Research Proposal

NTRC Number

(The NDOR Research Section provides this number to you)

Project Title

(Title Here)

Submitting Principal Investigator

(Your name here)

Background

(Provide a background of this research concept,

and provide insight into why this research is necessary)

Objective

(Describe in detail the goal that will be accomplished by conducting this research)

Expected Benefits

(Describe in detail how this research will benefit Nebraska)

Implementation

(Detail how the results of this research could be implemented in Nebraska)

Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

(The researcher must contact the TAC members during the development of the proposal. List the TAC members that were provided to you by the NDOR Research Section here)

Contact Name / E-mail / Phone
Tasks

(Provide Specific details of the tasks included in your research plan and design plan. General Required Tasks Must Include: meetings with TAC members throughout the life of the project, completion of final report, completion of technical brief, and PowerPoint presentation to NDOR at completion of the project)

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5.

6.

etc.

Schedule

(Use a table to detail the proposed schedule corresponding with the Tasks listed in this proposal.

Block out the corresponding quarters indicating when work will be performed for the listed tasks)

Task / Description / Year 1 / Year 2
QTR 1 / QTR 2 / QTR 3 / QTR 4 / QTR 1 / QTR 2
1 / Literature Search
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Budget

Item / Expenses July 1 – June 30
(Year 1) / July 1-December 30
(Year 2) / Total Project Budget
PERSONNEL / Primary Investigator (# Hrs x $)
Co PI (# Hrs x $)
Under Grad (# Hrs x $)
Fringe Benefits
(A) Personnel and Benefits Total
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT / List any equipment or sample material that will be purchased under the project
(B) Total Equipment
Operating Expenses / List NTC Service Center Expenses here
(C) Total Operating Expenses
TOTAL / Personnel Overhead (10% of A)
Operating Expenses Overhead (10% of C)
Total Project Cost (A+B+C+Overhead)

(If this project is being proposed by the University of Nebraska – you can delete and insert the spreadsheet from OSP excel spreadsheet template)

(The Proposed Budget must include a cost breakdown by year, and must include any equipment, personnel and operating expenses that will be incurred during this project)

Budget by Task

Task / Description / Total Budget for Task

(If this project is being proposed by the University of Nebraska – you can delete and insert the spreadsheet from OSP excel spreadsheet template)

Additional Proposal Information

(Provide additional information regarding your proposals such as budget and equipment justification or information regarding subconsultants on the project)