Welcome to LIRA!

LIRA: Lehigh Integrated Research Administration

Submitting a proposal?

Click here to start developing your proposal in LIRA.

Starting an agreement?

Click here to begin the agreement process in LIRA.

LIRA is getting an upgrade!

March 6, 2026

As we celebrate three years of using the Lehigh Integrated Research Administration (LIRA) system to manage the sponsored projects lifecycle, we are pleased to announce the implementation of an upgrade from our current version 10.1.1 to version 10.5.8. This upgrade will improve functionality of the LIRA system for both researchers and those supporting the sponsored project process.

The upgrade provides improvements in budgeting, proposal routing, award management, and personnel workflows within the Grants Module (Proposals and Awards), Agreements Module, and the fCOI Module.

While the user interface mostly remains the same, there will be enhancements to the user experience as well as behind-the-scenes fixes to improve system functionality and overall efficiency.

LIRA Upgrade Summaries can be found in the following documents:

Revised Features and Processes in the Proposal Workspace

Need support?

Please see below for who to go to for support with proposal development in LIRA:

College

Support 

Contact

College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dan DiGiacomo, Grant Specialist

incasres@lehigh.edu

College of Business
  • Gregg Henry, Director of Administration

gah3@lehigh.edu

College of Education
  • Gina Sierzega, Senior Research Program Development Officer

gms209@lehigh.edu

College of Health
  • Heather Messina, Assistant Director of Administration

hmg311@lehigh.edu

P.C. Rossin College of Engineering & Applied Science
  • Libby Seyfried, Senior Research Administrator
lts218@lehigh.edu
Other Proposers
  • Please contact your department business manager with questions
  • LIRA resources are available here
 

For any other questions or technical system issues, please log a LIRA Jira ticket.

We also encourage you to check out our LIRA FAQs page for answers to commonly asked questions.

Want to learn more about the LIRA system?

You can find LIRA training materials and resources on our LIRA training and education page.

Upcoming LIRA User Group Meetings:

  • Click here to register for upcoming LIRA User Group Meetings. All LIRA users are welcome to attend!

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