SOHE Researcher Session: Budget Development / Subawards -- April 11, 2025

This session will provide two "spark sessions" related to budget development: i) Grant Budgeting (Reminders and Updates) and ii) Subaward Success for Grants.

Session Information

Date: Friday, April 11, 2025

Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: 1199 Nancy Nicholas Hall (WI Idea Room)

Format: In person with a remote attendance option (click for Zoom meeting link)

Session Content

We invite researchers from the School of Human Ecology to join us for two mini ("spark") sessions on grant budget development.

Spark Session 1: Grant Budgeting: Reminders and Updates

Presented by members of the SOHE CORE Support Team

This session will cover the fundamentals of grant budgeting and provide crucial updates on recent policy changes.

Topics include:

Brief Overview of Budgeting: Summary of budget basics for a grant (direct costs, indirect costs, avoiding pitfalls)
Tuition Remission Policy Updates: Share new policy regarding tuition remission, including key changes and impacts to current and future grants.
Vendor and Contractor Payments: Best practices for planning and managing payments to external partners including vendors, service providers, and consultants.

Spark Session 2: Subaward Success

Presented by Jennifer Kuhr, Subaward Manager, Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP)

Jennifer will discuss critical aspects of managing subawards on your research projects.

Topics include:

Subaward Requirements: Review of the items needed from subawards when developing a proposal.
Subaward Setup: Overview of the steps to set up a new subaward once a grant award is made, including roles and responsibilities of the PI, Department contact, and subawardee.
Timely Invoice Payment: Tips for ensuring timely processing and payment of subaward invoices.