Grants & Contracts Management Branch
The Grants and Contracts Management Branch (GCMB) negotiates and issues over $3 billion annually in grants and cooperative agreements. GCMB is responsible for the fiscal and administrative management of NIA awards, according to all legal, regulatory, and policy requirements.
Key Functions:
- Negotiates and issues all NIA grant awards.
- Provides fiscal and administrative management of extramural grants and contracts.
- Works with scientists and institutional research administrators when ready to close out awards.
Traci Lafferty
Chief Grants Management Officer
E.C. Melvin
Deputy Grants Management Officer
Division of Neuroscience Grants Team
Robin Laney
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
- Grants Management Specialists
Kathleen Moy
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
- Grants Management Specialists
Jeni Smits
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
- Grants Management Specialists
Division of Aging Biology Grants Team
Jessica Perez
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
- Grants Management Specialists
Division of Behavioral and Social Research Grants Team
Ryan Blakeney
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
- Grants Management Specialists
Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology Grants Team
TBD
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
- Grants Management Specialists
Cross-Divisional Grants and Contracts Team
Philip Smith
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
- Grants Management Specialists