Research Hub

Research & Proposal Development Services

Research & Proposal Development Services supports faculty in the preparation of competitive research proposals.

1. Proposal development: The Research & Proposal Development Services team can provide full-scale proposal development support for multidisciplinary proposals requesting more than $1 million.
2. External review: Have your proposal reviewed by a subject matter expert through our external consulting firm. This provides valuable feedback that is proven to increase your chances of success. Please allow about four weeks for this service.
3. Technical editing: One of our most popular services, technical editing provides feedback on the proposal’s structure and content, persuasiveness and clarity, as well as copy editing.
4. Graphic design: We contract with vetted graphic designers and scientific illustrators to help you succinctly and effectively communicate complex ideas.
5. Successful proposal library: Research & Proposal Development Services maintains a library of successful grant proposals and project overviews, written by University of Nevada, Reno faculty, to help you learn the elements of a successful proposal.
6. Letters of institutional support: We will coordinate with the PI and applicable leadership to draft and have signed the necessary letters to demonstrate institutional support for your proposal.
7. Writing coaching: Want to work one-on-one with our technical editor to hone your proposal writing skills? Start the coaching process today!
8. Broader impacts plan: We provide support for developing a broader impacts concept and plan, if your application requires it, to indicate how your research will benefit society.
9. New faculty research consultations: Research & Proposal Development Services can answer questions about your Start Up package requirements, or support project planning and proposal strategy.

Request a service from Research & Proposal Development Services

Data management plans

• Research Data Services: Find data management services for faculty, students and staff through the University Libraries.
• ScholarWorks: Visit the University's digital repository to submit your research data.

Institutional information for proposals

This quick reference for proposal prep and submission includes basic information such as signature authorities, F&A rates, fringe benefit rates, institution numbers such as tax ID and Nevada vendor number, the University’s legal name and more.

Institutional data and stats

Decision Support is a useful source of information on University operations and enrollment. Access descriptive reports and inferential studies, including enrollment reports for your proposal.

College support personnel for proposals

Many colleges have grant coordinators who support faculty in submitting proposals to sponsors and in working with Sponsored Projects. Find your college grant coordinator.

Pre-award support

The Pre-award team facilitates timely submission of sponsored project proposals, sponsor requests for revisions and additional information prior to issuing an award, and submission of sponsor approval requests during an active award. Contact your pre-award administrator.

Guidelines and submission resources

We review all proposals prior to submission to ensure accuracy, correctness and legal sufficiency considering agency requirements and the University’s policies. Submit your proposal to Sponsored Projects five business days before the proposal deadline using our guidelines.

Proposal routing and approval

View information about our pre-submission review and approval routing for proposals.

A resource for Principal Investigators: A project manager is responsible for planning, organizing and directing the process of a specific project while ensuring that it is completed on time, within budget and within scope. In the context of Sponsored Projects at the University, the project manager will support research efforts by administering the many logistical aspects of sponsored awards.

Learn more about project management services and how to request support.

Award negotiation, acceptance and account setup

We work with PIs to review, negotiate and accept awards with terms that are acceptable for a public entity of the State of Nevada and to establish an account for project expenses. Learn more about the process once an award is granted.

• Award negotiation and acceptance
• Account setup

Fiscal management

Find information about invoicing, electronic drawdown of federal funds, and financial reporting.

Effort reporting

Effort reporting is the process of certifying that salaries and wages charged to sponsored project accounts are reasonable in relation to the actual work performed. Learn more about effort reporting and training for effort certification.

Record retention

Find information about records necessary for a project, how long to keep them and where to store records.

Project closeout

Closing out a project involves ensuring that all conditions for the award compliance have been met. Learn more about the project closeout process.