• Encourage and assist faculty and staff with all aspects of grant and contract proposal, budget development and analysis of potential funding opportunities;
• Submit all external grant proposals to potential sponsors, using a wide variety of submission methods;
• Streamline the internal review and submission processes for externally submitted applications;
• In collaboration with the Dean of Arts and Humanities, serve as a fiscal agent for ARHU’s co-production grants;
• Represent Stockton at the annual research administrator’s conference, other compliance related conferences, and at meetings/workshops offered by external sponsors and share this knowledge with the division of administration and finance;
• Review sponsored program/project agreements to ensure compliance with federal and/or state laws and University regulations in collaboration with the project directors, and the Office of Legal Counsel and negotiate with external sponsors;
• Write and issue subaward agreements to subcontractors who are performing work on grant funded projects; monitor the risk of the subawardees as required per the OMB Uniform Guidance;
• Manage day-to-day operations and manage the ORSP budget;
• Supervise office personnel, providing guidance and counsel, and completing related personnel actions as needed;
• Provide sound programmatic and fiscal assistance to faculty and post-award management staff on funded projects; maintain project reporting, produce monthly grant activity reports, and prepare statistical information for the office as requested by the institutional research office and other offices; assist in the development of training programs for faculty and staff;
• Develop and maintain appropriate policies and procedures;
• Liaise and maintain cooperative working relationships with University staff whose functions impact on responsibilities and duties in the Office of Research and Sponsored programs;
• Maintain and upgrade grant management software which improves the accuracy, efficiency and productivity in the office;
• Act as the Institutional Official and the compliance committees (IRB, IACUC, IBC), serving as a primary point of contact for the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, ensuring that Stockton follows the regulations and guidelines set forth to protect the interests and resources of Stockton - including faculty, staff, collaborators, and research subjects; 
• Attend compliance committee meetings as a voting member, coordinate meetings, inspections and assist in tracking training for committee members;
• Coordinate submission to other committees that may have oversight or other safety committees that review use of recognized hazards;
• Act as the signatory authority to sign grant agreements up to $500K and all grant proposals;
• Act as the Ex-Officio for the R&PD committee and oversee the review process of the internal awards;
• Consult faculty who are applying for internal awards and encourage those who have been heavily funded internally to seek external funding;
• Other duties as assigned by the Provost/VP of Academic Affairs.

Ronnie is responsible for all activity related to the Internal Awards Program. She is also responsible for overseeing office technology, marketing, promotions, student workers and external award funding searches. Specific duties include:

• Internal Awards Program Manager of the ORSP and Research and Professional Development awards, including management of all aspects of the Online Application System and its implementation.  Responsible for initial application calls, application collection, distribution to Committee, review process, and notification of awards.
• Internal award budget transfers to schools. 
• Liaison to R&PD Committee.
• External Award funding locator for research projects.
• Management and event coordinator for all items related to the Annual Day of Scholarship, including application call, scheduling of venue and individual presentations, marketing, promotion and design. 
• Publisher and designer of the annual University's Scholarly and Professional Activity Report.
• Publisher and designer of the ORSP's monthly Fund Times Newsletter. 
• Manager and contact for all related ORSP office technology issues.
• Manager of the ORSP website utilizing the OU Campus platform.
• Survey designer for review meetings utilizing the University’s Qualtrics system.
• Marketing/promotional manager for all ORSP related activities including email informative blasts, workshops and office events.
• Manager of Social Media platforms.
• Supervisor of Student Workers, including scheduling of duties and payroll new hire forms, I-9 and webtime entry.

The Grants Financial Analyst is responsible for post award External Grant Budget management. Specific duties include:

• Grant Management of Stockton University Centers: Coastal Research Center (CRC), Marine Field Station (MFS), Southern Regional Institute & Educational Technology Training Center (SRI-ETTC), Stockton Center for Community Engagement (SCCE), The Small Business Development Center (SBDC), (Talent Network) TN & Child Welfare Education Institute (CWEI). 
• Acting liaison between Principal Investigators (PIs), BUDS, Grant Accounting and External Sponsors.
• External grant budget review and modifications.
• Payroll labor distributions and redistributions for grants.
• Fund set up in Banner, including budget lines and position #s.
• Effort Reporting management.