Late Proposal Rule

All deadlines represent the amount of lead time necessary before the document is to be transmitted to the funding agency or private entity.

In order to serve faculty members from all departments in a professional manner, the Office of Research must require that faculty follow the rule that all proposals be given to the Office of Research for review according to the schedule below. P.I.s must submit a completed and fully signed UNO Routing Form with the grant proposal narrative or contract scope of work, along with the budget and budget explanation. Staff cannot guarantee that documents which are "late" will be reviewed in time to meet required agency deadlines.

The Office of Research is responsible for obtaining the appropriate institutional signatures for documents that are submitted within the established policy. Guidelines for signatory authority are available by clicking here.

Don't fall victim to the Late Proposal Rule by asking us to jeopardize proposals which were submitted on time by diverting our attention to late proposals. We cannot authorize sending out documents which have not been properly reviewed because proposals from this institution make legal committments for personnel resources, institutional resources, and cash.

Thank you for your continued cooperation!