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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

OSP Mission

We exist to serve and guide the University of Nebraska-Lincoln community in obtaining and managing financial resources to enhance research, creative and scholarly activities.

Office Hours

Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Address & Phone

Office of Sponsored Programs
312 N. 14th Street
Alexander West
Lincoln, NE 68588-0430
Telephone: 402.472.3171
Fax: 402.472.9323

Office of Sponsored Program Services

The Office of Sponsored Programs is a service support unit that offers assistance to the UNL community for their creative scholarly and research endeavors. The staff welcomes the opportunity to serve you in the following areas:

Pre-Award Services

Guidance on proposal preparation

  • Serve as a central distribution center for standard application materials to federal and state agencies
  • Provide consultation and guidance in all phases of budget design and preparation
  • Provide guidance in completing all federal forms (budget, representations and certifications, and assurances)
  • Maintain communications with and provide training for departmental personnel (liaisons) involved in proposal preparation

Serve as a liaison with external agencies

  • Provide consultation on contacting and working with federal agencies and foundations
  • Submit institutional correspondence as appropriate

Provide campus review and proposal transmittals

  • Guide in use of NUgrant used for in securing institutional approvals and authorization signatures
  • Submit electronic proposals to agency
  • Package and mail paper proposals for faculty

Conduct Negotiations

  • Negotiate pre-award and post-award budgets with agency technical and fiscal officers
  • Negotiate agreement terms, as necessary, to ensure acceptability to the university

Review and Accept Awards

  • Review awards to ensure agreement is acceptable to the university
  • Provide the necessary institutional acceptance for awards

Maintain official university records on current proposal submissions and grants/contracts awarded

Provide reports of proposal submissions and grant/contract award activity

 

Post-Award Services

  • Establish accounts in the UNL and state accounting systems
  • Provide training and guidance to department grant managers
  • Invoice sponsors and receive funds
  • Draw funds from federal letters of credit
  • Coordinate accounting procedures and provide briefings to Principal Investigators concerning award instrument requirements
  • Issue subagreements
  • Manage effort reporting (Personnel Activity Reports).
  • Provide financial schedules for annual A-133 audit
  • Serve as liaison between department and various auditors/reviewers
  • Review department procedures for compliance and internal control
  • Obtain approval for budgetary revisions, no-cost extensions and expenditures
  • File required financial reports: 269, 272, 270 reports; contractor’s release, inventions and subcontracts report; property certification; contractor’s assignments of refunds, rebates, credits and amounts; final equipment property report, cumulative claim and reconciliation statement
  • Provide closeout and termination assistance for grants and contracts