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 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.
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/.
Department of Transportation
High Priority Program-Commercial Motor Vehicle
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358067
Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/03/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 03/07/2025
This opportunity seeks to support innovative and impactful projects that advance its mission to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.
Applications for HP-CMV funding must not include more than four (4) projects. FMCSA will not review or consider any projects beyond the maximum four projects.
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/.
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 may have one submission per category as long as each concept is differentiated. Competitors cannot submit more than one submission per category and can only have three submissions total.
National Science Foundation
Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mrsec-materials-research-science-engineering-centers/nsf25-532/solicitation
Internal Notice of Intent Deadline: 02/03/2025
Sponsor Pre-Application Deadline: 06/23/2025
Sponsor Application Deadline: 11/24/2025
This program seeks to support materials research infrastructure in the United States, promote active collaboration between universities and other sectors, including industry and international organizations, and contribute to the development of a national network of university-based centers in materials research, education, and facilities.
Organizations may submit one preliminary proposal as lead institution.
If you are interested in developing a proposal in response to this funding opportunity, please complete a notification of intent to submit by 06/23/2025. For more information regarding the internal selection process, visit https://research.unl.edu/limited-submissions-funding-programs/.
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.
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/.