Research Administration Support Office Roles

The following table offers a brief overview of the Research Administration support offices at Duke and what role they play in research administration activities.

Office Support Offered Contact

Office of Research Support (ORS)

  • Provost Area/Campus Schools specific
  • Pre-award and post-award services
  • SPS training & support
  • Proposal review & submission
  • WBSE request review (sponsored projects & non-reportable codes (e.g. 39x))
  • Issuance & modification of external sub agreements
  • Processing & approval of awards/modifications
  • International aspects of projects
  • Non-sponsored agreements (e.g. MOU, NDA)
  • Sponsor communications
  • Prior approval requests (e.g. Re-budgets)
https://ors.duke.edu/
Office of Research Administration (ORA)
  • Schools of Medicine/Nursing specific
  • Pre-award and post-award services
  • SPS training & support
  • Proposal review & submission
  • WBSE request review (sponsored projects & non-reportable codes (e.g. 39x))
  • Issuance & modification of external sub agreements
  • Processing & approval of awards/modifications
  • International aspects of projects
  • Non-sponsored agreements (e.g. MOU, NDA)
  • Sponsor communications
  • Prior approval requests (e.g. Re-budgets)
https://medschool.duke.edu/research/research-support/research-support-offices/office-research-administration-ora

Campus Award Management Team (CAMT)

  • Post-award management guidance
  • NIH NCE & Carryover assistance, review, approval, and submission to sponsor
  • Project end & closeout guidance
  • Closeout document review and approval
  • MRH Needs Help widget support & issue resolution
  • CAS management & monitoring
  • Management Center Research Administration Reporting
  • Individualized support, training, and implementation of new policies, procedures & technologies related to departmental award management
http://camt.duke.edu/

Office of Education for Research Administration and Finance (OERAF)

  • Reviews each certified employee’s completed training to ensure CE requirements are met
  • Provides training sessions for required learning for RAs
https://finance.duke.edu/research/training
Office of Post-Award Administration (OPAA): Compliance
  • Research & financial compliance determinations and resolutions
email PostAwardAdmin@duke.edu
Office of Post-Award Administration (OPAA): ECRT Team
  • Sponsored effort mgmt. & support (ECRT/cost-sharing)
  • Effort Certification
email ecrt-support@duke.edu
Office of Post-Award Administration (OPAA): Sub Team
  • Sub risk assessment
  • Subrecipient data and invoice
email ospsubcontractmgmt@duke.edu
Treasury Billing Services (TBS)
  • WBSE setup & maintenance
  • Interim billing on reportable sponsored projects (expedited in SAP)
  • Accts receivable from sponsors

email TBS-Billing tbsbilling@duke.edu 

email TBS-Award Setup tbsawardsetup@duke.edu

Post Award Financial Management (PAFM)
  • Interim & final invoicing and reporting on reportable projects (non-expedited in SAP)
  • Post award communications with sponsors
  • Residual balance review and transfer
 email pafmliaisons@duke.edu

Foundation Relations

  • Help you define your approach and develop a high-quality, competitive proposal
  • Identify foundations that may be interested in your work
  • Serve as a liaison to foundations
  • Review your letters of intent and proposals
  • Advise you on grant reporting and stewardship
  • Explain the basics of foundation fundraising
https://foundationrelations.duke.edu/

Accounting Systems Administration (ASA)

  • Control of the monthly close process
  • Establishing and updating accounting policies and procedures
  • ensuring integrity of the general ledger through various daily/weekly/monthly quality checks
  • maintaining security to control user access to financial information in SAP
  • monitoring petty cash and change funds
  • serving as the functional Help Desk to users of SAP
  • training personnel in the use of SAP and basic accounting skills necessary to properly manage financial information
  • reconciliation of numerous bank and G/L accounts
  • participating in the development/revision/enhancement of new and revised financial accounting system
  • Assigning and maintaining cost objects, G/L accounts, and related attributes in the SAP system
https://finance.duke.edu/accounting/depts/asa

Financial Services

  • Accounting & Budgets
  • Payroll & Time Reporting
  • Procurement & Accounts Payable
https://finance.duke.edu/

Employee Travel and Reimbursement (ET&R)

  • Employee travel
  • Corporate card
  • Non-travel reimbursement
http://finance.duke.edu/travel