Annual Report on Sponsored Research 25-26
While the changing federal landscape has certainly affected our community, during the 25-26 fiscal year 91自拍 faculty remained committed and persistent as they engaged in the work of seeking support for their scholarly and creative work. While the number of grant submissions were down this fiscal year, a natural result of the significant funding uncertainty at the national level, there was a significant increase in the number of faculty seeking to discuss future grant applications over prior year numbers.
In the 2025-2026 fiscal year, 22 faculty and one staff member submitted 14 applications for external funding in support of their research. The number of applicants has remained fairly steady; our 10-year annual average number of grant applicants is 20.7. However the number of grant submissions was down; 14 submissions represents a 34% decrease from our 10-year annual average of 21.2 research grant submissions. This is due to a number of factors that stem from the funding uncertainty at the federal level, including the reduction or elimination of research funding and programs. Comparable to recent years, four of the nine (44%) external funders we approached this year were new funders for us.
In addition to the 23 faculty and staff who submitted applications in 2025-2026, an additional 23 faculty met with the Director of Sponsored Research to engage with the grant-seeking process, working together to identify potential funders and discuss strategic next steps. The number of faculty planning for future proposals (23) represents a 44% increase over 24-25 numbers (16).
In the 2025-2026 fiscal year, four research awards were funded for a total of $458,767. One was from the Department of Energy, one from the Space Telescope Science Institute, one from the Colorado Field Ornithologists, and one from the WHH Foundation.
During the 2025-26 fiscal year, 18 faculty and staff managed 24 grants totaling just under $3.5 million in funding. Four of these research awards were in the arts and humanities, two were in the social sciences, and the remaining 18 were in the natural sciences.
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