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
• Work with you 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, Business Manager I – palexand@uga.edu; 706.583.8234

• Assists with developing budgets and preparing documents for submission

Grants Management Support (Post-Award)

The post-award accountants oversee the financial management of your grant and contract awards: including providing monthly budget reports to the principal investigator 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, Business Manager I – palexand@uga.edu; 706.583.8234

• CSSE, CHDS, and EPIT

Teresa Melton, Business Manager II – tmelton@uga.edu; 706.542.8347

• COE Centers (Institute)

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, PRISM, and Teacher Quality