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Grant Support Center

The Grant Support Center provides pre- and post-award compliance assistance to select investigators and their teams through a highly qualified group of research administrators.


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Pre-Award

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  • The Center provides extensive support with development and preparation of grant proposals.
  • Grants managers work with investigators on interpreting and following RFA/RFP/PA policies and guidelines.
  • Grants managers prepare budgets and assist in budget justifications.
    • Provide up-to-date salary information for project personnel
    • Calculate with appropriate Fringe Benefit rate and indirect
  • The PA-005 (Authorization to Seek Off-Campus Funding) begins the internal process for proposal submission. The grants manager starts and routes the form for all the required signatures and then files it with The Ohio State University Office of Sponsored Program (OSP).
  • Grants managers help format, compile, upload and submitting proposals.
  • Federal proposals: The Center typically assists with the completion of the face page and the routing for signatures, budgets and checklists. The Center also assists with "Just-in-Time" requests.
  • Private foundations/sponsors should complete proposal based on requirements, whether hard copy and/or online.

Post-Award

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  • The Center provides real-time budget tracking and comprehensive financial oversight for sponsored projects, plans and provides fiscal management of grants, and ensures compliance with sponsor, university and third party regulations.
  • Grants managers send monthly reports to investigators identifying project financial summaries and status.
  • Grants managers work with investigators to appoint personnel to projects (Direct Appointment/Release Time) to reflect the true effort on projects.
  • Grants managers work with investigators in preparation and submission of research progress reports and final reports/closeout.
  • The Center works with investigators to establish subcontracts when collaborating with other investigators/institutions. Grants managers work directly with their institutional counterparts to initialize the contract process.

Grant Support Staff

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Li Zheng
Director – Grants Administration
Phone: 614-814-1022
Email: Li.Zheng@osumc.edu

Tyler Fogal
Assistant Director
Phone: 614-814-1026
Email: Tyler.Fogal@osumc.edu

Emily Hanus
Assistant Director
Phone: 614-814-1025
Email: Emily.Hanus@osumc.edu

Nichole Brandenburg
Grants and Contracts Specialist - Senior
Phone: 614-814-1031
Email: Nichole.Brandenburg@osumc.edu

Julie Burns
Grants and Contracts Specialist - Senior
Phone: 614-814-1069
Email: Julie.Burns2@osumc.edu

Jacob Carroll
Grants and Contracts Specialist - Senior
Phone: 614-814-1017
Email: Jacob.Carroll@osumc.edu

Estephanie Ortiz
Grants and Contracts Specialist - Senior
Phone: 614-293-8004
Email: estephanie.ortiz@osumc.edu
Michelle Fraelich
Grants and Contracts Specialist
Phone: 614-814-1032
Email: Michelle.Fraelich@osumc.edu

Nina Dimitrova
Grants and Contracts Specialist
Phone: 614-814-1029
Email: nina.dimitrova@osumc.edu

Margaret Queen
Grants and Contracts Specialist
Phone: 614-814-1020
Email: margaret.queen@osumc.edu

Leslie Rodgriguez
Grants and Contracts Specialist
Phone: 614-814-1054
Email: leslie.stine@osumc.edu

Autumn Shuler
Grants and Contracts Specialist
Phone: 614-814-1019
Email: Autumn.Shuler@osumc.edu

William McGreehan
Grants and Contracts Specialist
Phone: 614-814-1028
Email: william.mcgreehan@osumc.edu

Stephanie Nara
Grants and Contracts Specialist
Phone: 614-814-1030
Email: stephanie.nara@osumc.edu

Trevor Maag
Grants and Contracts Associate
Phone: 614-814-1024
Email: Trevor.Maag@osumc.edu

Lauren DiDomenico
Grants and Contracts Specialist
Phone: 614-814-1034
Email: lauren.didomenico@osumc.edu

Alexis Throckmorton
Grants and Contracts Associate
Phone: 614-814-1037
Email: Alexis.Throckmorton@osumc.edu

Alyssa Turk
Grants and Contracts Associate
Phone: 614-814-1027
Email: Alyssa.Turk@osumc.edu

Christine Bridge
Grants and Contracts Associate
Phone: 614-814-1056
Email: christine.bridge@osumc.edu
Allie Caldwell
Grants and Contracts Associate
Phone: 
Email: Alexandra.Caldwell@osumc.edu
Bri Froning
Grants and Contracts Associate
Phone: 614-814-1322
Email: Brianna.Froning@osumc.edu 

Em Sapp
Grants and Contracts Associate
Phone: 614-814-1340
Email: Em.Sapp@osumc.edu