Resource Library
- Changelog12-9/24Updated effort certification QRCs. 10/10/24Updated Budget Generator and Excel budget template to accommodate recent changes to federal guidelines. 7/31/24Exchanged outdated Lab Safety Assessment form with the updated Lab Safety Inspection form. 4/17/24Enabled Budget Generator to produce NSF budget justifications. 3/13/24Updated the Startup Award Request budget template. 1/25/24Added definitions of budget categories and descriptions of related policies to the Budget Development page. 1/5/2024Migrated from Moodle to Canvas for checking proposals in Turnitin; updated help guide. 12/15/23Enabled Budget Generator to accommodate six-year projects. 12/6/23Removed graduate assistant tuition tab from budget templates; added links to separate document, accessible in all templates and the budget generator, with updated projections. Updated Proposal Routing Form Help Guide to include information about Safe & Inclusive Working Environment Plan and other updates. 11/27/23Added Safe & Inclusive Working Environment Plan template. 9/27/23Added Proposal Routing Help Guide for Cognito Forms. 9/11/23Updated language in standard budget template. 9/7/23Added budget generator. 8/30/23Corrected Board of Regents budget template. 8/23/23Minor correction to standard budget template. 8/18/23Letter of commitment templates updated. 8/17/23Updated the standard budget template. 8/9/23Added No Cost Extension Request Cognito Form. 7/21/23Updated Board of Regents budget template and standard budget template. 7/20/23Updated Certification Form for Pass-Through Funds. 7/7/23Updated Certification Form for Pass-Through Funds. 6/30/23Removed links to all SharePoint forms and procedures. 6/29/2023Added links to all Cognito Forms procedures. 5/17/2023Corrected a minor inefficiency in the standard budget template. 2/1/2023Significantly updated the standard budget template, standard budget justification template, and Board of Regents budget template. 1/11/2023Separated pre-award forms and templates into separate categories for easier skimming/display. 12/7/22Added Spending Award Budget help guide and QRC on reviewing costing allocations. 9/26/22Corrected an error on the full budget tab of the standard and Board of Regents budget templates. 9/21/22Added a new optional template for budget justifications. 9/20/22Major adjustments to standard, Board of Regents, and Internal Grant Program budget templates. 8/17/22Minor adjustments to all four UNO budget templates. 7/15/22Added the "Proposal Timeline Calculator" tool to the Proposal Development page. 7/13/22Added Internal Grant Program (IGP) Budget Template. 4/29/22Updated the standard budget template, the Board of Regents budget template, and the startup award budget template to match changing payroll benefits rates. 12/20/21Updated the names of the "Professional Service/Vendor Agreement" forms to the "Contractual Service/Vendor Agreement" forms. 12/9/21Added the Startup Award Request form and help guide. 12/3/21Added Effort Certification QRCs. Added Startup Award Budget Template. 11/4/21Added "Turnitin Help Guide" for PIs. 10/6/21Added "Effort Certification in Workday - Basic Instructions." 9/13/21Minor updates to the standard budget template. 8/26/21Retired the Award Proposal form and replaced it with the Proposal Routing form. 8/20/21Added the Subaward Modification Request form and the Professional Services/Vendor Agreement Modification Request form; added help guides for both forms. 8/10/21Added the Research Subjects Policy. 8/9/21Updated the standard budget template and the Board of Regents budget template. 7/22/21Added the Multi-Grant Budget Amendment Request form and help guide! 6/30/21Made minor changes to the standard budget template. 5/17/21Corrected typos in the Fixed Price Closeout Request Help Guide. 5/14/21Added the PeopleSoft/Workday Speedkey Crosswalk. 4/29/21Updated pages 3, 4, 9, and 12 of the Award Proposal QRC to match updates to the SharePoint form. 4/13/21Added Subaward Draft Request form and Subcontract/Professional Services Draft Request form. 4/7/21Updated page 3 of the Award Proposal QRC to match updates to the SharePoint form. 4/6/21Updated enrollment requirements for student workers as listed on the standard budget template. 3/29/21Made minor changes to the standard budget template. 3/23/21Added Workday account codes to the UNO budget template and the Budget Amendment Request form. 
Forms, Tools, & Instructions
Pre-Award
Forms
Proposal Routing Form | Help Guide
Certification Form for Pass Through Funds
Grant vs. Gift Checklist
Internal Grant Program (IGP) Application
Limited Submission Proposal Approval
Standalone Conflict of Interest
Standalone Conflict of Interest (PHS)
Startup Award Request
Templates
Budget Generator
Budget Justification
Budget Spreadsheet
Letter of Commitment from UNO
Letter of Commitment to UNO
Board of Regents Budget Spreadsheet
Internal Grant Program (IGP) Budget Spreadsheet
Safe & Inclusive Working Environment Plan
Startup Award Budget Spreadsheet
Tools
Budget Category Definitions & Policies
Graduate Assistant Tuition Projections
Proposal Submission Timeline Calculator, abridged
Proposal Submission Timeline Calculator, expanded
Turnitin Canvas | Help Guide
UNO Facts & ID Numbers
Instructions
Managing an Award & Conducting Research
Advanced Number Request
Budget Amendment Request, Single Grant
Budget Amendment Request, Multi-Grant
Budget Tracker: Simple Salary Encumbrance
Cost Transfer Request
Fellowship Award Request Form
Lab Safety Inspection
No Cost Extension Request
Research Subjects Policy
Closeout of Awards
Fixed Price Closeout Request
Transfer Award Memo
Transfer Equipment Memo
Subawards & Subcontracts
Contractual Services/Vendor Agreement Draft Request
Contractual Services/Vendor Agreement Modification Request
Performance Evaluation
Subaward Draft Request 
Subaward Modification Request
Subaward Closeout Authorization Form
Subaward Payment Request & Checklist
Subrecipient Audit Form
Subrecipient Commitment Form
Subrecipient vs. Vendor Classification Tool
Other
Center & Institute Approval Request
Faculty/Staff Profile (Cognito)
Training Proposal Routing Form
Workday Tools & Instructions
Effort Certification
Approving, No Changes
Employees
GAs & Student Workers
Terminated Employees
Terminated Managers
 
            