The University of Notre Dame does have a development office for such
contacts.  As well as an Office of Research in the graduate school, who
tries to maintain a list of possible grant sources from the private sector.

At 04:20 PM 7/8/96 -0400, you wrote:
>Forgive me if this message already posted to the list---
>
>>Hello there fellow resadmin participants!
>>
>>I have a question and of course, would appreciate hearing from as many of
>you as possible, as quickly as possible. Thanks in advance :)
>>
>>With regard to proposals submitted to *foundations and corporations (any
>private sources for that matter)* for research, training, or community
>service projects (ones that meet the definition of a sponsored
>project)--what administrative office(s) within your institution is charged
>with identifying and cultivating relationships with potential funding
>sources and assisting faculty with proposal development (including budgets),
>etc.?  Do you have an Office of Development or Office for Institutional
>Advancement that handles all proposals sumbitted to non-governmental
>agencies and organizations? Or do these offices handle only gifts,
>endowments, and capital campaigns?
>>
>>Do you also have an Office of Grants and Contracts/Extramural Research that
>oversees the submission of proposals for research, training, and community
>service projects to (public) local,
>>state, or federal agencies and organizations?
>>
>>Do the two offices (Development/Institutional Advancement and Grants and
>Contracts) work together in submitting proposals to private funding sources
>and if so--does some type of working agreement exist stating which tasks
>will be completed by which office?  Or do *all* proposals
>>submitted to external funding sources (regardless of type, size, reporting
>req's, deliverables, or lack
>>of such things) fall under the auspices/direction of ONE of the two offices.
>>
>>Any and all responses/comments are greatly appreciated; and if you are at
>an institution where two offices exist and coordinate efforts depending on
>the type of funding source and indeed have developed some type of working
>agreement that is in place and would be willing to share it, my fax # is
>(954) 236-4017 or email xxxxxx@nsu.acast.nova.edu.
>>
>>Thanks so much for your insight!
>>
>Nancy Hutchinson
>Grant Development Specialist
>Office of Grants and Contracts
>Nova Southeastern University
>email: xxxxxx@nsu.acast.nova.edu
>
>
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xxxxxx@nd.edu