Pricing

Recruitment and outreach services are billed using the fee schedule below. All project requests must include a UNMC cost object to be billed for services. Institutional support for services may be available. Reach out to clinicalresrecruit@unmc.edu to see if your project qualifies.

Billing is processed monthly. An invoice can be provided to assist with billing back to the sponsor, if needed.

Research Recruitment and Outreach Fee Schedule

Effective Date: July 1, 2026

The below pricing outlines the service offerings and tiered fee structure for CRC Research
Recruitment and Outreach services. Fees are based on request complexity and sponsor type.
Fees will be assessed per project request.

Service Offerings

Select any service below to jump directly to its pricing.

Service	Description
Opt-In Process	We collaborate with the Study Team to support and manage the READi Core opt-in recruitment process. This can include requesting feasibility data, developing appropriate opt-in communication templates, obtaining recruitment lists, and distributing recruitment communications.
Ethical Access Process	We collaborate with Study Teams to support outreach to potential subjects identified through an ethical access list. This includes developing communication templates and distributing ethical access recruitment communications.
Print Advertisement	We develop printed recruitment materials to help with recruitment for your research study. These materials may include flyers, brochures, and other print-based advertisements. All printed materials must comply with UNMC HRPP Policy 3.5, Section 4.0, and adhere to official UNMC branding guidelines.
Electronic Advertisements	We develop electronic recruitment materials to help engage potential participants for your research study. These materials may include campus monitor slides, social media posts, and other digital advertisements. Electronic advertisements must comply with UNMC HRPP Policy 3.5, Section 6.0, and adhere to official UNMC branding guidelines.
Forms	We develop Research Interest Forms that can be linked within recruitment materials, allowing interested individuals to submit their contact information for follow-up by the Study Team. These forms may be created in REDCap or Microsoft Forms. Because Research Interest Forms function as electronic advertisements, they must comply with UNMC HRPP Policy 3.5, Section 6.0, and adhere to official UNMC branding guidelines.
Story Writing	We develop short feature stories for UNMC Today and Nebraska Medicine Now to help generate interest and visibility for research studies. We can also create press releases intended for broader media outreach and potential coverage by external publications.
Recruitment Labels	We create a label that can be affixed to printed recruitment materials in order to meet institutional requirements as per UNMC HRPP Policy 3.5.

Sponsor Type

Sponsor Type
Sponsor	Description
Industry	A pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device company that provides funding and support for a research project or clinical trial.
Federal	A government agency, academic institution, or other organization that takes the ultimate responsibility for initiating and managing a clinical research study. Note: Investigator-initiated trials, network groups, and consortiums will be treated like federal studies from a CRC billing perspective.

Fee Schedule

Opt-In Process*

Fee Schedule
	Industry Rate	Federal Rate
Feasibility Request	$170.00	$85.00
Develop Opt-In Templates	$42.50/template	$21.25/template
Initial Opt-In Recruitment List	$170.00	$85.00
READi Core Fees	*Varies	*Varies
Email Message Sending	$42.50	$21.25
Patient Portal Message Sending	$85.00	$42.50

*View the READi Core Fee Schedule

Ethical Access Process

	Industry Rate	Federal Rate
Development of ethical access templates	$42.50/template	$21.25/template
Email Message Sending (Note: Up to 100 contacts per individual email send)	$42.50	$21.25
Patient Portal Message Sending	$85.00	$42.50

Print Advertisements

	Industry Rate	Federal Rate
Flyer	$85.00	$42.50
Tri-Fold Brochure	$170.00	$85.00
Stock photo purchase	*Varies	*Varies

*Photos used in recruitment advertising must be licensed for use. Some photos can be obtained for free (under Creative Commons license, public domain, royalty-free, etc.) or a license can be purchased to use a stock photo (price varies).

Electronic Advertisements

	Industry Rate	Federal Rate
Monitor Slide	$85.00	$42.50
New Social Media Post Graphic	$170.00	$85.00
Revision to Social Media Graphic or Text	$42.50	$21.25
Initial Social Media Campaign Posting	$42.50	$21.25
Social Media Campaign Reboost	$42.50	$21.25
Stock photo purchase	*Varies	*Varies
Facebook Advertising Costs	**Varies	**Varies

*Photos used in recruitment advertising must be licensed for use. Some photos can be obtained for free (under Creative Commons license, public domain, royalty-free, etc.) or a license can be purchased to use a stock photo (price varies).

**After a recruitment social media post is created, it can be posted for free (limited views/impressions), or you can spend money to run a paid social media campaign targeted at specific populations (both would involve additional costs paid to Facebook/Instagram). This can fit any budget, but costs are based on numbers of impressions and length of time the post runs. We recommend a base cost of $11.50/day. Please note that Strategic Communications charges 15% from the total of your campaign budget.

Forms

	Industry Rate	Federal Rate
Design Microsoft Form	$85.00	$42.50
Design REDCap Form	$85.00	$42.50
Updates to Microsoft Form	Individually Scoped	Individually Scoped
Updates to REDCap Form	Individually Scoped	Individually Scoped

Story Writing

	Industry Rate	Federal Rate
UNMC Today	$85.00	$42.50
NM Now	$85.00	$42.50
Press Release	$170.00	$85.00
Stock photo purchase	*Varies	*Varies

Recruitment Labels

	Industry Rate	Federal Rate
Recruitment branding label	$42.50	$21.25
Other branding label	$42.50	$21.25

Hourly Rate Billing

	Industry Rate	Federal Rate
Consulting	$85.00	$42.50
Other	$85.00	$42.50

*Note: The CRC Research Recruitment and Outreach fee schedule will be reviewed annually. Changes to the fee schedule will be communicated prior to implementation. Changes will only be applied to new studies (not applied retroactively).

Institutional support for services may be available. Reach out to clinicalresrecruit@unmc.edu to see if your project qualifies.

Given the uniqueness of requests, the CRC Research Recruitment and Outreach leadership team reserves the right to individually scope projects as needed.

It is the responsibility of the study team to submit recruitment materials to the IRB and receive approval prior to using the recruitment materials for recruitment purposes.