Maggie Sullivan

Grant Specialist II

Job Responsibilities 

  • Works with Principal Investigator to compile and submit the entire grant according to established agency/university guidelines. Prepare and review all agency forms for submission. Enter grant budgeting documents online, as needed.

  • Serves as internal liaison and grant content representative with grants office to ensure that all funds are set up in a timely manner; prepare any necessary project advances, no-cost extensions and ensure that funds are carried forward as appropriate.
  • Works with OSRS to ensure timely implementation of contracts and subcontracts by examining and supplying the necessary requirements to OSRS.
  • Tracks and maintains online database of grants submitted, awarded, rejected, etc.
  • Organizes and determines proper action plans including the oversight for advanced alerts to PIs of upcoming deadlines for continuation, competitive renewals, progress reports, etc.
  • Responsible for ensuring that human and animal study protocols are associated with the applicable proposal or award.
  • Oversees and coordinates the proper transfer of PI grant files into WashU and to new institutions or new departments.
  • Coordinates the necessary support with internal and external requests for grant-related information (i.e. current biosketches, trainee information and human/animal protocol approvals, other support).
  • Creates, addresses and processes correspondence of moderate complexity with granting agencies (i.e. inquiries, carry forward requests, change in effort requests, no cost extensions, equipment purchase and budget reallocation requests).
  • Organizes and maintains electronic grant files.
  • Attends training sessions/seminars related to position.
  • Assists senior leadership with special projects as requested.
  • Works with PIs to provide fund management and make any necessary budgetary changes.
  • Approves purchasing documents and provides guidance to purchasing staff on appropriate expenditures according to specific grant policies.
  • Manages and monitors grant budgets and ensures appropriate and timely expenditures and reconciliation of funds.
  • Prepares monthly financial reports on all research accounts and distribute/discuss with PIs and senior leadership.

 

Psychological & Brain Sciences Faculty Assignments 

  • Abrams, Richard
  • Agrawal, Arpana
  • Bogdan, Ryan
  • Carpenter, Brian
  • Dobbins, Ian
  • Fitzsimmons‐Craft, Ellen
  • Hatoum, Alexander 
  • Hill, Patrick
  • Jackson, Joshua 
  • Kool, Wouter
  • Lai, Calvin 
  • Lambert, Alan
  • Strube, Mike
  • Sun, Jessie
  • Van Engen, Kristin 
  • Willroth, Emily
     

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