Pre vs. Post-Award Review - in general, internal review has two main functions:
- Assurance that files are complete and compliantly maintained; and
- Identification of areas of improvement that can be addressed via training, template development, process revision etc.
Post-Award Reviews accomplish (2) but aren't much help with (1). Pre-Award Reviews cover both bases, but can be cumbersome and something of a bottleneck when orders are being pushed out the door.