Year in Review
In 2010–11, the Office of Foundation, Corporate and Government Relations (FCGR) submitted 111 grant applications on behalf of the University, requesting more than $25 million in support for faculty and institutional programs. The office helped to secure a total of $5,860,383 through 56 grants for University initiatives — capital and programs — and faculty research or other scholarly and creative endeavors. This year, approximately 52 percent of this support was provided by government sources, with the remaining 48 percent coming from private funds. Indirect costs (facilities and administration costs) recovered totaled $477,198.
Of the proposals submitted this fiscal year, 79 were submitted by faculty. During the year, 64 individual faculty members and 25 administrators were directly involved in proposal activity.
At the end of the year, 29 proposals totaling $6,410,655 remained pending. Requests seeking government funding accounted for 95 percent of the total number of pending proposals, with the additional 5 percent seeking private funds.
Five Years
- Awarded last five years (FY07 to FY11): $38,932,033 through 382 awards
- Average per year: $7,786,407 through 76 awards
- Submitted in the last five years: 714, including 499 by faculty
- Average submissions per year: 143, including 100 by faculty
- Percent of awards from submitted over five years: 54
Research Only
Thirty-four research awards totaling $3,664,978 were received in 2010-11, of which 84 percent came from government sources and 16 percent from private. This represents an increase in the number of dollars per year over the last five years. Multiyear grants are counted once, in the year awarded. Research-only totals are as follows:
- 2006–07: $3,282,116
- 2007–08: $1,847,420
- 2008–09: $1,840,871
- 2009–10: $3,168,239
- 2010-11: $3,664,978