Vanderbilt University

Guidelines for Budgeting and Charging Direct Costs on Sponsored Projects (11/15/96)

Appendix C: Central Offices - Sponsored Project Administration

Vanderbilt University maintains central offices to coordinate overall activities related to sponsored projects and promote consistent practices among the various recipients of contracts and grants. These offices are available to assist principal investigators, department chairs and/or administrators, deans and/or deans' office administrators and directors and/or directors' office administrators in interpreting agency regulations and Vanderbilt policy and procedures relating to budgeting and charging direct costs on sponsored projects.

University Central

1. Division of Sponsored Research, 937 Baker Building, 322-3977
   John Childress, Director
   Responsible for assisting investigators in identifying funding sources, developing proposals, and coordinating compliance activities related to proposal budget development and post-award budget actions for University Central contracts and grants.
   
   
2. Office of Contract and Grant Accounting, 952 Baker Building, 343-6655
   Michelle Vazin, Associate Director, Grants Services
   Responsible for coordinating compliance activities related to post award management including reviewing selected transactions, reporting financial results to sponsoring agencies, and coordinating agency audits of University Central contracts and grants.

Medical Center

1. Office of Research, CCC 3322 Medical Center North, 322-4303
   John Manning, Executive Director of Research Operations
   Melinda Cotten, Director, Grants and Contracts Management
   Responsible for assisting investigators in identifying funding sources, developing proposals, and coordinating compliance activities related to proposal budget development and post-award budget actions for Medical Center contracts and grants.
   
   
2. Department of Finance, Suite 800 Crystal Terrace, 343-5350
   Kathryn Hofeldt, Assistant Director
   Responsible for coordinating compliance activities related to post award management including reviewing selected transactions, reporting financial results to sponsoring agencies, and coordinating agency audits of Medical Center contracts and grants.

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