Research Funding Highlights FY17-18

Our research enterprise has again attracted record external research funding—more than $511 million this year—a fitting indication of the impact our campus is having on the wider world.

Research funding highlights

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Total awards: $511 million

  • Federal agencies: $369 million
    • Commerce: 24%
    • NASA: 22%
    • NSF: 21%
    • NIH: 13%
    • Defense: 9%
    • Energy: 6%
    • Other: 3%
    • Education: 2%
  • International, nonprofits and other: $71 million
  • Other universities: $36 million
  • Industry: $30 million
  • State of Colorado: $5 million