Award Process

The Sponsored Programs Office (SPO) will receive official notification that a proposal has been funded. Here are the steps that will take place. (You can also see the award process flowchart).

1. SPO will review and approve the terms and conditions of the award.
2. SPO staff processes the award documents.
3. SPO sends an award notification, budget, and terms & conditions to the PI, Post Award Management (PAM), Contract and Grant Accounting (CGA) and the PI’s Deans office.
4. CGA sets up and assigns the account number (FAU) for the award. CGA also appropriates the account based on the approved budget supplied by SPO.
5. CGA sends FAU notification to PI and PAM when account has been activated.
6. PAM sets up award file and sends out congratulatory email and administration questionnaire to the PI. The questionnaire is necessary to gather the following information.
   a. Salary setup on the award
   b. Determination of faculty summer salary
   c. AKA determination for quick reference to award
   d. Inclusion of any PI requested projections for the award