a copy of the appropriatemonthly budget projection. The Core Administrativeoffice also councils each project leader regarding thestatus of his/her account as necessary.The Administrative Core must see that NIH and theUniversity guidelines are observed in themanagement of the program and carry out localprocedures related to travel, equipment, personnel,human and animal studies categories. Rebudgetingof equipment by project will also be reviewed firstwithin the administrative unit prior to submission toUniversity review.The Core Administrative Office makes localarrangements for consultant visits in regard toprocedures for payment of fees, travel and lodgingexpenses, reservation of seminar location,advertisement, advance procurement of specialmaterials and preparation of visit as required. TheCore Administrative Office types all program-relatedcorrespondence and manuscripts. The office alsoarranges in-house program committees and scientificmeetings by polling investigators as to the mostconvenient time and date in obtaining meetinglocations. The coordinator attends all programcommittee and seminar meetings and records,prepares and distributes the minutes. Any specialmaterials needed for these meetings are alsoprepared in advance by the project coordinator.The Administrative Core is responsible for the majorInstrumentation service 'costs. Administration Corestaff will insure that the fraction of service costsattributable to the program are accounted for andinsure that maintenance arrangements are centrallyorganized.555Mann, Kenneth G.2. Professional SkillsDr. Kenneth G. Mann is the Principal Investigator andProgram Project Grant Director. The central purposeof the Administrative Core is to coordinateinteractions between the PPG and the College ofMedicine, the University and the NIH. Additionalresponsibilities include coordination of PPG meetings,coordination of external advisor visits and preparationof progress reports. Dr. Mann will devote 5% of hisefforts to oversee proper functioning of these events.An Administrative Assistant, will require 100% of hertime to handle correspondences, progress reports,coordinating of PPG meetings, assist with manuscriptpreparation, coordinate travel arrangements for PIand Co-Pi's and external advisor visits, purchasesupplies and monitor the budgets for all projects andconsortium agreements on the PPG, includinggenerating monthly budget status reports.3. Resource UtilizationAll projects in the program project are served equallyby the above named functions
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