An official statement regarding budget activity on restricted awards made to UGA. Expenses are accumulated on a grant and/or project year basis, and current month expenses and obligations are shown in detail. The report is distributed approximately five working days after month end.
The Statistical Consulting Center (SCC) is a Core Facility at UGA. The mission of the SCC is threefold: to provide collaborative research assistance to faculty, research staff, and students in all departments of the University of Georgia; to increase the quality of quantitative research performed at the University; and to provide an advantageous educational experience to students of statistics through training as statistical collaborators.
The SCC consists of a faculty Director (Dr. Jaxk Reeves), an Associate Director (Dr. Kim Love-Myers), and seven graduate students supported on assistantships. It is housed in the Department of Statistics, and receives partial financial support from the Office of Research, the Graduate School, and the Franklin College of Arts & Sciences.
The Post Award Accounting Department serves the University of Georgia with post-award financial management of externally sponsored grants, contracts, and agreements. The staff is ready to help principal investigators and departmental administrators with the various policies and regulations pertaining to sponsored projects and assist with the successful completion of these projects.
The Post Award Accounting Department is responsible for preparing and filing financial reports required by sponsors as well as billing and collecting from sponsors. In partnership with the SPA Preaward Office, Post Award Accounting works closely with University departments to support the management of sponsored projects that achieve the instruction, research, and public service and outreach mission of the University of Georgia.
The SPA Post Award Accounting Department is located at 310 East Campus Road, Athens, GA.
The type of project being proposed is determined by the SPA and affects which submitting/award entity (UGA or UGARF) is to be used.
A progress report which allows sponsors to determine whether funds were spent in accordance with the proposed scope of work (SOW). This is generally required as a condition of receiving support.
A financial report which outlines the accounting of expenditures incurred during the period of performance and/or at the conclusion of the sponsored project. This report reflects the University’s official accounting records.
An individual at UGA who has been delegated the legal authority to bind UGA or UGARF to grants, contracts, and other institutional commitments.
The authority to bind UGA or UGARF is delegated by the President of the University. SPA grant administrators are the only employees authorized to submit proposals and execute awards. PIs, department heads, deans, and directors do not have signatory authority. Documents they sign, while representing themselves as authorized officials, are not legally binding on UGA or UGARF. Alternate term is Authorized Institutional Official.
Generally an allowable direct charge to a restricted or grant account, provided the material shipped is related to or needed to carry out the project’s scope of work (SOW).
