More Funding Means More Research
The Global Forensic and Justice Center (GFJC) Grant & Contract Administration Services staff are experts in sponsor requirements, FIU policies, and relevant governmental regulations, with over 25 years’ experience managing awards from federal, state, and local government, and non-profit organizations.
GFJC’s proven approach has created a centralized and streamlined process, available to all faculty and staff submitting a grant or contract proposal for federal, state, private, and internal funding opportunities.
Questions? WorkWithGFJC@fiu.edu
Success By the Numbers
62%
Win rate vs. industry average 27%
$55M
Managed funds since inception
193
Awards to FIU researchers
Comprehensive Post-Award Services provided for Affiliate Researchers
Grant and Contract Administration
- Budget and scope modifications and No Cost Extensions (NCE) submissions to sponsors and FIU Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED)
- Reminders for upcoming sponsor deadlines
- Assistance with financial reports
- Support of technical reports
Regulations
- Extensive knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
- Specialized knowledge in Government Furnished Property (GFP) inventory
Procurement
- Assistance in procuring goods and services within sponsor and FIU rules
- Access to FIU buyer on-site
- Purchase order troubleshooting
- Purchase tracking and expediting to ensure your project remains on-time
Travel Arrangements
- Point of contact for sponsor-funded national and international travel
- Experience with the unique travel requirements of many funders and ORED
- Travel authorization and expense report entries in PantherSoft
Contact GFJC about joining as an Affiliate Researcher
Tracy Goetz, Director of Administrative Services, Global Forensic and Justice Center, Florida International University
GFJC is proud of our extraordinary success in providing unique learning opportunities, pioneering research, and engagement. Dr. Kenneth G. Furton is the executive director of GFJC and the Chief Scientific Officer of FIU. He is a distinguished university professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a world-leading scholar in forensic chemistry focused on trace detection and olfaction.