Grants Management Manual
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Award Initiation | Overview of award processes at Kent State, from award notification to generation of an account index to budget revision requests. |
| Compliance | Overview of compliance and management issues relevant to sponsored projects. |
| Compliance - Fly America Act (PDF) | Regulations for international travel on federal funds. Includes copy of Fly America Act Exception Form. |
| Cost Sharing | Overview of Cost-Sharing: categories, types and processes at Kent State for documenting these expenses. |
| Direct Costs | Overview of Direct Costs: definition, determining allowability, and examples of allowable and non-allowable costs. |
| Direct vs. Indirect Costs Matrix | Examples of costs that may generally be charged as direct costs vs. those covered by Facilities & Administrative Costs and not generally charged to the Sponsored Agreement. |
| Monitoring Expenditures | An overview of how to monitor grant expenditures and account index balance using Banner reports. |
| Roles & Responsibilities | Defines roles and responsibilities of Grants Accounting, Sponsored Programs, the department, the PI, and the Office of Internal Audit in award administration. |
| Roles & Responsibilities Post-Award Matrix (PDF) | A list of grant-related post-award activities and who is responsible for them. |
| Staffing the Project | Principles governing payment of project personnel and procedures for charging personnel time to a sponsored project. |
| Subawards | Overview of procedures involving subaward agreements including initiation, monitoring, modifications and closeout. |