Pre Award & Contracts

Welcome to the Pre-Award & Contracts Team

The Pre-Award and Contract teams support Loma Linda University Health by facilitating proposal development, contract negotiation, and contract execution. We take pride in delivering high-quality, value-added service while fostering professional partnerships with our researchers and research staff. As a dedicated central resource, we ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations;  we work collaboratively with our research community to prepare and submit grant applications and execute research agreements with efficiency and integrity

Pre Award Services Include:

• Verifies personnel and institutional eligibility
• Provides advice and assistance in the preparation of grant applications
• Assists and manages budget development
• Pre-award compliance oversight
• Facilitates and coordinates grant submissions in compliance with sponsor requirements and institutional policies
• Provides information and guidance regarding funding opportunities
• Assembles all required certification and assurance documentation
• Internal grant opportunity Administration and management
• Identifies external funding opportunities and matches with faculty interests
• Develops and implement strategic alliance initiatives
• Coordinates grant writing/editing assistance
• Reviews, approves and submits applications
• Manages pre-award subcontractor participation
• Manages InfoEd proposal management software
• Assists with Just-in-Time documentation