Partnerships

The Regulated Research Community of Practice (RRCoP) is a national, community-led network supporting institutions in managing federally regulated research. Our partnerships reflect a shared commitment to advancing research security, compliance readiness, and infrastructure coordination across academia, government, and industry. RRCoP engages with organizations that share our vision, through formal collaboration, community-building, and in-kind contributions.

Strategic Collaborators

Organizations with formal coordination agreements or co-developed programs that directly support RRCoP’s mission.

• Trusted CI: NSF’s Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. Through its Supporting Regulated Research service, Trusted CI invests in selected RRCoP activities focused on capacity-building and knowledge-sharing for regulated research. [Trusted CI's Website]

• NSF RoRS (Research on Research Security): Cybersecurity Readiness for NSPM-33 evaluating how Research Cybersecurity programs are preparing for NSPM-33. [Project Website]

• EDUCAUSE: A strategic partner in outreach, programming, and coordinated response to national research security mandates. EDUCAUSE has supported RRCoP through formal partnership, joint presentations, and amplification of RRCoP resources across the broader IT and research administration landscape. [EDUCAUSE Website]

• SECURE Center (NSF-funded): Coordination on institutional implementation of NSPM-33 research security requirements. [SECURE Center Website]

• CASC (Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation): Formal partner. RRCoP contributes to CASC’s efforts to support cyberinfrastructure planning and secure research enablement across member institutions.  [CASC Website]

Community Ecosystem Partners

Peers and adjacent organizations that actively align or collaborate with RRCoP through shared programming, mutual promotion, or informal engagement.

• CARCC (Campus Research Computing Consortium) RRCoP participates in CARCC’s Cybersecurity Working Group and contributes to shared conversations across institutional research computing and secure data management.

• Internet2, AUECO, FDP, COGR: RRCoP has contributed to working groups, workshops, and institutional alignment efforts related to federally regulated research and data stewardship.

Industry Contributors

Organizations providing volunteer service or in-kind contributions to RRCoP-led programming.

• Frazier & Deeter: Nationally recognized CMMC assessment provider. Through Ask the Assessor, their team volunteers monthly to answer community-submitted questions and demystify federal assessment frameworks.

• Aspire Cyber: Contributes thought leadership and cybersecurity insights tailored to regulated research environments through RRCoP events and recordings.

Institutional Leadership Roles

RRCoP is sustained by leadership and service from individuals across institutions who contribute time, insight, and coordination capacity.

• Arizona State University: Hosts RRCoP and provides administrative support. ASU has formally recognized RRCoP as a national leadership activity through rto.asu.edu.

• University of Florida: Co-leadership through Erik Deumens, founding partner and ongoing volunteer contributor.

• Carnegie Mellon University: Co-Leadership through Laura Raderman supports RRCoP activities as a Trusted CI-funded contributor.

• Many others: Over 368 institutions actively participate, with dozens contributing in volunteer, authoring, reviewing, and speaking roles.

Interested in Partnering with RRCoP?

We welcome collaboration with academic, nonprofit, government, and corporate organizations that share our goal of advancing secure, compliant, and efficient research practices.

Partnerships may include:

• Co-developing webinars or workshops

• Sharing training or guidance resources

• Cross-promotion and event participation

• Volunteer advisory or working group involvement

📩 Contact us at info@regulatedresearch.org