ALL proposals dealing with faculty research and development, curriculum or
academic program, equipment for academic programs, etc. come through my office
whether they are initiated by faculty or administrators.  "Bricks and mortar"
proposals, special campaigns, etc. are routed through Resource Development.  My
office is part of the Academic Affairs Division, and I report to the Dean of
the College.  Perhaps being a small college makes it easy to centralize
submissions, and people are good about following those procedures (usually).