What are my responsibilities as Principal Investigator (PI) of a contract award?

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