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DEFINITIONS

This table lists responsibilities for different research administrator roles.

RoleDefinition
Proposal Grant & Contract Officer (GO)Responsibilities include review and submission of Proposals, Proposal post-submission materials, Just-in-Time requests, and Annual Progress reports that are considered continuation applications (e.g. NIH RPPR routed through ePAWS).
Transaction Grant & Contract Officer (GO)Negotiation of funded agreements (awards) from non-profit organizations and under a grant or cooperative agreement; Compliance and acceptance review of all award setups; Non-financial award management including administrative closeouts, progress reports for all awards that are not processed via ePAWs; prior approval requests (rebudgets, NCEs, change of PI, etc.) for non-profit organizations and under a grant or cooperative agreement.
Research Finance Analyst (RFA)Responsibilities include review of expense compliance transactions, e.g. JVs, cost transfers, vendor payments (DPay forms), PO requisitions, financial reporting, and closeouts.
Research Account Analyst (RAA)Responsibilities include Invoicing and letter of credit draws, payments and collections, and closeouts.

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Last Updated on January 15, 2025