PDO Services

Funding Search Request
Complete and submit a separate form for each project. To aid us in identifying sources, please fill out as many fields as possible. Most results are sent within three weeks of the request.
Funding Alert Mailing List Subscription
Proposal Reviews
Request a proposal review for clarity, presentation, adherence to the guidelines and grammatical accuracy.
Potential Collaborators
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Custom Workshops
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Database Demonstrations
Request a Pivot™ or other database demonstration for your college, department or yourself.
Institutional Resources
Request additional information on UK facilities, institutional resources, and/or programmatic strengths not available in the Facilities Description Library for inclusion in an external proposal.
Individual Consultations
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Announcements

Updates and Changes to NIH/AHRQ applications and review criteria (scientific premise/human subjects) for January 25, 2019 and beyond.

Proposal Development Office

For applications due on January 25, 2019 and beyond, the term “rigor of the prior research” will replace “scientific premise” under the Significance section for most research grant and career development award applications.
New URL to Access the Pivot Database

Proposal Development Office

Beginning March 1, 2019, Pivot, UK’s primary funding search and expertise database, is moving to a new URL,
Partial government shutdown impacting funding agencies

Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, Proposal Development Office

A partial government shutdown has continued into the new year. While NIH and the Department of Education are funded, others such as NSF, NASA, NOAA, USDA, NIST, and NEH are not.