Contracts and Grants Accounting

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Post-Award Administration

Learn more about the post-award phase of research administration including award setup, expense monitoring, reporting, billing, and closeout.

Go to the Post-Award Administration Website.

Payroll Certification

KFS-PCS is UCI's method of substantiating salaries charged directly to federally funded projects.

Go to the KFS-PCS website.

Award Balance Overview (ABO)

See the financial standing of active awards.

To access ABO off campus, you must use UCI's VPN.

Policies and Regulations

An important aspects of contracts and grants accounting is ensuring compliance with all policies and regulations.

Go to the Policy page.

Uniform Guidance Links and Guides

Electronic Copy of Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200)

Quick Guides

Training Opportunities

If you are new to managing contract or grant award funds in a university setting, we offer several classes that focus on fund accounting processes for sponsored projects.

Go to the Training page.

Contracts and Grants Accounting (CGA) manages UCI’s extramural funding at the post-award stage, and provides accounting services and fiscal guidance to the UCI research community.

Key CGA functions include: KFS award and account setup, billing, cash transfers and allocations, financial reporting, award closeout, compliance reviews and training, and audit response.

Along with carrying out the day-to-day functions of financial management, CGA actively works on improving tools and resources to aid PIs with the stewardship of their research funding.