050-20 NSU TRED Annual Report FY2020_WEB

NSU OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS—QOL 16 Since its inception in 2002, the NSU Quality of Life (QOL) program’s purpose has been to support faculty and student research that is aimed at promoting positive and lasting change within the Broward County community. Funding is prioritized for research that addresses such issues as infant mortality, obesity, elderly services, child abuse, juvenile justice, autism, foster care, and mental health. For its FY 2021 competition, held in the spring of 2020, QOL programs made 7 new awards totaling $101,051, which involved 21 faculty members and 9 students and represented 10 academic units and 10 community agencies. These awards brought QOL’s 18-year funding total to $749,348 in support of 68 projects. TOTAL AMOUNT FUNDED FY 2012–FY 2021 0 22,000 44,000 66,000 88,000 110,000 FY 2021 FY 2020 FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2017 FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2013 FY 2012 $59,363 $72,162 $29,989 $39,706 $29,846 $29,972 $101,051 $19,575 $27,760 $49,924 0 3 6 9 12 15 FY 2021 FY 2020 FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2017 FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2013 FY 2012 7 7 7 13 3 12 4 4 6 3 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 8 5 5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 FY 2021 FY 2020 FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2017 FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2013 FY 2012 6 9 9 10 5 12 4 12 13 15 4 8 4 10 4 6 4 31 21 7 Total Submissions Faculty Members Total Awards Students TOTAL SUBMISSIONS AND AWARDS FY 2012–FY 2021 TOTAL FACULTY MEMBERS AND STUDENTS FY 2012–FY 2021 QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAM