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.

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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
  • Paolo Arguinzoni-Urrutia
  • John Bladen
  • Jennifer Edwards
  • TBD

Kathleen Moy
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist

• Grants Management Specialists
  • Priscilla Garner
  • Richard Proper
  • Luchelle Stubbs
  • Mitchell Whitfield

Jeni Smits
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist

• Grants Management Specialists
  • Jermain Cooper
  • Heidi Young
  • Glenda Edmonds [C]
  • Jeff Ball

Division of Aging Biology Grants Team

Jessica Perez
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist

• Grants Management Specialists
  • Claire Cassard
  • Amiel Cruz
  • Jill Morris
  • Liz Yeomans

Division of Behavioral and Social Research Grants Team

Ryan Blakeney
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist

• Grants Management Specialists
  • Maurice Koo
  • Megan Hancock
  • Terry Pham
  • Lesa McQueen

Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology Grants Team

TBD
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist

• Grants Management Specialists
  • Olusola Shoyelu
  • LaToya Proctor
  • Dianne Murril
  • Kevin Crist

Cross-Divisional Grants and Contracts Team

Philip Smith
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist

• Grants Management Specialists
  • Sade Onireti
  • Natisha Rowe
  • Jorge Machuca
  • TBD