A PI is expected to be his/her institution’s primary contact person throughout the lifecycle of the contract award. To ensure staying on target and within budget, a PI must:
- Serve as the project lead in charge of research integrity
- Manage the research project while ensuring compliant and efficient progress
- Review and approve all activities and work completed by assigned project staff, consultants and subcontractors on the project
- Submit expenses according to contracted milestones and the approved budget
- Submit all required reports related to project performance, in a timely manner