Instructional design is defined as an organized and systematic procedure that includes the steps of analyzing, designing, development, implementing and evaluating instruction (Dick, Carey & Carey, 2015). This long-standing definition is being applied at the University of Mississippi, where the university's commitment to online education has grown and become more mission central. The key to efforts is the use of instructional designers working with faculty to apply scientifically based instructional design strategies as courses are designed. The university's Division of Outreach and Continuing Education has created a team, called Academic Outreach (AO), that works closely with the academic departments and faculty in course planning, design, and support. The AO team offers a variety of services and resources to University of Mississippi faculty who are teaching online courses, and to those who are preparing themselves to do so in the future (http://elearning.olemiss.edu/). This article describes several strategies that AO is utilizing to ensure that faculty are given the support and tools needed to design, develop, and deliver courses. These strategies can be organized into three categories: (1) faculty development for online instruction; (2) online course and program support; and (3) grants and awards.