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
Strategic Research Initiatives
Partnership Development & Management
Faculty Development & Capacity Building
Competitive Intelligence & Landscaping
Team/Transdisciplinary Science Program
Limited Submission & Internal Funding Programs
Complex & Strategic Proposal Development & Support Program
Mandatory OVPR Cost-Share Requests
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).