To handle wide-ranging reports and increasingly collaborative projects, our college research office developed and implemented a relational database. Department level tracking requests for research administration activities exceeded the capabilities of existing tools. Our desired solution aligned between multiple spreadsheets and cloud-based commercial products. In consultation with an internal specialist, we created a highly customized system that connects proposals, submissions, awards, and expenditures with an additional feature for managing multiple investigator participation. Avoiding the expense of marketed products, we improved the efficiency of reporting with our budget neutral solution.