Our Team
Alyssa Gonzalez
Grants Administrator/Project Manager
504-703-9382
Jasmine Keaton
Grants Administrator/Project Manager
504-703-9382
Andre Duhe, CPA
Post-Award Financial Analyst
504-703-9382
Dr. Heidi Davis
Manager
504-842-9953
Help Area
POC
Grant applications
CRC staffing; effort budgeting
Confirming CRC availability
Biostat/epi support; effort budgeting
Dr. Jeff Burton, Biostatistics Supervisor
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Informatics support; effort budgeting
Human subject research compliance
Building IRB protocols
Editing proposals
Finding grant opportunities
Help with industry sponsored trial (not
investigator-initiated)
Non-research grant application (private sector)
Budget revisions
Contract processing
Frequently Asked Questions
If the application involves research, work with the research grants team.
Contact the research grants team to secure funding; work with your Research Manager/Director to develop the
research
project and ensure feasibility.
- A PI has ultimate responsibility for a sponsored research project. For multi-PI projects, this responsibility is shared equally among a set of PIs. Defense agencies and NSF refer to each such leader as a co-PI, but NIH and other DHHS agencies do not recognize this term. The first PI listed on the application manages communication with the agency and is referred to as the “Contact PI” (not to be confused with Contract or Site PI).
- A Contract PI (or Site PI) is the key person ultimately responsible for a subward. For a multi-PI application, the Contract PI may also be a PI for the overall project, but this not always the case.
- The terms co-I and Collaborator are often used interchangeably for contributors playing an active role in the research. There are no cut and dry rules, but according to NIH, the role of co-I is often used for an investigator who shares the same areas of expertise as the PI and that of Collaborator for a researcher with complementary expertise. Co-Is are always key; Collaborators are usually key, depending on the use of the term.
- At NIH and other HHS agencies, Other Significant Contributor means someone who contributes to scientific development but does not commit a specific amount of time to a project. For these non-key persons, effort is indicated as “zero person months" or "as needed."
A Collaborator is a salaried employee of an institution participating in a sponsored project and usually a
key person.
Consultants provide advice or services and may participate significantly in the research, but are not
salaried. They are
usually compensated by the hour or day. Consultants are key only if they contribute substantively and
measurably to the
scientific development or execution of the project.
Although often used interchangeably, cost sharing refers to the general situation in which a grantee or
third party
bears some project costs, and the more specific term cost matching refers sponsor-mandated cost sharing.
In-kind means a
cost share comprised of other than cash or contributed by a third-party. Cost sharing increases audit risk,
and in-kind
cost shares can be especially challenging to quantify. Generally, Ochsner should not commit to cost share a
project
unless required by the sponsor—and no such commitment should be made without institutional approval secured
through the
grants team.
Letters of Intent and pre-applications should be submitted through the grants team. In terms of other
documents, if they contain financial information—including the total amount being requested or a list of
current and pending awards—they must be submitted through the grants team as well. When in doubt, ask!
