To support proposals for external funding,
the Vice Chancellor for Research (VCR) will consider requests
for cost share (matching funds) required by the funding
agency or sponsor.
PROVISIONS:
Cost share by the VCR will be considered for proposals
carrying full Facilities and Administrative costs (F&A).
The VCR will cover up to one-third of the remaining
cash portion (after net adjustment for any cost share
from non-UNL sources) of cost share required by
the funding agency or sponsor, as stated in the RFP.
The principal investigator (PI) must secure two-thirds
of the cash portion of the required cost share specified
in the RFP, as well as any in-kind cost share (this is
typically funded by the PI’s department/center
and college). In the case of multiple PIs from different
departments and colleges, the relevant units must agree
on how the cost-share will be divided. Non-UNL funding
sources for required cost share are encouraged, but will
not be included in calculating the VCR’s one-third
share.
Requests for cost-share from the VCR should be made
at least one week prior to the proposal deadline. The
request form is available in Microsoft Word and .pdf
format below.
The cost-share request must be approved prior to submitting
the proposal, and attached to the proposal routing form.
Voluntary cost-share (cost-share that is not required
by the RFP) will not be considered by the VCR except
in rare circumstances.
Voluntary cost-share by departments and colleges generally
is not the best use of university resources and is strongly
discouraged.
