What does Grant and Contract Services do?
Grant and Contract Services [GCS] is a service unit within the Office of Research. GCS supports faculty members in obtaining external funds by carrying out the following key responsibilities:

• Review and approve on behalf of the University all grant and contract proposals to outside funding agencies;
• Negotiate grant and contract awards for the University with funding agencies;
• Authorize establishment of accounts for accepted awards;
• Negotiate and prepare subcontracts from University awards to other institutions and organizations;
• Interpret and implement University policies related to grants and contracts;
• Review, interpret, and disseminate policies of outside private and governmental funding agencies;
• Assist faculty members to identify funding sources and prepare proposals;
• Maintain a grant and contract database and generate regular reports on sponsored programs;
• Manage the human subjects review process at the University and provide administrative support to the Human Subjects Review Committees.