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Grants Management Branch - GMB The Grants Management Branch (GMB) negotiates and issues over $500 million in grants and cooperative agreements annually. GMB responsibilities are complex and critical to the Institute’s mission and success. GMB staff ensures that all legal, regulatory, and policy requirements are met by the NIAMS and grant recipients, and directs all business-related activities associated with NIAMS awards, including:

Having sole authority to provide official grant approvals and obligate funds.
	Working with Program Officers in the development of Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs).
	Applying funding guidelines and terms and conditions of award.
	Resolving budgetary and other administrative issues for individual grants.
	Developing and interpreting policies as they relate to the grant award process.
	Overseeing all post-award fiscal and administrative issues.
	Maintaining all official grant award records.
	Providing guidance to NIAMS leadership and the recipient community.Grants Management Specialist Assignments
          
            **Erik Edgerton**
      
  
301-594-7760
      
  


                        edgertont@mail.nih.gov
      **Steve Austin**
      
  
Grants Management Specialist
  

    
      301-594-3504
      
  


                        austins2@mail.nih.gov
      **Pamela Beheler**
      
  
Grants Management Specialist
  

    
      301-594-6785
      
  


                        behelerp@mail.nih.gov
      **Teresa Do**
      
  
Grants Management Specialist
  

    
      301-594-3512
      
  


                        dote@mail.nih.gov
      **Katie Joffee**
      
  
Grants Management Specialist
  

    
      301-594-5891
      
  


                        joffeek@mail.nih.gov
      **Sarisa Kowl**
      
  
Grants Management Specialist
  

    
      301-827-2258
      
  


                        sarisa.kowl@nih.gov
      **Stephanie Kreider**
      
  
Grants Management Specialist
  

    
      301-402-1691
      
  


                        skreider@mail.nih.gov
      **Leslie Littlejohn**
      
  
Grants Management Analyst
  

    
      301-594-2545
      
  


                        littlele@mail.nih.gov
      **Victoria Matthews**
      
  
Grants Management Specialist
  

    
      301-496-3938
      
  


                        victoria.matthews@nih.gov
      **Sahar Rais-Danai**
      
  
Deputy Grants Management Officer
  

    
      301-496-1472
      
  


                        Sahar.Rais-danai@nih.gov
      **Sheila Simmons**
      
  
Grants Management Specialist
  

    
      301-594-9812
      
  


                        simmonss@mail.nih.gov
      **Yen Thach**
      
  
Grants Management Specialist
  

    
      301-594-3505
      
  


                        thachy@mail.nih.gov
      **Jamie Thompson**
      
  
Grants Management Specialist
  

    
      301-594-3614
      
  


                        thompsonja@mail.nih.gov


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