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  • Pre-Award Services - The Pre-Award team within Sponsored Projects provides comprehensive pre-award services to support faculty and staff throughout the lifecycle of proposal development and submission. Our team partners with researchers to ensure proposals are competitive, compliant, and aligned with institutional, sponsor, and regulatory requirements. We are dedicated to facilitating high-quality research by minimizing administrative burden and maximizing proposal success.
  • Post-Award Services - The Post-Award team within Sponsored Projects provides essential post-award services to ensure effective financial and administrative management of externally funded awards. Our team works in collaboration with principal investigators, department administrators, and central finance offices to support compliance, accountability, and stewardship of sponsored funding throughout the life of the award. We are committed to promoting transparency, financial integrity, and compliance to support the successful execution of sponsored research and programs.

Menu of Services

  • Pre-Award Services
    • Funding opportunity identification and dissemination
    • Proposal development and preparation assistance
    • Proposal review and institutional approval
    • Submission to sponsor
    • Communication and liaison
    • Training and outreach
    • Limited submission coordination
  • Post-Award Services (Non-Financial)
    • Facilitation of no-cost extensions and other non-financial amendments
    • Coordination of changes in scope or key personnel
    • Monitoring of compliance with sponsor and institutional policies
    • Assistance with effort certification and cost sharing documentation
    • Subrecipient monitoring
    • Coordination for audit requests and documentation
    • Closeout support for technical and administrative deliverables
  • Post-Award Services (Financial)
    • Budget setup and account creation in financial systems
    • Expenditure monitoring
    • Review and approval of financial transactions (i.e., travel, equipment, consultants)
    • Salary distribution and payroll allocation monitoring
    • Invoicing and financial reporting to sponsors
    • Sponsor cash drawdowns and cash management
    • Financial reconciliation and project closeout
    • Subrecipient invoice review and payment processing
    • Tracking and managing cost share commitments

Pre- and Post-Award Contacts

Pre-Award

Jeremiah Graham
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
jgraham@umkc.edu
816.235.5168

 

Post-Award

Diana C. Jones
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
jonesdc@umkc.edu
816.235.5607

Pre-Award

Jeremiah Graham
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
jgraham@umkc.edu
816.235.5168

 

Post-Award

Arminta Brown
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
brownarm@umkc.edu
816.235.1302

Pre-Award

Lucy Bahner
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
lbahner@umkc.edu
816.235.5220

 

Post-Award

Arminta Brown
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
brownarm@umkc.edu
816.235.1302

Pre-Award

Lora Owens
Pre/Post Award Research Administrator
owensl@umkc.edu
816.235.5621

 

Post-Award

Alissa Kooyenga
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
akxgr@umkc.edu
816.235.5600

Pre-Award

Jasmine Austin
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
jaustin@umkc.edu
816.235.1306

 

Post-Award

Diana C. Jones
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
jonesdc@umkc.edu
816.235.5607

Pre-Award

Jasmine Austin
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
jaustin@umkc.edu
816.235.1306

 

Post-Award

Arminta Brown
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
brownarm@umkc.edu
816.235.1302

Pre-Award

Jeremiah Graham
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
jgraham@umkc.edu
816.235.5168

 

Post-Award

Arminta Brown
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
brownarm@umkc.edu
816.235.1302

Pre-Award

Lucy Bahner
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
lbahner@umkc.edu
816.235.5220

Post-award

Diana Jones

jonesdc@umkc.edu

816-235-5607

Post-Award

Alissa Kooyenga
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
akxgr@umkc.edu
816.235.5600

Pre-Award

Jeremiah Graham
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
jgraham@umkc.edu
816.235.5168

 

Post-Award

Alissa Kooyenga
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
akxgr@umkc.edu
816.235.5600

Pre-Award

Lucy Bahner
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
lbahner@umkc.edu
816.235.5220

 

Post-Award

Arminta Brown
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
brownarm@umkc.edu
816.235.1302

Pre-Award and Post-Award

Chi Johnson
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
johnsonchi@umkc.edu
816.235.5219

 

Pre-Award

Jasmine Austin
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
jaustin@umkc.edu
816.235.1306

 

Post-Award

Alissa Kooyenga
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
akxgr@umkc.edu
816.235.5600

Pre-Award

Jasmine Austin
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
jaustin@umkc.edu
816.235.1306

 

Post-Award

Diana C. Jones
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
jonesdc@umkc.edu
816.235.5607

Pre-Award

Jeremiah Graham
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
jgraham@umkc.edu
816.235.5168

 

Post-Award

Arminta Brown
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
brownarm@umkc.edu
816.235.1302

Pre-Award

Lucy Bahner
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
lbahner@umkc.edu
816.235.5220

 

Post-Award

Diana C. Jones
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
jonesdc@umkc.edu
816.235.5607

Pre-Award and Post-Award

Chi Johnson
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
johnsonchi@umkc.edu
816.235.5219

Pre-Award and Post-Award

Chi Johnson
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
johnsonchi@umkc.edu
816.235.5219

Pre-Award and Post-Award

Lora Owens
Pre/Post Award Research Administrator
owensl@umkc.edu
816.235.5621

 

Pre-Award

Lucy Bahner
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
lbahner@umkc.edu
816.235.5220

 

Post-Award

Arminta Brown
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
brownarm@umkc.edu
816.235.1302

Pre-Award

Lucy Bahner
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
lbahner@umkc.edu
816.235.5220

 

Post-Award

Arminta Brown
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
brownarm@umkc.edu
816.235.1302