There are two types of infectious responses and these are dependent. on whether the infection is systemic or whether it is localised. A systemic infection is one which affects the entire body and multiple organs. A localised infection is one which is limited to a specific area or single organ. One example of a systemic infection is tonsillitis.
A grant administrator is the person who allocates and appropriates grants within a company to financially support deserving projects. The role of the administrator is to keep a track on the incoming requests for funding and handling them carefully.
Is the grantee administrator of a DOT grant allowed to pay himself or herself professional fees without first soliciting bids or proposals for those services? There appears to be a number of problems with the situation you describe. Under certain circumstances, it is appropriate for a grantee's employees or officials to perform professional services in connection with a grant.