The Office of Sponsored Programs offers assistance to members of the UNL community for their creative scholarly and research endeavors.

OSP is the coordination point for all university grant proposals and research protocols. OSP personnel sign off on grant applications and negotiate contracts and grants with a wide variety of sponsors. Once an award has been made, OSP provides comprehensive service in award administration and regulatory compliance.

NIH application changes

Overview of services we provide

Location

Staff directory

A number of resources can serve as starting points to guide you to potential sponsors for your research.

Funding Announcements

• Current
• Previous

Limited Submissions

Grants.gov

Nebraska EPSCoR Current Program Announcements

Undergraduate Opportunities/UCARE

Foundation Center

These links will take you to additional resources that may be helpful in answering other questions about sponsored projects.

Stimulus Information from the Office of Research

OMB Circulars

• A-21 Cost Principles
• Section J: General Provisions for Selected Items of Cost(.xls)
• A-110 Administrative Requirements
• A-133 Audit Requirements

Most Recent A-133 Audit Report

General Guidelines for Federal Sponsor Awards

Acronyms

Glossary

National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA)

Society of Research Administrators (SRA)

E-Verify Process for Federal Contracts

Electronic Research Administration (ERA) is the general term applied to information technology solutions and support for the full life cycle of grants administration functions, from identification of new funding opportunities, to submission and review of grant applications and proposals, to management of subsequent grant and contract awards.

Grants.Gov is the federal government's primary initiative in electronic research administration. Most agencies that currently use ERA software require investigators to register through their home institutions. At UNL, please contact your Sponsored Programs grants coordinator.

Grants.gov

NSF Fastlane

NIH eRA Commons

NSPIRES: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Staff members from Sponsored Programs provide training through the twice-yearly NURAMP workshop series. Topics include, among other things, proposal and budget preparation, award administration, effort reporting, using grants.gov, and NUgrant Basics.

Sponsored Programs staff members also hold quarterly meetings with department liaisons to discuss new information, address current issues and provide policy updates. To receive information about Liaison meetings, contact Liz Banset to have your name added to the Liaison list.

Register for Fall 2009 NURAMP workshops

Here we provide links to a variety of forms and templates that may help you prepare grant applications and other requests for sponsored support.

Budget templates include Excel spreadsheets with embedded formulas. Simply enter your budget information and the form will complete the calculations for you.

While most internal UNL functions can be managed within NUgrant, some still require hard copy forms. These are available in both Word and PDF formats.

We also have provided for your convenience PDF versions of a number of federal agency forms pre-filled with relevant UNL information.

You'll also find standard UNL templates for contract agreements.

Budget Templates & Guidance

Forms

UNL Standard Research Agmt - Fixed Price v 10 22 09

UNL Standard Research Agmt - Cost Reimbursable v 10 22 09

Your pre-award grant coordinator can help you with several aspects of proposal preparation, especially budget review, as well as guide you to other campus resources to help you prepare the best proposal possible.

For help finding funding opportunities contact Nathan Meier in the Office of Proposal Development, (402) 472-1808 or nmeier2@unl.edu

Research Road Map

Stimulus Application Resources

Proposal preparation and submission roles and responsibilities

Frequently used information

Person months conversion chart

F&A rates (indirect costs)

Fringe benefit rates

UNL background data/history

Budget preparation guide and templates

Proposal writing resources

The post-award project specialists in the Office of Sponsored Programs:

• Provide financial management for awards
• Assist with other aspects of award management
• Assist with reporting and closeout
• Coordinate audits

Managing awards

Managing subawards

Documenting cost sharing

Effort reporting & PARs

Closing an award

Participating in reviews & audits

Pre-award grant coordinators in Sponsored Programs:

• Serve as a liaison with external agencies
• Provide campus clearance and proposal transmittals
• Conduct negotiations
• Review and accept awards
• Maintain official university records on current proposal submissions and grants/contracts awarded
• Provide reports of proposal submissions and grant/contract award activity

Proposal & Pre-Proposal Routing Requirements

Pre-Award Negotiations

Pre-Award Spending