Office of Pre-Award Services
MISSION: The Office of Pre-Award Services supports the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s goal of expanding its research and scholarly impact as a top-tier research institution through expert proposal development, review and submission as well as training, mentorship and a strong service-oriented environment in collaboration with the campus community. |
As the University's central sponsored programs office, the Office of Pre-Award Services (OPAS) reviews and submits all proposals to funding agencies for externally sponsored programs in research, instruction, and other public service programs as authorized in the university’s Trustee Policy T94-034, which states in part:
“The campus sponsored project administrators and Controllers are assigned specific responsibility for pre- and post-award administration of grants, contracts and cooperative agreements. The sponsored project administrator at each campus is the sole authorized institutional official having authority for submitting proposals and applications to funding agencies.”
OPAS Staff Contacts
When preparing proposals for submission, please follow the established University procedures. Please contact the appropriate Office of Pre-Award Services (OPAS) staff member from the list below if questions arise or send a request via the R&E Help Desk.
Industry subcontracts with prime sponsors other than DOD will be assigned to the reviewer for that prime sponsor.
Please note: OPAS is currently working fully remotely. Email is the most direct way to contact staff. Our central email is pre-award@umass.edu, and phone is 413-545-0699.
Office of Pre-Award Services (OPAS)Kristy Reese (MA, CRA) Director:
Sarah Vega-Liros (MA, CRA) Assistant Director |
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Office of Pre-Award Services (OPAS) - Proposal Development |
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Ellen Bitzer (CRA) Senior Pre-Award Research Administrator:
Wendy Ardagna (MBA) Pre-Award Research Administrator:
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Office of Pre-Award Services (OPAS) - Proposal Review and Submission |
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Koren Berrio (CRA) Pre-Award Research Administrator:
Kimberly Lowney Pre-Award Research Administrator:
Felisha Moses Pre-Award Research Administrator Matthew Pageau Pre-Award Research Administrator Mary Santos (CRA) Pre-Award Research Administrator:
Sara Santos (CRA) Pre-Award Research Administrator:
Rebecca Shafer Pre-Award Research Administrator To Be Named Pre-Award Research Administrator:
To Be Named, Pre-Award Research Administrator:
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UMass Innovation Institute - (413) 577-8644
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