Manages and coordinates the sub-award invoicing process and monitoring. This includes PO creation, review, gaining approvals, and submits for payment. Leads the cost transfer process聽including聽organization, review, troubleshooting and processing of cost transfer for sponsored awards.

Manages the accounting for Reimbursable (RE) projects. Prepares interim and final financial reports as required by sponsors. This would include SF-425s and SF-270s. Prepares and submits invoices on cost-reimbursable projects.聽 Collects and processes payments. Monitors account receivable and aging reports. Coordinates transferring of cost-share monies to and from departmental units. Oversees the entry of new project budgets in GL for Reimbursable projects. Assists faculty with current award balances and carry-forward amounts. Processes budget reallocations and obtain sponsor acknowledgment and approval when necessary. Reviews cost transfers for Reimbursable projects and help provide guidance on the allowability of expenses.

Christopher Boynton is the Director of the Office of Research Administration and the University聽 of Maine’s Authorized Institutional Representative. In this capacity, Director Boynton has the authority to submit applications or proposals; negotiate, execute, and otherwise obligate the University on the resulting grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts for sponsored projects.

Manages incoming documents and performs quality control and archiving functions. Performs PARS and sponsor website registration and support. Assists with network management and data systems design, maintenance, and management, publishes data and generates monthly and ad-hoc extramural activity reports. Maintains ORA website.

Helps manage Cost Transfers, from intake, review, and corrections. Coordinates and manages sub-award invoicing process. Oversees entering project budgets into the general ledger and project creates.

Manages the day-to-day operations of non-fiscal post-award functions in the Office of Research Administration.聽聽The post-award team is responsible for the administrative review and negotiation of grants and contracts at the time of award, which includes the review and interpretation of award terms and conditions, and acceptance of the award; issuing and negotiating outgoing subawards; and managing other non-fiscal, post-award administrative and compliance matters related to sponsored projects and subawards to ensure compliance with sponsor federal and state regulations, and University policies.

Manages and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Fiscal Services team. Coordinates and monitors Cost Transfers, Sponsor Invoicing, Sub-award Invoices, Budget reallocations, and other fiscal post-award functions. Helps provide guidance to the research community on the allowability of expenses.

Manages the intake of new proposals and assigns to the Pre Award team for development. Provides guidance on proposal preparation, which includes review of proposal budget and budget justification, full proposal for completeness and compliance with sponsor requirements and University policies, and submission of final proposal to sponsor.

As ORA’s liaison for projects involving Synthetic Organoflourine Compounds, Nancy’s focus will be on the administration of all PFAS related activity for the 91爆料 and the 91爆料 at Machias.

Provides guidance on proposal preparation, which includes review of proposal budget and budget justification, full proposal for completeness and compliance with sponsor requirements and University policies, and submission of final proposal to sponsor. Assists in the review of grant and contract offers from Federal, State, and private sponsors; provides guidance and advice to faculty, staff and administrators on federal, state, and university guidelines, procedures and policies related to research administration process.

Develops and disseminates policy, procedures and guidelines that comply with federal, state and sponsor regulations related to research administration.聽 Assists in the review, interpretation and negotiation of non-standard sponsor terms.聽 Develops and maintains a repository of acceptable and non-acceptable sponsor terms.