CNI GRANT MANAGEMENT

PROPOSALS
CNI grant managers are experts at proposal submission and have submitted hundreds of applications through NSF, DARPA, DOE, NASA, NIH and other agencies. Activities include:

  • Reviewing RFP to determine necessary elements of proposal

  • Building budget workbooks

  • Assembling proposal elements and uploading budget and documents

  • Error checking and coordination of final submittal with SPA

GRANT MANAGEMENT
After a project is awarded, your CNI grant management team performs the following:

  • Setting up the project

  • Meeting with PIs to discuss availability of funds and student allocations

  • Ensuring that subaward spending is consistent with project budget

  • Ensuring that all spending and cost transfers are approved by PI and adhere to principals of Uniform Guidance

ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION AND REPORTING

  • Providing financial reports to each PI utilizing data from Columbia's financial system

  • Preparing financial reports to sponsors

  • Recordkeeping and responding to audits

For more information please contact CNI at cise@columbia.edu.