Sponsors occasionally limit the number of submissions that an institution can submit. When a call for proposals is “limited,” the Office of Research and Innovation (R&I) uses an internal selection process to determine which application(s) will be submitted to the sponsor for funding or award consideration.
The limited submission competitions process at UNL is a three-step process:
- Notifications of intent: Interested applicants must complete an online Notification of Intent to Submit Form by no later than UNL’s intent deadline. These notifications of intent are required and allow R&I to plan for the review of limited submission competition pre-proposals.
- Internal Pre-Proposal Submission: If there are more interested applicants than the sponsor’s limit allows, R&I will conduct an internal competition to select the UNL application(s) that will be recommended for submission to the sponsor. In this case, interested applicants will be notified to complete and submit an internal pre-proposal on or before the UNL pre-proposal deadline.
- Selection: Interested applicants will be notified by e-mail if their pre-proposal has been selected (or not selected) for submission to the sponsor as a full proposal. Selected applicants will then complete and submit the sponsor’s application by the sponsor deadline.
Active limited submission competitions follow. If you are interested in applying to a limited submission competition that is not featured here, contact Jackson Hardin (jhardin11@unl.edu), funding opportunity coordinator, to inquire about the status of the competition.
National Council on Problem Gambling
Agility Grants
https://www.ncpgambling.org/problem-gambling/agility-grants/
Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/17/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 02/26/2025
The Agility Grants program is the first-ever program to offer national grants in problem gambling prevention. $1.5 million will be granted from 2025-2027 to establish and enhance problem gambling prevention strategies.
Organizations may submit one application in response to this opportunity.
If you are interested in developing a proposal in response to this funding opportunity, please complete a notification of intent to submit by 02/17/2025. For more information regarding the internal selection process, visit https://research.unl.edu/fundingopps/active-limited-submission-competitions/.
National Institutes of Health
Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence Phase 1 (P20 – Clinical Trial Optional)
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Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/28/2025
Sponsor Letter of Intent Deadline: 04/30/2025
Sponsor Pre-Application Deadline: 04/30/2025
This Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) program strengthens an institution’s biomedical research infrastructure by creating an interdisciplinary center focused on building the success of early career investigators to secure independent external research funding.The Office of Research and Innovation (R&I) expects that the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) will submit its next new Phase 1 application to the COBRE program at the National Institutes of Health in early 2026. R&I is sponsoring an internal competition to identify UNL’s next COBRE proposal team.
Institutions may submit one application in response to this opportunity.
National Institutes of Health
Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence Phase 1 (P20 – Clinical Trial Optional)
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Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/28/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 04/30/2025
This Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) program strengthens an institution’s biomedical research infrastructure by creating an interdisciplinary center focused on building the success of early career investigators to secure independent external research funding.
Institutions may submit one application in response to this opportunity.
The Office of Research and Innovation (R&I) expects that the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) will submit its next new Phase 1 application to the NIH COBRE program in early 2026 and is sponsoring an internal competition to identify UNL’s next COBRE proposal team. The internal selection process involves two required stages: 1) submission of internal notice of intent (NOI) to submit a proposal by February 28, 2025, and 2) submission of an internal proposal by April 30, 2025. Details on how to prepare and submit the internal NOI and proposal are available here.
Department of Agriculture
Community Gardens/Farm Agreement
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358052
Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/10/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 06/06/2025
This opportunity seeks to foster environmental stewardship and sustainable agriculture in communities by addressing the need for conservation education and resource support in urban and underserved communities.
Organizations may submit two applications to this program.
If you are interested in developing a proposal in response to this funding opportunity, please complete a notification of intent to submit by . For more information regarding the internal selection process, visit https://research.unl.edu/fundingopps/active-limited-submission-competitions/.
Department of Agriculture
Community Gardens/Farm Agreement
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358052
Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/10/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 06/06/2025
This opportunity seeks to foster environmental stewardship and sustainable agriculture in communities by addressing the need for conservation education and resource support in urban and underserved communities. Organizations may submit two applications to this program.
If you are interested in developing a proposal in response to this funding opportunity, please complete a notification of intent to submit by 2/10/2025. For more information regarding the internal selection process, visit https://research.unl.edu/limited-submissions-funding-programs/.
