{"id":84,"date":"2026-02-10T23:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/rao\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:58:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:58:23","slug":"finding-funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/rao\/proposals\/finding-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Finding Funding<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>RAO recommends a diversified and sustainable&nbsp;approach to searching for funding opportunities. Open RFPs, NOFOs, and other&nbsp;opportunities&nbsp;can be found&nbsp;internally and externally&nbsp;in funding databases, on funder-specific websites, via sponsor email lists and listservs,&nbsp;and by word-of-mouth and other relationship-driven communications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"alignnone wp-block-stalwart-blocks-sticky-nav-group\" id=\"sticky-nav-block_f4cb9033671825b513ff989ef34bdab0\" 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=\"pivot-rp-funding-opportunity-database\">\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-section-heading\"><h3>Pivot-RP Funding Opportunity Database <\/h3><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>CSU&nbsp;subscribes to&nbsp;Pivot-RP,&nbsp;a database&nbsp;containing&nbsp;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.&nbsp;All&nbsp;CSU faculty&nbsp;and&nbsp;staff can&nbsp;use Pivot-RP.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With your personal Pivot-RP account, you can:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sign up to receive customized funding alerts.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save and return to&nbsp;previous&nbsp;funding searches.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Track and get updates on individual funding opportunities.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share funding opportunities with others.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edit your public profile.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To access Pivot-RP, go to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pivot.proquest.com\/dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pivot ProQuest dashboard<\/a>. Sign in by \u201cUsing my institution\u2019s credentials\u201d and selecting&nbsp;<em>Colorado State University<\/em>&nbsp;from the \u201cUse login from my institution\u201d dropdown menu. Then follow the prompts to log in using your NetID username and password.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/rao\/rao-toolkit\/\">RAO Toolkit<\/a>&nbsp;for helpful&nbsp;Pivot-RP&nbsp;guides and&nbsp;video tutorials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section><!-- .sticky-nav-item -->\n\n\n<section class=\"sticky-nav-item\" id=\"internal-and-limited-submission-opportunities\">\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-section-heading\"><h3>Internal and Limited Submission Opportunities <\/h3><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Active internally funded opportunities can be found on CSU&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/colostate.infoready4.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">InfoReady\u00a0Review homepage<\/a>.Titles of all internal opportunities begin with &#8220;CSU.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also posted on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/colostate.infoready4.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">InfoReady&nbsp;Review homepage<\/a>&nbsp;are CSU\u2019s open Limited Submission opportunities.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/rao\/limited-submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about Limited Submissions at CSU.<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section><!-- .sticky-nav-item -->\n\n\n<section class=\"sticky-nav-item\" id=\"federal-opportunities\">\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-section-heading\"><h3>Federal Opportunities <\/h3><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simpler.grants.gov\/search?utm_source=Grants.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grants.gov Funding Search<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Science Foundation&nbsp;(NSF) Funding Search<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/funding\/explore-nih-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Institutes of Health&nbsp;(NIH) Explore Grant Opportunities<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nifa.usda.gov\/grants\/funding-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Department of Agriculture \u2013 National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA)&nbsp;NOFO Search<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/osbp\/funding-opportunity-announcements-and-grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Energy (DOE) Funding Opportunities<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/work-with-us\/opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) R&amp;D Opportunities<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imls.gov\/find-funding\/funding-opportunities\/grant-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grant Search<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neh.gov\/grants\/listing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Endowment for the Humanities&nbsp;(NEH) Funding Opportunities<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arts.gov\/grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grant Opportunities<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section><!-- .sticky-nav-item -->\n\n\n<section class=\"sticky-nav-item\" id=\"foundation-opportunities\">\n\n    <div class=\"sticky-nav-section-heading\"><h3>Foundation Opportunities <\/h3><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/philanthropynewsdigest.org\/rfps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Philanthropy News Digest&nbsp;RFP Search<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"mailto:dennis.bigelow@colostate.edu?subject=Foundation%20Relations%20RFP%20Listserv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact CSU Foundation Relations<\/a>&nbsp;to join the Foundation Relations RFP Listserv.&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>Finding Funding&nbsp; RAO recommends a diversified and sustainable&nbsp;approach to searching for funding opportunities. 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