Research Funding UpdateSeptember, 2014Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

William S. Messer, Jr., Ph.D.Vice President of Research

Five-Year Funding History

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014$0

$20,000,000

$40,000,000

$60,000,000

$80,000,000$75,819,495$69,185,406

$48,637,221$54,694,661

$43,130,727*

*Preliminary data for FY14

Proposals Submitted

2010 2011 2012 2013 20140

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000907

790838

796

676

Faculty

2012 2013 20140

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

Non tenure track facultyTenure track faculty

FY15 Research Funding

Awards received between July 1, 2014 and August 11, 2014 $2,721,104

Sources of Funding (7/1-8/11)

$234,640.94

$1,931,987.00

$309,563.00

$52,013.00 $192,900.00

CorporateFederalNon-ProfitEducational InstitutionOther Government

Federal Funding (7/1-8/11)

$927,732.00

$547,279.00

$405,499.00

$41,977.00 $9,500.00

NIHNSFHHSUSGSNOAA

Steps to Grow Research

Faculty hiring plan Update

Grant writing support Within colleges Centrally

Review abstracts/project summaries prior to proposal submission Informative for institution Clarity of purpose Preparation for KC implementation

Steps to Grow Research

Collaborative grants Water task force involving several

colleges, research centers is a good example

Multiple institution proposals▪ Alignment with national laboratories▪ Strategic partnerships