Corporate-funded proposals are usually reviewed, and resulting agreements negotiated and accepted by, the Center for Clinical Trials and Corporate Contracts (CCT). In this context, corporate-funded means that the Sponsor is a for-profit corporation.

Contact SPA with any questions regarding proposal routing. Contact SPA to discuss the routing if there is any funding source in addition to the corporate funding (examples: prime sponsor is federal; corporate funds are passing through a university subaward).

Agreements negotiated by CCT must be submitted through BOTH Kuali Research (KR) and UMBiz. Access UMBiz via the myUMB Portal.

Tips for Corporate-funded Proposals in Kuali Research:

• On the Proposal Details screen, select the Activity Type that fits the proposed scope of work.
• If the Sponsor is a corporation, the Corporate Questionnaire will be completed as part of the KR proposal. The corporate questionnaire, among other things, asks for a UMB contact name (which must be in the KR Employee look-up) and a sponsor contact name (which must be in the KR Address Book lookup). Some corporate sponsors are added in KR without contact names. If a needed Sponsor Contact is not listed, please complete the Address Request form and request to add a new non-UMB person.
• Standard F&A rates for commercially-sponsored research and clinical trials will be applied when the Sponsor is a corporation. In the budget module, budget settings, select TDC (Total Direct Costs) for the F&A Cost Basis, unless the funding opportunity instructions state otherwise.