Announcements

RAO holds Summer Office Hours on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1-3 p.m.

The OVPR launches the revamped Catalyst Program, now with 3 phases: Ready, Set, and Go.

CSU acquires subscription to new database of funding opportunities: Pivot-RP.

Research Acceleration Office

Welcome to the Research Acceleration Office (RAO), Colorado State University’s Research Development hub.

Whether you are a seasoned or early-career faculty member, an individual scholar, or part of a complex research team, we are excited to support you on your research trajectory!

RAO Purpose

To attract research funding, cultivate relationships, create opportunities, and activate strategies that strengthen CSU’s research enterprise.

 

RAO Mission

To provide Research Development services that empower individual researchers and scholars, research teams, and CSU’s Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR).

RAO Functions & Programs

Research Development Pipeline

The RAO provides long-term, focused, development support for large, complex proposals and strategic research initiatives, driving to significant ROI.

Diagram illustrating the development pipeline, including phases from proposal development to post-award management.
This aim is achieved through diverse means, including hosting CSU research community events, centralizing and disseminating information regarding the research process and resources available, and outreach programs geared to early career investigators.

The growing international emphasis on dynamic, interdisciplinary team research has been answered at CSU by RAO’s focus on research team development.
RAO helps investigators and research teams on their development of complex proposals, including pre-proposal report (opportunity searches, team building events, and more), support during proposal writing (including coordination of external support and fiscal support, editing, drafting, and review), and post-award (coordination of post-award project management).
The organization of the interior, limited-submission process is controlled by the RAO, who coordinate an opportunities database, coordinate LSP reviews, and deliver program info sessions and red teaming for targeted/strategic opportunities.