Step 5: Manage Your Award • Office of Sponsored Programs • Carthage College

You’ve been funded… Now what?

Upon receiving a notice of award (NOA), the Office of Sponsored Programs will review it and work with the principal investigator (PI) to schedule a New Award Kick-Off Meeting. This meeting will pull together an award management team comprised of all the necessary faculty & staff needed to ensure the grant funds are administered successfully. At this meeting, the PI will receive important award management tools and learn about their post-award management responsibilities.

Kick-Off Meeting Meeting Topics

Account Set-up Procedures & Questions
S: Drive Electronic Grant Folder Access & Orientation
Discuss grant budget & coordinate with the Senior Grant Accountant to finalize the grant budget
Guidance for the handling of invoices/reimbursements, personnel changes, student payouts, other expenses
Instructions for budget monitoring and reconciliation
Compliance Topics
Financial Reporting
Non-financial Reporting