Theories of change can drive programs as well as navigate people. Comtes Theory of Change illustrates how and why the desired change is expected to happen in a particular context and maps out a missing middle between what programs or change initiatives can do and how these lead to the achievement. Therefore, this research firmly grounds itself on Comtes Theory since there is a compelling inquiry about the dearth of research studies produced by personnel in a private Higher Education Institution in Northern Mindanao, Philippines. This study sought to find the state of research support services the institution provided to its personnel and their research capability. Using a descriptive study method, the study was participated in by 42 college department faculty taken by purposive sampling. The researcher-made instruments underwent scientific reliability testing. Responses from the questionnaires were organized through descriptive statistics using means, percentages, and standard deviation. Three categories of inquiry were made to answer the two research questions. Findings revealed that the categories on the state of research support and management on an institutional level, research services and management on a departmental level, and personnels research capability all pointed out the necessity of crafting a data-driven intervention package to strengthen the research engagement capability of the faculty.