The Yale Office of Research Development supports faculty and research teams pursuing complex, collaborative, and high-value funding opportunities. In FY25, YRD expanded its proposal development support, funding intelligence, limited-submission coordination, and research development infrastructure across Yale’s research community.
| How YRD supports Yale’s research community | FY25 metrics and highlights |
|---|---|
| Advancing competitive large-scale and strategic proposals | YRD supported 9 major proposal efforts in FY25. Of these, 6 were within YRD’s large-scale, center-style mandate of interdisciplinary proposals requesting more than $1M per year. 7 proposals were submitted in FY25, including 4 mandate-aligned submissions. Supported mechanisms included NSF MRI, NSF Mid-Scale RI-1, NSF Engines, NIH P01, DOD MURI, NSF Expeditions, and NSF NQVL Design Phase opportunities. |
| Providing proposal development support for complex funding opportunities | YRD worked with faculty and research teams on proposal strategy, sponsor alignment, timeline development, narrative structure, graphics, review coordination, and resubmission planning. In FY25, YRD documented 230 faculty interactions with 83 unique faculty members across Yale. |
| Connecting faculty with relevant funding opportunities | YRD disseminated 437 funding opportunities to the Yale research community, including 364 non-limited opportunities and 73 limited-submission opportunities. The YRD funding opportunities newsletter reached approximately 6,444 subscribers in FY25, reflecting continued demand for curated research funding intelligence. |
| Managing institutional limited-submission processes | YRD managed 300 limited-submission applications in FY25, coordinated the selection of 98 institutional nominees, and supported limited-submission opportunities that resulted in 9 awards to date. |
| Supporting interdisciplinary engagement across Yale | YRD engagement spanned multiple Yale schools, centers, and units, including FAS, SEAS, YSM, YSE, ISPS, libraries, professional schools, and research centers. Engagement was concentrated in areas where large-scale, multi-investigator proposals are most active, while also extending across Yale’s broader research ecosystem. |
| Strengthening research communication and visibility | YRD sent 7 targeted email blasts to deans and chairs to share timely opportunities aligned with specific research areas. The office also redesigned the funding opportunities newsletter, launched researchdev.yale.edu as a central resource hub, introduced the YRD wordmark, and developed a custom graphics package to improve the visibility and consistency of YRD communications. |
| Building research development capacity and infrastructure | YRD hosted 8 events with 256 participants and expanded faculty-facing resources, tools, and outreach. The office also advanced internal tracking and reporting infrastructure to better document proposal support, faculty engagement, communications reach, and research development activity over time. |