Project Start Up
After an official award has been received by JCSU and before any work has been done on the project, a Project Start Up meeting should be held. This will be attended by a GSPAR budget specialist and by the Principal Investigator (PI). The items that will be discussed at this meeting include the following:
Award Specifics
Funding Agency
Award amount
Type of award
Project period
Project Description
Personnel required
Student involvement
Student involvement
Project Administration
Financial and Progress Reports
Final Reports
Report clearance (internal)
Final Reports
Report clearance (internal)
GSPAR Support
Compliance workshops
Budget review schedule
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations
Inventory requirements
Budget review schedule
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations
Inventory requirements
GSPAR’s goal is for the award to be programmatically and administratively managed as efficiently as possible. The Project Start Up meeting will assist the (PI) and the GSPAR office in reaching this mutually beneficial goal.