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          Erik Edgerton





Erik Edgerton


Division of Extramural Activities
    Chief, Grants Management Branch - GMB Photo of Erik Edgerton 
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                                                  301-594-7760
                
                                                6701 Democracy Blvd
                  
            Building: Democracy I, Suite 800
      
                  
                                   Bethesda MD 20892-4872
                
                                                edgertont@mail.nih.gov 
                Summary
          Mr. Edgerton is the Chief Grants Management Officer. He oversees the business management of more than 1300 grants and cooperative agreements, supervises 13 employees, and oversees a multi-million dollar annual budget.

Mr. Edgerton started his NIAMS career in 2005. After 10 years as a grants management specialist, he worked for 3 years as a grants management supervisor for the National Cancer Institute (NCI), then returned to NIAMS in 2018 as the deputy chief of the Grants Management Branch. In 2020, he was promoted to branch chief. 

            Education
              
            M.B.A., University of Maryland University College (now University of Maryland Global Campus), Adelphi, MD

B.S. in Business Administration, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC             
                        Experience
              
            Deputy Chief Grants Management Officer, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD

Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, NCI, NIH, Rockville, MD

Grants Management Specialist, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD


Last Updated: June 2023


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