About us

The ORA Transformational Awards Team provides the HMS and HSDM community with a number of services related to the submission of abstracts and proposals, the negotiation of agreements and subagreements, and post-award financial management for awards and subawards funded by ARPA-H. To request assistance, reach out to the Associate Director of Transformational Awards Jonathan Eaton.

Specific Areas for Assistance and Guidance Include

  • Prepares, reviews, and submits abstracts and proposals for new funding (new, renewal, and supplement requests) both directly to ARPA-H and for subawards
  • Reviews, negotiates, and signs incoming award agreements and outgoing subaward agreements
  • Prepares, reviews, and submits the administrative and financial components of progress reports
  • Prepares, reviews, and submits requests for sponsor prior approval
  • Reviews, negotiates, and signs incoming award agreements
  • Coordinates setup and maintenance of sponsored award accounts
  • Provides post-award financial management of funded awards and subawards
  • Drafts, negotiates, and signs other research-related agreements, such as data use agreements, unfunded collaboration agreements, and others, as needed to support the ARPA-H funded projects
  • Assists with administrative and financial portions of award close-out
  • Interprets award and agreement terms and assists with questions and issues arising through the lifecycle

Budgeting Guidance for ARPA-H

ARPA-H uses many different budget templates, each with their own set of directions. We have created a resource of information that holds true across all current budget templates. 

ARPA-H Budgeting: Approach and General Guidance

ARPA-H Proposal Intake Questionnaire

Thinking about submitting a proposal to ARPA-H as either a prime recipient, or a subrecipient?  Please fill out this quick survey so that we can schedule a meeting and best advise you of next steps.

Office Hours

Schedule a thirty minute meeting with one of the transformational awards team members.

Jonathan Eaton

Jonathan Eaton

Associate Director, Transformational Awards

Alex Goldman

Alex Goldman

Proposal Development Officer