Grants administration is a primary function of the Office of Research and Special Projects.

Any faculty member of the School of Medicine who submits a grant for basic biomedical research, clinical research, or a special project must complete a SAM processing form, which, along with the grant proposal and all pertinent forms, must be submitted.

Administrators with the Office of Basic Biomedical Research review and approve all financial transactions for grant accounts and “E” fund accounts. These include purchase orders, travel authorization, travel vouchers, travel reimbursement vouchers, direct expenditure vouchers, direct expenditures for personal services, and intra-institutional transfers. Members of the office act as liaisons with other University offices when necessary and advise faculty and staff on cost sharing requirements when needed. Dr. Prakash Nagarkatti, the liaison between the Office of Basic Biomedical Research and the Dean’s Office, signs for the dean and either approves the grants or returns them to the departments.

For additional information about grant functions performed by the Office of Clinical research and Special Projects, contact Sara Howe at 803-733-3263 or sara@med.sc.edu.

Administrators with the Office of Clinical Research and Special Projects ensure that the principal investigator and the department chair have signed all portions of the processing form and that the proposal is complete and appropriate. After checking the processing form for completeness, Dr. Fowler, acting as the liaison between the Office of Clinical Research and Special Projects and the Dean’s Office, signs for the dean and either forwards grants to SPAR or returns them to the departments.

For additional information about grant functions performed by the Office of Clinical Research and Special Projects, contact Cheri Alexander at 803-733-3331 or calexand@gw.med.sc.edu.

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