{"id":81,"date":"2026-02-10T22:55:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T22:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/rao\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2026-03-11T19:53:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:53:24","slug":"preparation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/rao\/preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Preparing&nbsp;CSU Researchers, Scholars, and Artisans&nbsp;to Pursue&nbsp;Funding<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>RAO provides&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/rao\/faculty-development\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11\">Faculty Development and Capacity&nbsp;Building<\/a>&nbsp;services&nbsp;to&nbsp;empower&nbsp;individual researchers and scholars, research teams, and the OVPR.&nbsp;Essential&nbsp;to&nbsp;this preparation&nbsp;are&nbsp;our competitive intelligence and landscape analysis&nbsp;activities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"alignnone wp-block-stalwart-blocks-sticky-nav-group\" id=\"sticky-nav-block_8c6e73fb9aec8933aa8de07f3da9469c\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 27% 1fr;\">\n\n    <aside>\n\n        <p class=\"sticky-nav-title\">\n            Jump to&#8230;        <\/p>\n\n        <nav>\n        <\/nav>\n\n    <\/aside>\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-content-sections\">\n\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<section class=\"sticky-nav-item\" id=\"competitive-intelligence-and-landscaping\">\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-section-heading\"><h3>Competitive Intelligence and Landscaping <\/h3><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Competitive intelligence is the action of defining, gathering, analyzing, and distributing Intelligence about products, customers,&nbsp;competitors&nbsp;and any aspect of&nbsp;the environment needed to support executives and managers in making strategic decisions for an organization.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; CI Radar&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In the context of CSU\u2019s&nbsp;research enterprise,&nbsp;RAO&nbsp;gathers and analyzes&nbsp;competitive intelligence&nbsp;data&nbsp;to inform&nbsp;the decisions of&nbsp;CSU researchers, scholars, and artisans&nbsp;pursuing support for their work in an&nbsp;increasingly&nbsp;competitive funding landscape.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What types of research are sponsors investing in? What programs are given priority? What are the track records of investigatos who have recieved specific awards?<\/em> Answers to these questions and many others can drive decisions for labs, teams, and the institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/reasearch-analytics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CSU Office of Research Analytics<\/a>, RAO analyzed institutional, investigator, and sponsor data to help faculty leverage details of the funding landscape toward creating more successful proposals.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section><!-- .sticky-nav-item -->\n\n\n<section class=\"sticky-nav-item\" id=\"federal-funding-landscape\">\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-section-heading\"><h3>Federal Funding Landscape <\/h3><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Staying informed about federal actions and agency priorities is crucial to the researcher&#8217;s preperation to pursue federal funds. The links below represent just some of the federal agencies to which CSU faculty regularly submit proposal. As you explore opportunities across the federal funding landscape, seek out information on agency emerging priorities and new areas of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CSU Websites on Federal Actions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/federalupdates.colostate.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Updates on Federal Actions<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/federal-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Updates Impacting Research<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Federal Agency Policies and Priorities&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/M-25-34-NSTM-2-Fiscal-Year-FY-2027-Administration-Research-and-Development-Budget-Priorities-and-Cross-Cutting-Actions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office&nbsp;of Management and Budget (OMB) Priorities<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/updates-on-priorities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Science Foundation (NSF) Priorities<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/about\/history\/big-ideas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NSF\u2019s Big 10 Ideas<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/nsb\/updates\/merit-review-new-era-nsf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NSF&nbsp;Updated Review Process<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/about-nih\/nih-director\/statements\/advancing-nihs-mission-through-unified-strategy#our-priorities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Institutes of Health (NIH) Priorities<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/press-room\/hhs-restructuring-doge.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Administration for&nbsp;a Healthy&nbsp;America (AHA)<\/a>&nbsp;HHS&nbsp;new initiative&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpa-h.gov\/about\/our-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ARPA-H Focus Areas<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nifa.usda.gov\/about-nifa\/what-we-do\/research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Priorities<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neh.gov\/updates-neh-priorities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Priorities<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arts.gov\/grants\/priorities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Priorities<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Online&nbsp;Resources&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/transform-opportunities-for-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strategic Research Resilience: Resources for Researchers<\/a>&nbsp;CSU website&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/3409306.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/3409306\/Recording_Creative-Grant-Seeking-in-a-Challenging-Landscape_Apr2025.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creative Grant&nbsp;Seeking in&nbsp;a Challenging Landscape<\/a>&nbsp;Hanover&nbsp;webinar&nbsp;(April 2025)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/3409306.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/3409306\/Recording_Federal-Funding-Priorities-in-FY-2026_Jun2025.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Funding Priorities in FY2026<\/a>&nbsp;Hanover&nbsp;webinar&nbsp;(June 2025)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/3409306.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/3409306\/Recording_Major-Changes-for-NIH-Application-Guidelines_Jan2025.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Major Changes to NIH Application Guidelines<\/a>&nbsp;Hanover&nbsp;webinar&nbsp;(January 2025)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section><!-- .sticky-nav-item -->\n<\/div>\n    \n    <\/div><!-- .sticky-nav-content-sections -->\n\n    <\/div><!-- .sticky-nav -->\n\n<script>\n    var stickyNavBreakpoint = 992;\n<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preparing&nbsp;CSU Researchers, Scholars, and Artisans&nbsp;to Pursue&nbsp;Funding&nbsp; 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