Do I have to submit all proposals through OSP?
YES – all external funding (including service contracts) must be reviewed, approved, and submitted through OSP and approved via NuRamp.
- Seek consultation from your Grants Coordinator on the routing and approvals needed prior to submitting any proposal, even a white paper.
Does OSP or my Grants Coordinator find funding for me?
ORCA (not a Grants Coordinator/OSP) provides guidance and resources for PIs to identify funding opportunities:
- Grant Forward
- Foundation Directory Online
- Grants.gov
- Research Nebraska
For guidance and training on these resources, contact Deanna Marcelino, deannamarcelino@unomaha.edu, ORCA Project Manager.
Additional guidance can be requested from the ORCA Assistant Vice Chancellor
- Dr. Sara Myers, smyers@unomaha.edu
- Dr. Kristin Girten, kgirten@unomaha.edu
Does OSP or ORCA provide grant writing assistance?
No, OSP nor ORCA provides direct grant-writing assistance, however, there are opportunities for grant-writing workshops or content review:
- ORCA-sponsored grant writing workshops
- Other on-campus workshops/seminars (STEM Trail Center, Department of Biomechanics Seminar, Great Plains IDEA-CTR)
- Can seek outside consultants or grant reviewers. Contact an AVC for further information.
- The submitting faculty member will be asked to provide names and contact information for reviewers in their field of study.
How is summer salary calculated?
What documents will OSP provide and/or assist with?
Grants Coordinators will assist in providing and obtaining signatures for institutional documents. Including but not limited to:
- Certifications
- UNO eligibility
- Assurances
- NU/UNO Budgets (expenses and revenues)
- UNO history, background, and mission statement
- NU/UNO Audit reports
- UNO banking information
- Subrecipient required forms
Grants Coordinators do not assist in the following, but not limited to:
- Biosketches or CVs (will review for formatting if time allows)
- Lists of collaborators and affiliations (NSF)
- Current and Pending or Other Support (will review for formatting if time allows)
- Any internal or in-kind support must be tracked and reported by the PI. OSP only has access to external sponsored projects tracked through the NuRamp OSP module.
- Letters of Support/Collaboration
- Department/College/unit-specific budget information
- Data/descriptions/lists of program/unit/department/college/discipline-specific information
- Programmatic proposal content-related documents such as:
- Research Strategies
- Abstracts/Narratives
- Statements of Work
- Deliverables or Specific Aims
- Study subject documents
- Multi-PI plans