rebudget when necessary Rebudget when necessary Rebudget when necessary
Liaise with GFS, SPA, COE finance teams Liaise with GFS, SPA, COE finance teams Liaise with GFS, SPA, COE finance teams
Assist with participant support costs Assist with participant support costs Assist with participant support costs
Track cost share Track cost share
Attend finance related meetings Attend finance related meetings
Set up costing allocations Set up costing allocations
Provide financial forecasts
Assist with special financial reporting
Communicate with subs regarding spending plans
Set up secondary award lines if necessary