The Center for Research and Creative Activity (CRCA) provides a strategic focus to achieve the Division of Research and Economic Development’s vision for Boise State University to “grow in select areas of research defined as those with the greatest potential for distinction, and societal, cultural and economic benefit.”
Central to this vision is Research Development within CRCA, which provides strategic guidance and tactical support throughout the entire proposal development lifecycle.
With a priority on large-scale, multi-investigator efforts, CRCA Research Development provides a range of proposal development services and resources tailored to the needs of the research team and the scope of the proposed effort. We serve as your thought partner in translating solicitation requirements and criteria, funder priorities, team strengths, and your scholarship into competitive proposals. In advancing the research enterprise at Boise State, we partner with faculty, scholars, and researchers across campus in the following steps of the Research and Creative Activity ecosystem:
This support takes on many forms, including front-end strategy, long-term research portfolio planning, matching funding opportunities with researchers, facilitating program officer engagements, making connections with campus resources and community partners, fostering interdisciplinary and cross-institutional collaborations, grantsmanship guidance, and proposal reviews.
In addition, we offer comprehensive team and proposal development coordination and facilitation on large, complex extramural funding opportunities.
To learn more about the support and services offered by Research Development, we invite you to review Step 1: Generate Idea, Step 2: Find Funding, Step 3: Prepare Proposal through the links below.
What would you like to research or create? In step one, learn to look at your ideas carefully and discover what to do with them; after all, some of you have done this before but need assistance, and so many others have great ideas but are new to this and don’t know where to begin.
CRCA Research Development can work with you to brainstorm, network with peers, develop a team, and explore ideas. We can provide consultation on generating ideas, build an affinity group around your ideas, provide guided brainstorm facilitation for groups, and be a partner in developing collaborations. If you have compliance questions, connect with the Office of Research Compliance.
You may need to connect with the below offices at this stage:
Once you have established your idea, it’s time to investigate your funding options. Here, you’ll discover the resources to help you get started.
CRCA Research Development consults on strategies for finding extramural funding opportunities aligned to your research and creative activity. We disseminate funding opportunities and manage the Limited Submission calls. We support and promote opportunities to interface with program officers.
Your idea is set. You’ve investigated your funding options and are ready to introduce your project. In this step, you’ll learn how to prepare your proposal, find resources, and get help creating your valuable documents in preparation for proposal submission.
Center for Research and Creative Activity Research Development, Office of Sponsored Programs (Pre-Award), and Office of Research Compliance all have a part to play in Step 3.
You may need to connect with the below offices at this stage:
The excitement is in the air. You are finalizing your proposal, so it is finally time to submit! Find out everything you need to know about submitting your proposal.
The Office of Sponsored Programs supports this stage of the ecosystem by working with Principal Investigators (PIs) and their college and departmental administrators (collectively referred to as Business Managers (BoMs)).
You’ve received the great news that a sponsor is interested in your idea and wants to fund your research and creative activity. Learn about award acceptance and how to take the next steps towards starting your project here.
The Office of Sponsored Programs supports this stage of the ecosystem by working with Principal Investigators (PIs) and their college and departmental administrators (collectively referred to as Business Managers (BoMs)). If you have compliance questions, connect with the Office of Research Compliance.
You may need to connect with the below offices at this stage:
Here, the research and creative activity begins. There are many details to manage, organize, and undertake around your project, as well as researching or creating your project. But how do you organize such a workload? Learn more about the exciting journey of bringing your vision to life here.
Office of Sponsored Programs supports this stage of the ecosystem by working with Principal Investigators (PIs) and their college and departmental administrators (collectively referred to as Business Managers (BoMs)). Center for Research and Creative Activity Project Management Initiative, Office of Research Compliance, and Office of Technology Transfer may be involved in this step as well, depending on the project.
You may need to connect with the below offices at this stage:
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Step 7: Share Research:
Your project is complete, and it’s time to release your hard work into the world. We can help you find the channels needed to share your findings. Pat yourself on the back. You’ve accomplished something tremendous, and we’re delighted you have invited us to join your journey.
You may need to connect with the below offices at this stage:
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Questions on Research Development? Project Management Initiative? Review our some of our most frequently requested resources or contact us at crca@boisestate.edu.
