Research Services
The Office of Research and Development assists University of Montana faculty, staff and graduate students in their research and creative endeavors by providing the following services:
1. Information about Funding Sources (Contact: Judy Fredenberg or Terri Coslet)
- Provides a wide variety of information regarding funding sources, procedures and guidelines, budget concerns, and recent UM awards;
- Reviews and disseminates information, often electronically, from the Federal Register and other publications;
- Facilitates the customization of searches for grant opportunities
- Maintains a collection of resources containing agency regulations and application forms, reference books, grant-writing manuals, directories, annual reports, and newsletters;
- Identifies program officers to contact when exploring funding opportunities, following up on proposals, or obtaining feedback and reviewers’ comments.
2. Project Design and Coordination (Contact: Judy Fredenberg)
- Coordinates and consults in the design of institution-wide, multi-disciplinary, and inter-unit projects;
- Facilitates on- and intra-campus collaboration;
3. Proposal Preparation and Submission (Contact: Judy Fredenberg or Terri Coslet)
- Serves as a central distribution center for standard application materials for federal, state, and private agencies;
- Assists with the interpretation of sponsor guidelines and regulations;
- Assists with budget preparation prior to proposal submission and has final review and signatory responsibility.
4. Award Negotiation (Contact: Judy Fredenberg or Terri Coslet)
- Performs pre- and post-award budget negotiations with agency technical and fiscal officers;
- Provides the institutional approval and signature for all applications for external funding;
- Negotiates terms of grants and contracts with sponsors;
- Signs award documents for the University;
- Negotiates subcontracts with collaborating institutions.
5. Post-Award Grant Management (Contact: Mona Weer or your departmentally-assigned grant accountant)
- Establishes grant accounts and monitors expenditures against them to ensure compliance with University, state, federal and sponsor regulations;
- Advises project directors concerning University and sponsor policies;
- Prepares sponsor-required financial reports and invoices;
- Processes all grant-related cash transactions;
- Facilitates requests for budget revisions and time extensions;
- Processes grant-related cost transfers and budget modifications.
6. Liaison to the Federal Congressional Delegation (Contact: Judy Fredenberg)
- Coordinates all University-related communication with the federal delegation;
- Communicates the University’s research agenda and serves as the Washington advocate.
7. Workshops, Seminars, and Conferences (Contact: Judy Fredenberg)
- Coordinates and sponsors special workshops that feature federal, state, and industry program officers and/or past successful applicants;
- Offers seminars on sources of funding, project design, proposal preparation, and award management.
8. Campus Clearances and Compliance Review (Contact: Claudia Denker)
- Assists in submitting proposals for compliance review and other institutional approvals;
- Serves as a clearinghouse for campus research activities.
9. Technology Transfer (Contact: Claudia Denker)
- Assists in filing patent disclosures and processing material transfer and licensing agreements.
