{"id":83,"date":"2026-02-10T23:07:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/rao\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2026-03-11T20:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:39:49","slug":"proposals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/rao\/proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Complex and Strategic Proposal Development<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>RAO provides\u00a0proposal\u00a0development support for\u00a0complex\u00a0and strategic\u00a0funding\u00a0proposals.\u00a0In addition to working directly with CSU\u2019s researchers, scholars, and artisans, we curate resources to\u00a0inform\u00a0and support CSU\u00a0faculty\u00a0as they prepare\u00a0proposals for submission.\u00a0Please\u00a0explore\u00a0our\u00a0online\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/rao\/proposal-development\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"19\">proposal development resources<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/rao\/proposals\/proposal-development\/#proposal-writing\">grant writing resources.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>What are complex and strategic proposals?<\/em>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Complex<\/strong>&nbsp;proposals may&nbsp;involve&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Highly detailed proposal packages\u00a0with many required elements.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple\u00a0CSU\u00a0departments and\/or colleges.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple\u00a0external partners\/subrecipients.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International\u00a0partners.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sponsor-required institutional buy-in\/support,\u00a0including mandatory cost share.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large budgets (&gt;$1M direct\u00a0costs per\u00a0year or\u00a0comparable\u00a0scope\u00a0for CLA).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple program components (e.g., research, workforce development, commercialization).\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Strategic<\/strong>&nbsp;proposals may&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Involve\u00a0areas of particular interest and\/or priority to CSU senior leadership (e.g., institution-wide programs).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attract\u00a0significant\u00a0recognition\u00a0to\u00a0the investigators\u00a0and CSU.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Act as\u00a0key stepping stones\u00a0to\u00a0bigger opportunities.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or\u00a0it <em>may not<\/em>\u00a0also\u00a0be complex or high-dollar.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>RAO\u2019s proposal development and support functions&nbsp;include but are not limited to&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sharing&nbsp;funding opportunities&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Project management&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grant writing&nbsp;and editing&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Budget preparation&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Template creation&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developing letters of support&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liaising with funding agencies&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facilitating&nbsp;collaborator&nbsp;connections&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coordinating&nbsp;with&nbsp;partnering&nbsp;institutions&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Content elevation for competitiveness and impact&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing cost share requests&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organizing&nbsp;peer reviews of proposal drafts&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing&nbsp;\u201cred team&#8221; reviewers&nbsp;and other&nbsp;external review processes&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Working with graphic designers on proposal figures&nbsp;and other visuals&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coordinating&nbsp;core facility and institutional infrastructure\/resource information&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assisting&nbsp;with&nbsp;post-submission&nbsp;sponsor&nbsp;communications&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Complex and Strategic Proposal Development Contact&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Dinaida&nbsp;Egan&nbsp;<br><a href=\"mailto:Dinaida.lopez@colostate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dinaida.lopez@colostate.edu<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complex and Strategic Proposal Development&nbsp; RAO provides\u00a0proposal\u00a0development support for\u00a0complex\u00a0and strategic\u00a0funding\u00a0proposals.\u00a0In addition to working directly with CSU\u2019s researchers, scholars, and artisans, we curate resources to\u00a0inform\u00a0and support CSU\u00a0faculty\u00a0as they prepare\u00a0proposals for submission.\u00a0Please\u00a0explore\u00a0our\u00a0online\u00a0proposal development resources\u00a0and\u00a0grant writing resources.\u00a0\u00a0 What are complex and strategic proposals?&nbsp; 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