Proposal Development & Submission (Pre-Award)
Grace Thornton, Research Development Manager - gthorn@uga.edu; 706.542.9068
- Available to discuss research interests and to assist with professional development plans
- Assists with finding research funding opportunities
- Works with researchers on narrative development
- Reviews and edits proposal narratives
Kim Wright, Research Administration Manager – kawright@uga.edu; 706.542.3873
- Assists with budget development
- Checks for compliance with RFP, CASB, UGA accounting standards, and completion of all forms
- Signs on behalf of the Dean and the College and is the Sponsored Programs liaison
Paula Alexander, Grants Coordinator – palexand@uga.edu; 706.583.8234
Glory Griffin, Grants Coordinator – ggriffin@uga.edu, 706.542.2337
- Assists with budget development
- Prepares documents for submission
Grants Management Support (Post-Award)
The post-award accountants oversee the financial management of grant and contract awards including providing monthly budget reports to principal investigators and monitoring budget amendments, personnel reports, purchase orders, travel, etc. The accountants are listed below with the departments and programs they work with:
Paula Alexander, Grants Coordinator – palexand@uga.edu; 706.583.8234
- CSSE, CHDS, and EPIT
Teresa Melton, Business Manager II – tmelton@uga.edu; 706.542.8347
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research in Education & Human Development
Keith Morgan, Business Manager I – skmorgan@uga.edu; 706.542.4047
- KINS, LEAP, and WELSF
Elaine Payne, Business Manager I – epayne@uga.edu; 706.542.2193
- ESSE, LLE, MSE, and Teacher Quality