Contact their departmental administrator's office to discuss budget needs and/or obtain the required UNMC internal forms.These forms are prepared by the PI's department and must accompany every request for external sponsored program support.
Notify SPA of plans to submit a proposal, giving SPA
the name of the PI
the sponsor's name and address
the deadline date
Obtain the signatures of department chair(s), dean(s) or institute
Obtain the appropriate committee approvals for the use of human subjects, research animals and recombinant DNA
Review the application and internal forms for accuracy and appropriateness
Obtain institutional signatures from SPA director
Mail a formal letter to the sponsor on behalf of UNMC and package the application for delivery to the sponsor (charges for this service are billed back to the PI's department)
Track the application by preparing an official pending file which contains a copy of the application, formal letter, UNMC forms, and agency guidelines
Record application information on the SPA database