Location

Tower House, Lower Level
Old Westbury Campus
grants@nyit.edu

Staff

• Research Compliance Administrator – Kimberly Bowe, M.L.A.S.
  Phone: 516.686.7649
  Email: kbowe@nyit.edu
• Director – Christopher P. Egan, M.S.
  Phone: 516.686.7737
  Email: cegan04@nyit.edu
• Senior Grants Manager and IRB Administrator – Eileen Gazzola, M.S.L.I.S.
  Phone: 516.686.7488
  Email: egazzola@nyit.edu
• Award Manager – Karen M. Giovanniello, M.B.A.
  Phone: 516.686.1377
  Email: kgiova01@nyit.edu
• Grants Director, NYITCOM – Sarah Pennacchio, M.B.A.
  Phone: 516.686.7648
  Email: spennacc@nyit.edu
• Grants Manager – Juliet Vizbaras, B.A.
  Phone: 516.686.7713
  Email: jvizbara@nyit.edu

Questions?

Contact Eileen Gazzola (egazzola@nyit.edu or x7488) for answers to:

• General administration
• Institutional Review Board questions and submissions
• Human subjects protections
• Questions regarding internal grants
• Registration of clinical trials in ClinicalTrials.gov
• Conflict of Interest (COI) Disclosures

Contact Karen Giovanniello (kgiova01@nyit.edu or x1377) for answers to:

• External Awards Management

Contact Sarah Pennacchio (spennacc@nyit.edu or x7648) or Juliet Vizbaras (jvizbara@nyit.edu or x7713) for answers to:

• Obtaining guidelines and application materials
• Using the Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) database
• Using electronic notification systems for funding opportunities
• Interpreting guidelines/responding to RFAs
• NYIT policies for submitting grant proposals
• Proposal development
• Using PDF forms
• Preparing a budget and budget narrative
• Registering and using NSF Fastlane
• Subcontracts, memoranda of understanding, and other agreements
• Other reporting requirements
• New York Tech policies on misconduct in science and conflict of interest
• Site visits by sponsor agencies

Contact Dr. Qiangrong Liang (qliang03@nyit.edu or x1331), for answers to:

• Animal subjects protections

Contact George Scheu (grantaccounting@nyit.edu or x3988) for answers to:

• Getting an account number for your award
• Re-budgeting your award
• No-cost extensions
• Final financial reports

Contact Stephen Stallone (sstallon@nyit.edu or x7861) for answers to:

• Accessing and using Oracle to monitor your account

Contact Nancy Vicario (nvicario@nyit.edu or x7825) for answers to:

• Payroll

Contact Human Resources (hr@nyit.edu or 516.686.7667) for answers to:

• Human Resources

Contact Beth Witkiewicz (bwitkiew@nyit.edu); Edward Schook (eschook@nyit.edu) or Kelly Castill (kcasti08@nyit.edu) for answers to:

• Purchasing