Welcome Colleagues

PRA is back by popular demand!

After a one-year hiatus, NCURA is bringing back its Pre-award Research Administration conference. Most of us have come to realize that the components of pre-award: a properly matched sponsor; a well-developed budget; and a proposal narrative which is responsive to agency guidelines and regulatory compliance, all set the stage for fewer problems in the post-award arena. More and more, we are seeing pre- and post-award as one continuing process where the hand-off between the two units must be coordinated and seamless.

The theme for PRA4 flows from this notion that a PRO-ACTIVE pre-award research administrator is the best line of defense against an audit finding. In keeping with that concept, we will kick off our conference with Tales from the Audit told by colleagues who have experienced them firsthand. The take-home lessons will be the steps pre-award folks can take to avoid problems once a project is underway. We have pictured our profession as a game board with the various squares being the pitfalls we encounter every day. The goal of this conference is to provide the skill set to pre-emptively avoid those pitfalls as we advance around the board.

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Volunteer at PRA 4!

Several volunteer opportunities will be available at the conference! Please click here for more information on volunteer opportunities and contact NCURA's Volunteer Manager, Myrta Stager, stager@ncura.edu or 281-412-6562.