Grants and Contracts Officer

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Location

Augusta University
- Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

College/Department Information

The Division of Sponsored Programs Administration and the Augusta University Research Institute serve as a central unit to coordinate and support Augusta University's Internal and External Sponsored Projects. The Division aims to identify, support, and advance opportunities for research, training, teaching, and scholarly activities by managing the entire lifecycle of sponsored project from proposal and grant development and submission, to contract preparation, award management, and project close out management.

The DSPA seeks to advance extramural support programs for the institution by providing administrative, informational, and logistical assistance to faculty and staff, while ensuring compliance with pertinent policies and regulations of the institution, extramural sponsors, and federal oversight agencies.

Job Summary

The position of Grant and Contract Officer assists principal investigators, project managers, and faculty members by providing knowledge and expertise on proposal and budget preparation, contract and subcontracting negotiations, and rules and regulations of state, federal, and other sponsoring agencies. The position also serves as a continuing source of information concerning funding opportunities and as a liaison between investigators, administrators, and the agency officials.

Responsibilities

The duties include, but are not limited to:

PROPOSAL PREPARATION:
Ensure proposals meet sponsor and institutional requirements before submission to Pre-Award leadership for final review. Assist principal investigators (PIs), project managers, etc in preparing budgets. Review of sponsor guidelines to ensure consistency, compliance, and administrative components of proposals. Review cost-sharing commitments and institutional approvals. Submit proposals through sponsor portals (e.g., Grants.gov, NSF research.gov, NIH eRA Commons).

TRACK PROPOSALS:
Update proposal details (e.g., sponsor, award amount, project period, PI information) in database within two days after submission. Track all proposals within assigned portfolio against the database for accuracy, including moving through the workflow in a timely manner and verifying status of Pending proposals. Ensure sponsor-mandated reports (e.g., progress reports, final technical reports), prior approvals, NCEs, pre-award negotiations, and all other documentation is in the grant file.

Perform regular self-audits of portfolio projects and data validation to correct errors or inconsistencies in grant records.

NEGOTIATE AWARD

TERMS:

Review and negotiate award terms and conditions with sponsors (federal, state, industry, and foundations), to include
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¿ types of requests. Ensure compliance with institutional policies, sponsor regulations (e.g., 2 CFR 200 for federal awards), and legal requirements. Facilitate execution of award…