In addition to negotiating external funding agreements, OSP negotiates many other types of agreements as a service to faculty investigators. If OSP isn’t authorized to handle a particular agreement, we can direct you to someone who is.
Other Agreement Procedures
| Steps | Responsible Office or Person | Timeline |
| Email unoawards@unomaha.edu to initiate an agreement and include any other party contact person information | PI or Dept Business Staff | |
| Enter into the log for tracking purposes | OSP Contracts Specialist | 1-2 business days
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| Compliance review and approval
(as applicable) |
UNeMed, Research Compliance, Environmental Health & Safety (as applicable) | 5-7 business days |
| Review and negotiate terms and conditions as needed | OSP Contracts Specialist | 7-12 business days for standard agreements. Non-standard agreements may take up to 15-30 days to negotiate. |
| Obtain signatures | OSP Contracts Specialist | Within 2 business days so receipt of negotiated or signed agreement. |