Research Resources

Sponsored Research Finance Office

Please Note

To accommodate the tremendous growth of sponsored research at Manne Research Institute, the offices across Research Business Operations have been expanded and reorganized, including the Office of Sponsored Programs, Sponsored Research Finance Office, and the Research Support Office. These web pages will be updated in the coming months.

Please see the RBO Landing Page for an overview of the offices, their functions, staff roles and responsibilities, and contact lists.

The Sponsored Research Finance Office (SRFO) serves as centralized support for post award financial management of grants and contracts at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute.

Please review the Roles and Responsibilities Matrix for sponsored awards and industry sponsored clinical trials for a high-level overview of how and when to engage with the Sponsored Research Finance Office as well as investigator and departmental responsibilities.  

  • Review financial reporting and invoicing terms and conditions in award notice.
  • Prepare and submit financial status reports (FFRs) and cost sharing including Relinquishing Statements to sponsors.
  • Maintain financial reports and documentation submitted to sponsors for audit purposes. 

Policies and Procedures 

When to Engage the Sponsored Research Finance Office 

  • Grant setups and continuations
  • Financial system access
  • Confirmation of sponsor payments
  • Assistance with Workday payroll costing allocations
  • Study gift card requests
  • Financial reporting
  • Financial audits 

SRFO can help investigators and research staff

  • Setup funds for PI spending
  • Review and approve expenses
  • Advise PI with prior approval requests; provide data as needed
  • Provide data to PI for cost transfers and re-budgeting requests as needed
  • Advise PI on budget management and monitoring of award expenditures
  • Provide projection reports
  • Reconcile gift card logs to replenishment requests
  • Invoice sponsor for start-up costs
  • Deposit sponsor payments
  • Provide financial information for sponsor-required progress reports
  • Distribute residual funds to PI at contract close
  • Epic Research Module - Reviewing Professional Fees on Research Study Funds PDF 

Staffing Information

Please visit the  Research Administration Staff Directory for the full SRFO staff listing.