The Grants Management Department provides comprehensive management of an award once it has been funded. Account establishment and maintenance, review for compliance with sponsor regulations, cost sharing and effort reporting, billing, reporting and file maintenance are all within the scope of our department. Additionally security records are established for access as well as training for the Report Center.
Staff
Dale Bessinger
Grant & Accounts Receivable Associate: Sponsor Invoicing; Financial Reporting; Effort Certification; Cost Share & IFRs; 716-878-5079; Buckham B206
- Responsible for invoicing Federal & State agencies for our Sponsored Awards/Projects; financial reporting, monitor and tracking of cost share and effort certification via the RF’s ECC system, generating and tracking IFR (Income Fund Reimbursable) payments for university and research faculty, collections, and cash receipts.
Lisa Gatti
Grant Administrator, RF Business Systems Access Administrator: Sponsored Awards, RF RMS Corporate Awards; 716-878-5724; Buckham B206, Office 213
- Grant Manager and Security Officer for all Principal Investigators (PI) of Sponsored Awards/Projects and RF Funded corporate Awards/Projects: Establishes and maintains all awards, monitors for compliance (budgetary and terms and conditions set forth by sponsors) per funding source whether it is RF, State, Federal, Sub-Awards, Sub-Recipients, Contracts, Foundation, Gifts and Multiple Sponsors. Prepares and/or reviews financial reports and progress reports. Responsible for reviewing/approving all expenditures submitted against awards/projects.
- Creates and maintains security records for access to the Report Center and/or Oracle proper. Provides training on the RF Report Center PI Dashboard.