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Welcome to the Office of Research Administration

The Research Administration organization at Caltech provides a full range of central administration, pre-award and non-financial post-award services in support of the Caltech faculty and their sponsored research programs. The Research Administration organization work closely with the Post Award Administration Office under the Associate Vice President for Finance, as well as with faculty, grant managers, Division Operations Officers, the Office of Research Compliance and others to assure effective compliance with Institute and sponsor requirements. Research Administration also oversees the issuance of subawards, subcontracts and other collaborative relationship agreements issued under sponsored awards, gifts, and Institute funds.

The Research Administration organization is headed by David Mayo, Senior Director of Research Administration, and reports to the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Research Administration includes Office of Sponsored Research and the Subawards Team.