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Proposal Preparation and Submission Roles and Responsibilities

All proposals, after review and approval, are submitted by an authorized official (the Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs) on behalf of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. All proposals must have a designated Principal Investigator.


All proposals must be submitted to Sponsored Programs at least 2 business days before the deadline to give coordinators time to review them and investigators time to make necessary changes so the proposal can be either electronically transmitted or mailed before the sponsor’s published deadline. 

Here is a brief, generic overview of the proposal preparation process.


PI
(and co-investigators, if any)

Dean/department chair
(and any others whose approval may be required)

Office of Sponsored Programs grants coordinator

Authorized institutional official (Jeanne Wicks, Director of Sponsored Programs)

Office of Sponsored Programs grants coordinator

  • Files annual disclosure of interest
  • Conceives idea, writes proposal
  • Files project-specific Interest Reporting Form, if appropriate
  • Requests and receives approval, as appropriate, from compliance committees (IRB, IACUC, biosafety, radiation safety, export control)
  • Routes proposal through NUgrant

 NOTE: start the routing process in sufficient time so the proposal reaches OSP at least two days in advance of the sponsor’s deadline.

Approves the proposal, including any promised cost share, as it routes through NUgrant.

Reviews the proposal for conformance with university and sponsor requirements. Works with PI to ensure compliance.

Endorses the proposal for submission to the sponsor on behalf of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

Submits the proposal (either electronically or in hard copy) according to the sponsor’s requirements.