Support to the Research and Creative Activity Community
Research Enterprise Services (RES) provides operational, analytical, and programmatic services to the research and creative activity community, including faculty, staff, and external partners. Example services range from those in the Sponsored Project Life Cycle to complex data analytics and information system management. RES also supports various campus-wide efforts, such as the Next Frontier Program, Budget Modernization Initiative, Artificial Intelligence Committee (Administrative Units), Information Technology Planning Committee, Decision Support Working Group, and Policy Committee.
Current Focus Areas
- Research and Economic Development Strategic Plan
- Sponsored project life cycle, including compliance
- Research administration systems and analytics
- International research and creative activities
- Industry partnerships
- Campus-wide data analytics and infrastructure
- Budget modernization
- Artificial intelligence efficiencies for business operations

Offices within Research Enterprise Services
Research Enterprise Services (RES) is made up of two research units, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and Research Administration Systems & Analytics (RASA), that support research and creative activity projects across campus.
Not sure what the next step is? Review the Research and Creative Activity Ecosystem or click the ‘How to Engage’ button below.
Research Enterprise News
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Thursday Jul 17th, 2025
NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) Seeks Proposals
The NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) is seeking proposals for grants to support hands-on… -
Wednesday Jul 16th, 2025
Limited Submission Notice: Â EPSCoR Research Improvement Infrastructure-Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (RII-FEC) Program FY2026
Sponsor National Science Foundation (NSF) Summary The EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement-Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (RII-FEC) program… -
Wednesday Jul 16th, 2025
InfoEd Proposal Development Now Live for Sponsored Project Proposals
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Pre-Award team is pleased to announce the full campus… -
Thursday Jul 10th, 2025
Elevate Idaho Virtual SBIR/STTR Lunch & Learn Series
Join the Elevate Idaho team for an insightful virtual session in their monthly SBIR/STTR Lunch… -
Wednesday Jul 9th, 2025
National Science Foundation Indirect Cost Rate Limitation
Principal Investigators, As we have shared on our Federal Funding Updates webpage and at the…
Research and Creative Activity Ecosystem
Step 1: Generate Idea

Step 1: Generate Idea
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 following offices at this stage: