Mission

The mission of the NWACC Office for Grants is to assist faculty, staff, and administrators seek, apply for, and receive external funding to promote innovation and meet the educational needs of students. Located within the Division of Advancement, the Office for Grants works to advance the Mission, Vision and Strategic Outcomes (Ends) of the College, thus supporting the development of projects and programs that foster teaching and learning strategies designed to enhance student success. Services provided by the Office for Grants include: Research funding opportunities Assist in the grant writing process Provide grant writing training Assist with project budgeting and personnel requests Manage the internal grant approval process Coordinate grant submissions Grant administration Build and maintain relationships with funding agencies and organizations

The Office for Grants is pleased to present the Grants Management Training Certification Program. The training program is designed to help you remain current on award issues and new policies and procedures. All Principal Investigators (PIs) and/or professional staff members with signatory authority for externally funded grants and contracts are required to attend. For your convenience, the training has been divided into four sessions. Training will be conducted monthly and will be offered at varying times during the second and third week of each month. Topics to be included are:

Part 1 - Pre-Awards, Post-Awards, and Policies & Procedures
Part 2 - Grant and Contract Accounting
Part 3 - Post-Award Reporting, Budgets and Purchasing
Part 4 - Recurring Audit Issues and Resources

All PIs must attend the in-person training within four months of receiving written notification of an award. The training must be repeated every four years. This insures that PIs remain current on grants administration processes and changes. In addition, faculty members and staff interested in pursuing external funding are encouraged to attend the Pre-Awards, Resources, and Policies and Procedures portion of the training.

Please sign up no later than September 10th so that we may adequately prepare the presentation materials for each session.

For questions/comments on this content, please contact Shauna Sterling .

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