Brenda S. Thomas

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Director, Grants Office

413-597-5053
Hopkins Hall

Education

M.S. Emmanuel College (2017)

Areas of Expertise

  • Research development: strategizing and planning for external funding needs from both federal and private sources
  • Proposal development: eligibility and criteria review, editing and compliance checking, ensuring proposal is competitive, complete, and compliant
  • Budget preparation, review, and approval
  • Compliance: ensuring proposals adhere to both federal and college regulations
  • Award negotiation and acceptance: review of terms/conditions and reporting obligations
  • Contracts and subawards: review, negotiation, approval, and set-up
  • Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR): institutional signatory for grant awards and contracts