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Janet Reyes Contracts and Grants Manager Phone: 813-974-4670 Fax: 813-974-7743 Office: MHC 2321 Send an email

Janet is the Contracts and Grants Manager for the Department of Child and Family Studies. Her main responsibilities are to lead the pre-award team on grant proposals and submissions as well as post-award contract renegotiations, modifications, annual reports, and extensions.

Janet began working at USF in September 2007. From 2009-2017, Janet served as a USF TRAIN® Associate. This internal designation is given by the Research Administration Improvement Network (TRAIN®) to employees who have been vetted as subject matter experts in a particular aspect of pre-award and/or post-award. Janet provided expertise in Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Cost Rate, pay distribution, and preparing project budgets. She was a TRAIN Ambassador (1 of only 9 university-wide) from 2015-2017. TRAIN Ambassadors represented their college and interests and provided input into training, meetings, and policy changes to the Department of Sponsored Research. She was also a TRAIN Lead Instructor for the CRS-USF/Advanced Course. From 2024 to the present, Janet has served as the co-chair of the Bulls iResearch User Steering Committee. Janet is one of only two research administrators at the University chosen for this role.

Janet has received numerous nominations and awards for her service to the university, college, and department. These honors include receiving the Outstanding Staff Award for 2204. She received the 2021 Recognition Award Program from the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences. She was selected for the USF Research Administrator in the Spotlight for Research Administrator Day 2016. In April 2023, she was appointed by the Vice President for Research and Innovation and President of the Research Foundation to serve as a Project Champion and Advisor for USF’s first-ever comprehensive Grants Management System. This role requests input from 20 individuals University-wide on the design, testing, training and post-production phases of the project.