Services
We aim to support the School of Medicine’s research mission by offering expert guidance and hands-on assistance with the following services:
Grant Pre‑Award Services
- Funding Opportunity Review
- Identification and review of funding opportunities to assess eligibility, sponsor requirements, and alignment with investigator goals and departmental priorities.
- Budget Development and Justification
- Development of accurate, compliant budgets and detailed budget justifications in accordance with sponsor guidelines, institutional policies, and project needs.
- Preparation of Administrative Proposal Components
- Preparation and review of all required administrative components, including forms, assurances, biosketch coordination, other support documentation, and data management plans, as applicable.
- Coordination of Internal Approvals and Routing in RAMSeS
- Management of proposal routing and approvals within RAMSeS to ensure timely review, accuracy, and compliance with institutional requirements prior to submission.
- Compliance Checks and Sponsor Policy Interpretation
- Review of proposals for compliance with sponsor policies and institutional guidelines, including interpretation of complex or evolving requirements.
- Collaboration with UNC Central Offices (OSP, SPO, OCT) for Final Submission
- Close coordination with UNC central offices to address questions, resolve issues, and support successful and timely proposal submission.
- Support for Just in Time (JIT) and Other Pre-Award Requests
- Assistance with Just in Time requests and other pre-Award follow-up items, including documentation updates and sponsor communications.
Clinical Trial Pre-Award Services
- Protocol Review and Study Feasibility Assessment
- Review of clinical trial protocols to assess study scope, operational feasibility, departmental capacity, and alignment with UNC and School of Medicine requirements prior to study start-up.
- Clinical Trial Budget Development, Coverage Analysis, and Negotiation
- Development of comprehensive clinical trial budgets based on protocol-driven schedules of events, coverage analysis, and institutional standards, including negotiation with industry sponsors or CROs to support appropriate cost recovery.
- Preparation of Study Start Up and Administrative Documents
- Coordination of required study start-up documentation, including budgets, supporting materials, and sponsor-specific administrative forms needed for submission and review.
- Coordination of Internal Review and Routing for Study Start Up
- Management of internal routing and approvals to support timely review by departments and submission through institutional processes leading to Clinical Trials Office (CTO) review.
- Sponsor and Institutional Compliance Review
- Review of study materials for compliance with sponsor requirements, institutional policies, and clinical research standards, including interpretation of sponsor specific terms that impact study start up and activation.
- Collaboration with UNC Central Offices (OCT, CRP, OSP, SPO)
- Close collaboration with the Office of Clinical Trials, Clinical Research Partners, Sponsored Programs Office, and Sponsored Projects Office to support coordinated review, address questions, and facilitate efficient study start up and activation.
- Support for Sponsor Revisions and Pre Activation Requests
- Assistance with sponsor requested revisions, budget updates, and other pre award follow up items required to advance studies toward approval and activation.