National Endowment for the Arts
Grants for the Arts Projects
https://www.arts.gov/grants/grants-for-arts-projects
Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/21/2025
Sponsor Pre-Application Deadline: 03/11/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 03/24/2025
This opportunity provides funding for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and for the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector.
Organizations may submit one application in response to this opportunity.
If you are interested in developing a proposal in response to this funding opportunity, please complete a notification of intent to submit by 03/11/2025. For more information regarding the internal selection process, visit https://research.unl.edu/fundingopps/active-limited-submission-competitions/.
American-Made Challenges
Industrial Energy Storage Systems Prize
https://www.herox.com/industrial-energy-storage
Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/17/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 04/29/2025
This opportunity seeks cost-effective energy storage concepts for industrial facilities that enhance energy efficiency and are applicable across industrial sectors.
Competitors cannot submit more than one submission per category and can only have three submissions total.
If you are interested in developing a proposal in response to this funding opportunity, please complete a notification of intent to submit by 02/17/2025. For more information regarding the internal selection process, visit https://research.unl.edu/fundingopps/active-limited-submission-competitions/.
Department of Health and Human Services
Public Education for Living Organ Donation Reimbursement Program
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355748
Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/10/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 04/18/2025
This opportunity seeks to increase awareness and equitable access to Health Resources and Services Administration’s Living Organ Donation Reimbursement Program, particularly among medically underserved communities, through targeted outreach and education initiatives. Organizations may submit one application in response to this opportunity.
If you are interested in developing a proposal in response to this funding opportunity, please complete a notification of intent to submit by 2/10/2025. For more information regarding the internal selection process, visit https://research.unl.edu/limited-submissions-funding-programs/.
National Endowment for the Arts
Research Labs
https://www.arts.gov/grants/research-awards
Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/10/2025
Sponsor Letter of Intent Deadline: 03/24/2025
Sponsor Pre-Application Deadline: 03/24/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 04/03/2025
This opportunity funds projects that support transdisciplinary research teams grounded in the social and behavioral sciences, yielding empirical insights about the arts for the benefit of arts and non-arts sectors alike.
Organizations may submit one application in response to this opportunity.
Test
Test – Test
https://research.unl.edu/
Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/17/2025
Sponsor Letter of Intent Deadline: 03/01/2025
Sponsor Pre-Application Deadline: 03/20/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 03/31/2025
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If you are interested in developing a proposal in response to this funding opportunity, please complete a notification of intent to submit by 03/20/2025. For more information regarding the internal selection process, visit https://research.unl.edu/fundingopps/active-limited-submission-competitions/.
Department of Energy
The Circular Supply Chains Accelerator
https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/358262
Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/10/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 07/18/2025
This opportunity seeks to assemble a team that will conduct analysis, connect broad groups of stakeholders within multiple application spaces, and socialize Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy-developed innovations across a variety of industries to advance those innovations. Organizations may submit one concept paper and one application in response to this opportunity.
If you are interested in developing a proposal in response to this funding opportunity, please complete a notification of intent to submit by 2/10/2025. For more information regarding the internal selection process, visit https://research.unl.edu/limited-submissions-funding-programs/.
Department of Energy
U.S. Advanced Nuclear Energy Licensing Cost-Share Grant Program
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358100
Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/10/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 04/08/2025
This opportunity seeks to provide direct assistance for advanced reactor and supporting facilities regulatory review activities to enable advanced nuclear reactors to be demonstrated and deployed in support of the critical energy needs of the future.
Organizations may submit two applications to this program.
If you are interested in developing a proposal in response to this funding opportunity, please complete a notification of intent to submit by . For more information regarding the internal selection process, visit https://research.unl.edu/fundingopps/active-limited-submission-competitions/.
Department of Energy
U.S. Advanced Nuclear Energy Licensing Cost-Share Grant Program
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358100
Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/10/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 04/08/2025
This opportunity seeks to provide direct assistance for advanced reactor and supporting facilities regulatory review activities to enable advanced nuclear reactors to be demonstrated and deployed in support of the critical energy needs of the future. Organizations may submit two applications to this program.
If you are interested in developing a proposal in response to this funding opportunity, please complete a notification of intent to submit by 2/10/2025. For more information regarding the internal selection process, visit https://research.unl.edu/limited-submissions-funding-programs/.
