Grants and Contracts Accounting services (GCAS) is located within the Comptroller's Office. It is responsible for sound financial management of sponsored project funds. Responsibilities include establishing and administering financial policies and procedures and coordinating the annual A-133 audit.

GCAS prepares, submits and negotiates the University's facilities and administrative (indirect cost) and fringe benefit rates with the federal government and has the primary responsibility for establishing policies and procedures that will ensure compliance with government regulations.

GCAS is also responsible for the preparation and filing of financial reports, the issuance of invoices, the draw of government funding under Letters of Credit and the collection effort on behalf of the research community to ensure that payment is received.

The GCAS staff is organized into teams assigned to support specific schools and departments. The teams work closely with the appropriate Research Service Coordinators in OCRO to improve service to faculty and research administration staff. Each team consists of a Fiscal Coordinator (FC) and a Billing Reporting Specialist (BRS). The FC is responsible for the financial management of each award as it moves through its life cycle, for managing work load to contract requirements and for meeting the specific financial reporting terms of the agreement. The BRS provides billing and cash management services and our collection experts take an active role in preventing bad debt loss by working with GCAS staff, the PI and the sponsor to monitor account activity.

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