• Thomas Bonnenfant, Section Manager
  In addition to the overall management of the Sponsored Programs Section (SPS), responsible for all Contracts and Foundation Grants
• Christine McNeil, Grants Management Specialist
  Responsible for NASA Grants and Cooperative Agreements, Chandra Grants, NSF Grants, STScI Grants, and DOE Grants
• Jill Robidoux, Contract and Grant Specialist
  Assists the Section Manager in management and administration of Contracts and the associated responsibilities, acts as back-up to the Contract and Grant Specialists, and performs Contract Closeout processes.
• Sherman Wallen, Contracts Specialist
  Assists the Section Manager in management and administration of Contracts and the associated responsibilities, acts as back-up to the Contract and Grant Specialists, and performs Contract Closeout processes.

All are responsible for the following tasks:

• Assist Principal Investigators and Administrators in all aspects of pre-award activity.
• Advise Principal Investigators and Administrators in proposal preparation.
• Review proposals to ensure compliance with all applicable Federal regulations, SI and SAO policies and procedures, and sponsor requirements and guidelines.
• Officially submit proposals to sponsors.
• Negotiate and receive incoming contracts and grants to SAO.
• Prepare Project Authorizations that authorize the commencement of the SAO effort, provide the SAO designated code for the project, and summarize the terms and conditions of all contracts and grants.
• Submit proposals and correspondence related to contracts and grants to sponsors.
• Participate in post-award management and administration.
• Interface with sponsors on all contractual matters.
• Prepare all contractual correspondence to the sponsors.
• Advise Principal Investigators and Administrators on post-award management.
• Maintain the official SAO record of all proposals, contracts, and grants, and prepare monthly reports detailing that information.
• Ensure SAO is properly registered in all proposal submission and award administration electronic systems and provide guidance on those systems to the user community.