Office of Sponsored Programs - 400.06, Procedure 1 - Submitting a Financial Guarantee Request

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Office of Sponsored Programs - 400.06, Procedure 1 - Submitting a Financial Guarantee Request

Purpose

A Financial Guarantee is prepared and submitted electronically through Research Administration Management System and eSubmission (RAMSeS) in order to request Pre-Award spending.

Procedure

  1. Locate the submitted proposal in RAMSeS for which you want to request a financial guarantee.
  2. Click on the proposal number to reach the "Proposal Routing Status" screen.
  3. Select the tab entitled "Financial Guarantee."
  4. Select the link "Add Financial Guarantee to Proposal," and a pop-up form will appear requesting Financial Agreement Information.
  5. Fill out the form and click the "Submit" button. Include sufficient justification to support the likelihood of the award and the necessity for an early account.
  6. The form is electronically routed for internal departmental approval and forwarded to the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) for review and approval.

Contact Information

For questions regarding this procedure and its related operating standard, please contact SponsoredPrograms@unc.edu.

For questions regarding Pre-Award management or Post-Award administration, please contact the assigned Sponsored Projects Specialist (SPS).

For invoicing, reporting and other financial matters, please contact the assigned Sponsored Projects Accountant.
OSP Staff assignments are found in RAMSeS or on the OSP website.

History

History Table
Date Description
07/01/2022 Revised to reflect the new office name.
05/15/2018 Revised to coincide with the release of the new OSP Website.

The operating standards in the Office of Sponsored Programs Operating Standards & Procedures Manual supersede any OSP operating standards, procedures and appendices previously included in the University Business Manual, a publication of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Division of Finance.

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Article ID: 132304
Created
Thu 4/8/21 9:28 PM
Modified
Sun 2/12/23 4:05 PM
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07/01/2022 12:00 AM
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05/15/2019 2:25 PM
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Research-Office of Sponsored Programs