Ohio University received $67.8 million in state, federal and private funding during fiscal year 2009, $7.5 million more than the previous year.
The amount of external funding increased this year because of the work done by faculty and staff, said Rathindra Bose, vice president of Research. Our role is to help the faculty and staff be successful (by informing them of funding opportunities)
Bose said.
The Russ College of Engineering and Technology brought in 30 percent
of all funding awards - the most of any college. The college received
$20.4 million, a nearly 69 percent increase from fiscal year 2008 to
2009, according to an annual report.
The college attributes the increase to the strengthening of the economy and a nearly $5 million grant from the Ohio Coal Research Center to hire someone to research clean coal technologies, said Jim Rankin, associate dean for research, graduate studies and planning.
The Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and Arts and Sciences were awarded the second and third most funding, with about $15.2 million and $11.1 million, respectively.
OU also received more non-research than research funding last fiscal year, continuing a 3-year trend. Colleges received about $32.3 million in research funding and $35.5 million in non-research grants, according to the report. Money from non-research grants funds public service projects such as free immunization clinics run by the College of Osteopathic Medicine.
While the majority of total funding came from the federal government, the Ohio Board of Regents awarded OU more money - $9.4 million - than any other Ohio state school.
Bose said he hopes external funding will continue to increase, but think(s) the grant cycles go up and down. Bose added that he couldn't pinpoint a specific initiative that helped increase the amount of external funding OU received.
OU submitted 1012 proposals - 12 more than the previous year - and received four more awards, according to the report. Bose cautioned that they cannot currently differentiate between new proposals and proposals for continued funding.
The College of Engineering plans to hire a grant writer next year to
help faculty and staff with their proposal, Rankin said. 1
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Caitlin Bowling
