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Research & Proposal Development Resources
CSU Websites on Federal Actions:
Timely Resources
- Strategic Research Resilience: Resources for Researchers CSU website
- Launching Public-Private Research Consortia: An Overview & Panel Discussion CSU meeting recording (May 2025)
- Creative Grant Seeking in a Challenging Landscape Hanover webinar (April 2025)
Updates on Federal Agency Policies & Priorities
- Federal Funding Priorities in FY2026 Hanover webinar (June 2025)
- Major Changes to NIH Application Guidelines Hanover webinar (January 2025)
- Updates on NSF Priorities NSF website
- Implementation of New Initiatives and Policies NIH website
Broader Impacts
The Broader Impacts discussion is a critical component of any proposal submitted to the U.S. National Science Foundation. It answers the following question: How does your research benefit society?
Campus partners with insights into Broader Impact partnerships:
| Partner | Title | College | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Michelle Foster | Associate Dean | College of Health and Human Sciences | [email protected] |
| Arlene Nededog | Director | College of Natural Sciences | [email protected] |
| Dr. Rosa Mikeal Martey | Faculty Coordinator | College of Liberal Arts | [email protected] |
| Dr. Patrice M. Palmer | Assistant Dean | College of Business | [email protected] |
| Dr. Naomi Nishi | Assistant Dean | College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences | [email protected] |
| Dr. Gilbert John | Assistant Dean for Research | College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences | [email protected] |
| Dr. Rickey Frierson | Director | Warner College of Natural Resources | [email protected] |
| Dr. Quatez Scott | Assistant Dean | College of Agricultural Science | [email protected] |
| Dr. Melissa Burt | Associate Dean | Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering | [email protected] |
Communicating Science
Authentic, accurate engagement can bring people together and help create a better world.
Online Resources:
- Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science cross-disciplinary organization focused on science communication
- The Complexities of Communicating Science NIH discussion
- The Conversation online publication presenting articles with “academic rigor, journalistic flair”
- The ABTs of Science Communication: Expert Advice from a Scientist-Turned-Filmmaker interview with Randy Olson
- Communicating the Impacts of Your Research
Data Management
Data management starts even before data collection when you write a data management plan (DMP). Planning for the care of your data increases the chances that your data will be usable by you and you colleagues in the long run. Additionally, most funding agencies also require DMPs for grant submission.
Online Resources:
- Data Management Plans CSU Libraries resources
- Publishing Research Data in Dryad CSU Libraries resources
- DMP Tool
- Data Management Plan Examples
- Data Management Templates Project
- Writing Your Data Management Plan Hanover Research webinar
Hanover Research
Our solutions provide targeted guidance for your programmatic and research grants work—uncovering new opportunities, supporting institutional funding initiatives, and bolstering faculty development. As a result, you’ll craft the most competitive submissions to secure more funding for your institution.
RAO partners with Hanover Research to connect CSU researchers to grant-seeking and proposal development support.
Hanover Research online resources:
- The Grant Rant a biweekly podcast on grant-specific topics
- Hanover Research Mailing List with
- weekly grant alerts
- monthly grants projections
- monthly grants webinars
- bimonthly grants calendars
ORCID
ORCID, which stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID, is a free, unique, persistent identifier (PID) for individuals to use as they engage in research, scholarship, and innovation activities. We provide ORCID to researchers free of charge so that we may realize our vision of connecting all who participate in research, scholarship, and innovation are uniquely identified and connected to their contributions across disciplines, borders, and time.
People use “ORCID” or “ORCID iD” interchangeably, but what they’re talking about is a 16-digit number and the associated record (sometimes called a profile) that stores automatic links to all your research, and links all your research with you. By allowing trusted organizations to add your research information to your ORCID record, you can spend more time conducting your research and less time managing it.
Online resources:
- orcid.org ORCID website
- Register for your ORCID iD
- ORCID IDs CSU Library Resources
- ORCID Frequently Asked Questions
What Is ORCID?
Register for Your ORCID iD
Pivot-RP
Pivot-RP is a database containing active funding opportunities for all disciplines and project types. It includes a wide variety of funding types, including federal U.S. government, private foundations, corporate and international funding opportunities all in one easy to search tool.
With your personal Pivot-RP account, you can:
- Sign up to receive customized funding alerts
- Save and return to previous funding searches
- Track and get updates on individual funding opportunities
- Share funding opportunities with others
- Edit your public profile
To access Pivot-RP, go to https://pivot.proquest.com/dashboard. Sign in by “Using my institution’s credentials” and selecting Colorado State University from the “Use login from my institution” dropdown menu. Then follow the prompts to log in using your NetID username and password.
Pivot-RP Guides:
- Pivot-RP Start Guide downloadable PDF
- Pivot-RP Guide and Search Tips downloadable PDF
Getting Started with Pivot-RP
Pivot-RP CSU end-user training
Setting Up Your Account and Claiming Your Profile
Updating Your Pivot-RP Profile
Working with Pivot-RP Funding Opportunities
Basic Searching for Funding Opportunities
Navigating Funding Search Results
Advanced Searching for Funding Opportunities
Managing Funding Opportunities
SciENcv
Use SciENcv (Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae) to create NSF-approved Biographical Sketches and Current and Pending Support documents. My NCBI users can create multiple SciENcv profiles in official biographical sketch formats for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
Online Resources:
- SciENcv Help Guide With NSF-Specific Section (includes screenshots and step-by-step instructions)
- Using SciENcv Frequently Asked Questions
SciENcv Biosketch Tutorial: NSF
SciENcv Biosketch Webinar: NIH
SciENcv Current & Pending (Other) Support Tutorial: NSF
SciENcv: Integrating with ORCID
SPIN (inactive)
SPIN (the Sponsored Programs Information Network) is the searchable funding opportunity database previously used by Colorado State University. CSU’s SPIN account is now inactive, and Pivot-RP is the funding opportunity database now used by the University. Learn more about Pivot-RP here.
Team Science
Team Science is a collaborative effort to address a scientific challenge that leverages the strengths and expertise of professionals trained in different fields.
As the research landscape continues to develop into ever more interdisciplinary methods, it is vital that the CSU research enterprise grows and transforms along with it. Understanding team science means understanding the vast and complicating factors involved in bringing team members from entirely different fields together to perform challenging research. With this in mind, RAO and the OVPR team have brought a new, intense focus to CSU’s team science endeavor, providing resources to aid teams in their goals, along with managing the dynamics of interdisciplinary science.
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