Historically, institutional policy required that applications submitted to external sponsors be mailed by SPA.Recognizing that PIs face significant time constraints when preparing a grant, SPA changed its policy on the submission of grant applications to external sponsors. PIs have the option of mailing proposals to the sponsor. As in the past, SPA review and approval is still required before mailing any application to an external sponsor. As described in the application submission policy, SPA will only review key components of the application, allowing the PI additional time to complete the narrative portions of the application. Therefore, the PI has two options for mailing proposals