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By accepting the terms and conditions of a sponsored project, the Principal Investigators(s), academic department/research unit, and administering unit identified in NUGrant accept all financial responsibility for the award. This includes ensuring that costs are allowable and the treatment of direct and indirect costs are charged consistent with federal, University, and agency policies. These designated individual(s) and administrative offices will be held responsible if any costs are later found to be unallowable or inappropriate. This financial responsibility also extends to overdrafts caused by project cost overruns, nonperformance, and uncollectible funds from sponsors.
The University assumes legal responsibility for funded
projects and the PI is responsible for the management, activities and technical
reporting activities.
The PI must maintain contact with the sponsor’s technical monitor and
comply with all technical reporting requirements. The PI must also initiate
correspondence with the sponsor’s administrative or contract monitor
to request programmatic or budgetary changes. All such requested revisions
should be routed through OSP for appropriate approval signatures.
Proposal Processing Channels
After the Principal Investigator (PI) and any co-investigators have approved
the final version of the proposal and have completed the NUgrant electronic
routing form, the proposal will be routed electronically for approval to
both the Department Chair and the Dean of the College of Education and Human
Sciences. OSP reviews the proposal and budget and obtains the required authorized
UNL signatures. OSP then submits the proposal to the sponsor as per the instructions
on the NUgrant routing form.
If the project will include a co-PI at another institution, or if another institution
is to serve as a subcontractor on the project, documents (detailed budget, scope
of work, etc.) and authorized signatures from the co-PI and the other institution
must accompany the UNL proposal when it is routed for signatures.
Questions?
Contact the CEHS Research Office for
support for Post-Award Issues
Candace Ristow
CEHS Grants Administrator
402 472-0748
cristow2@unl.edu
Beth Eberspacher
CEHS Grants Administrator
402 472-8328
beberspacher3@unl.edu
