FY2011 University of IowaExternally funded research profile

Our faculty’s ability to compete for federal funding at an impressive level, despite the constrained funding climate, is a credit to their

innovation and creativity and the university’s commitment to research excellence and infrastructure.

Jordan L. Cohen, Vice President for Research and Economic Development

Total External Awards, FY2011: $456.6 million Total Federal = $301.5 million; Total non-federal = 155.0 million500

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FY2011 marks the 10th consecutive year that funding exceeded one-third

of a billion dollars. This outstanding productivity continues to place the UI

among the nation’s elite public research universities.  According to the most

recent National Science Foundation survey (2009), the UI is ranked 21st

among public universities in terms of federal expenditures for research and

development, up from 24th in 2008.

The total of $33.3 million in federal stimulus funding for FY2011

represented another notable accomplishment by UI faculty. The American

Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided an extraordinary opportunity for

faculty to augment their already strong programs with higher risk research

applications. UI faculty competed very effectively for these funds, garnering 210

ARRA awards totaling almost $80 million over three years.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) continues to be the UI’s largest

sponsor of federally funded research, and accounted for over $205 million,

or 45 percent, of the university’s extramural funding portfolio in FY 2011.

UI funding from the Department of Defense (DOD) was more robust and

diversified in FY 2011, reaching $17 million and more than doubling the

previous year’s level of funding.

Total Awards by College, FY2011 Total Awards by Source, FY2011

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n Medicine $221.3

n Public Health $52.1

n Liberal Arts & Sciences $48.8

n Engineering $25.1

n Other Administrative Units $67.2

n Institute for Clinical & Translational Science $8.2

n Pharmacy $17.0

n Education $6.4

n Dentistry $4.3

n Nursing $3.7

n Graduate College $1.9

n Law $0.3

n Business $0.3

FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011

n Industry 10% n Foundations 7% n State Agencies 9% n Other Non-Federal 6%n Federal 66%

n DHHS, NIH 45%n DHHS, Other 6%n Dept. of Education 5%n NSF 2%n NASA 2%n Dept. of Defense 2%n Other Federal 2%

University of Iowa grant and contract funding totaled $456.6

million in FY2011, remaining remarkably vigorous despite a

significant downturn in overall federal funding for research. The number

marks the UI’s second-highest yearly total ever, just 2.2 percent below

the record total of $466.5 million received in 2010.

FY2011 University of IowaExternally funded research profile

On the cover: A ribbons model of an antibody, also known as immunoglobin.

This background text is a 17th century German text, analyzed by the Center for

the Book’s “Paper Through Time” project.

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