FASTRAC
FASTRAC
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The FAS Temporary Research Administration Consulting, or FASTRAC, program was launched in response to departmental requests for highly-trained research administration professionals to alleviate workload and mitigate compliance risk.
FASTRAC is a no-cost service that offers short-term research administration assistance to FAS departments by:
- filling short-term research administration vacancies
- providing extra support during heavy proposal submission deadlines
- aiding the development of large-scale collaborative proposals
- consulting and manpower for special pre-and/or post-award research administration projects
- on-boarding, mentoring, and coaching new research administrators
Common examples of sponsored research activities performed by the FASTRAC Team include:
- Preparation and internal submission of grant and fellowship proposals
- Sponsored account reconciliation and grant close-out activities
- Preparation and internal submission of post-award prior approval requests in GMAS
- Preparation and submission, in consultation with the PI, of financial and progress reports
- Review and approval of sponsored transactions in Buy2Pay and Concur
- Preparation and submission of sponsored journal entries in Oracle
- Sponsored funds projections using PI Dashboard, HART, and related systems
- Preparation and submission of faculty supplemental salary requests in SPECTRA
- Assistance with eCRT quarterly and annual effort certifications
Assignments are temporary and typically last no longer than three months. FAS departments with non-sponsored financial and administrative needs should contact the Administrative Systems Assistance Program (ASAP) in the FAS Office of Finance.