Internal Opportunities and External Resources for funding can be found on the SPA Finding Funding webpage.  Funding opportunities are also posted on Yammer to supplement what PIs may find and discover on their own from other sources.

• To submit a proposal request, please submit a notice of intent, email spa@kumc.edu and/or contact your preferred research center.
• If the proposal mandates cost-share or matching funds, or voluntary cost share is planned, contact your department, research center or dean.
  Policy Link: Cost Share and Matching: Allowability and Documentation
• If contractual language is involved, this will be reviewed internally prior to submission.
• Do you expect intellectual property or technology transfer issues? Contact KU Center for Technology and Commercialization at kuctc@ku.edu or 785-864-6401.
• If your research will involve animals, contact the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at iacuc@kumc.edu.
• If your research will involve humans, contact the Human Research Protection Program at IRBhelp@kumc.edu.

The SPA Pre-Award team strives to facilitate the proposal process for external funding to the KU Medical Center and Wichita SOM research community - providing assistance to administrators, faculty and staff in preparing, reviewing, approving and submitting competitive proposals for all funding agencies.

• All proposals and any pre-proposal/letters of intent containing any type of budgetary information must be reviewed and approved by the authorized signatory (Director or Pre-Award Assistant Director, Sponsored Programs Administration) before submission to a funding agency.
• SPA Pre-Award will assist with all hard copy and electronic submissions.

• Just-in-Time requests
• The SPA support team prepares for award set up in Workday.
• Prior to award set-up, all other compliance conditions must be met. Please be sure to contact the appropriate compliance office(s) for approvals, as noted below, if your project includes:
  • Stem cells and/or fetal/embryonic tissue or body fluids: stemcell@kumc.edu
  • Select Agents: ehs@kumc.edu AND ibc@kumc.edu
  • Recombinant DNA: ibc@kumc.edu
  • Radioisotopes or radiation producing equipment: rso@kumc.edu
  • Biohazards or hazardous materials: ehs@kumc.edu
  • Clinical trials should be registered at ClinicalTrials.gov.
• Contracts and agreements are reviewed and negotiated by the SPA Contracts team.
• Award documents are signed, if required, to acknowledge and accept award terms and conditions. Acceptance of all sponsored project terms and conditions will be provided by the authorized signatory (Director, Sponsored Programs Administration).
• SPA will correspond with funding agencies, as needed. If you are contacted directly by the sponsor for information, please be sure to inform and request support from SPA.