Do any of you folks have a formailzed (sorry about that)
 procedure for working with non-faculty types who want
 to pursue funding for research or project development?
 I am thinking primarily about those underloved and underutilized
 people in college towns who are acadmically trained (like
 spouses, medical types, counseling types, clergy maybe) and might
 qualify for a faculty gig, but are not employees of your
 university.  Most college towns have a bunch of these folks who
 might not be looking for a full-time slot, but would like to keep
 their lines of inquiry alive and could possibly successfully
 compete for funding through the university.
I admit there are a lot of issues here--liabilities, use of the
 university name, crazies (those not currently on faculty), and
 more.  But there are also some possiblities.
  I'd appreciate your comments.