Award FAQ
You Got an Award. Now What?
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Congratulations on your new award! Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions about award setup and management. If you have questions that are not addressed here, please let us know at cares_team@iastate.edu.
Department/Unit Contacts
- Agricultural Education & Studies (AGEDS)
- Ag & Biosystems Engineering (ABE)
- Agronomy (AGRON)
- Animal Science (AN S)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology (BBMB)
- Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD)
- Center for Crops Utilization Research (CCUR)
- Digital Ag Innovation Lab (DAG)
- Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology (EEOB)
- Economics (ECON)
- Egg Industry Center (EIC)
- Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN)
- Genetics, Developmental and Cell Biology (GDCB)
- Horticulture (HORT)
- Iowa Beef Center (IBC)
- Iowa Fish & Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit
- Iowa Nutrient Research Center (INRC)
- Iowa Pork Industry Center (IPIC)
- Iowa Soybean Research Center (ISRC)
- Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute (MGWII)
- Natural Resource and Ecology Management (NREM)
- North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC)
- Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology (PPEM)
- Seed Science Center (SSC)
- Sociology and Criminal Justice (SOCCJ)
- Statistics (STAT)
- Do you need help setting up a report that can provide you with an overview of all your funding sources?
- Do you need help adding/removing worktags from your Financial Reporting Workbook?
- Is it time to prepare and submit your annual progress report to your sponsor?
- Who submits the grant financial report to the sponsor?
Last reviewed and updated Jan 06, 2025
Last reviewed and updated Jan 06, 2025
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FAQ: So You Got an Award - Next Steps
Let's get started!
Congratulations on your new award! Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions about award setup and management. If you have questions that are not addressed here, please let us know at cares_team@iastate.edu.
- What happens in OSPA Awards or OIPTT when your award is set up?
- Do you need funds in advance of your award start date?
- Do you need to allocate funds to your CoPI(s) so they can have their own budget line?
- Are there subcontracts on your award that need to be set-up?
- OSPA has approved my animal product trial. Why is it taking so long to get to a contract?
- Do you need to purchase new equipment to get your project going?
- Do you need to hire a consultant?
- Do you need to help with ordering supplies?
- Do you need help with entering your travel receipts in Workday and getting your T&H card reconciled; or getting reimbursed for expenses?
- Do you use a P-card for purchasing supplies & services that are not available via CyBuy and don't require vendor POs?
- Do you need to rebudget funds because your scope of work or spending plan changed?
- Do you have cost share that needs to be tracked – here is who can help!