2017 Fact Book

19 SPONSORED FUNDING Nova Southeastern University supports faculty and staff members in their pursuit of sponsored funding from a variety of government and private sources. In FY 2016, the university’s sponsored funding totaled in excess of $86 million. The university is receiving sponsored funding from 105 different funding entities, with the largest amount of funding, 40 percent, coming from the federal government. State and local government represented 17 and 22 percent of total funding, respectively. Funding from for- profit and other nonprofit corporations, foundations, and other universities round out the funding portfolio. Of the FY 2016 total, 50 percent, or $52 million, is to support research activities. In addition, the university funds faculty research through the President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant. Under this program, university faculty members compete for awards of up to $15,000 for the support of their scholarly inquiry and research. In the 17-year history of these awards, more than $4.2 million in financial support has been awarded. Grant winners have come from each of the university’s academic units. Since 2001, the President’s Faculty Research and Development Grants resulted in 539 presentations and 293 published articles or book chapters. The program has also led to 147 external grant proposals, 58 of which were funded for a total of $8,121,278. The Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography is receiving the largest amount of total sponsored research funding followed by the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The College of Osteopathic Medicine is the leader in sponsored funding for teaching/training projects. Many of the university’s schools, colleges, and centers, also receive sponsored funding to support community service, with the largest total going to the College of Dental Medicine and the Mailman Segal Center for Human Development. In spite of an increasingly competitive funding environment, sponsored funding received by the university includes support for both new and continuing programs, centers, and institutes. Among these initiatives are the NSU Center for Collaborative Research, NSU Cell Therapy Institute, NSU AutoNation Institute for Breast and Solid Tumor Cancer Research, NSU Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, NSU Institute for Natural and Ocean Sciences Research, NSU Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities, NSU Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Programs, and the NSU Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute for Cancer Research. Major funding sources include the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (including the National Institutes of Health), Department of Defense, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, U.S. Department of Education, and other government agencies and private foundations. Moreover, many of these, as well as other sponsored projects, include collaborations with other universities, hospitals, and community organizations.