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School/Unit by Admin. Unit by P.I. Appointing Dept.
School of Medicine $403,012,680.22 $393,054,803.37
Vice Chancellor for Research $159,985,009.85 $45,637,295.82
College of Arts & Sciences $76,649,087.94 $108,740,310.60
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health $71,477,133.14 $154,188,200.41
School of Pharmacy $18,381,480.81 $18,243,247.89
School of Dentistry $12,759,405.20 $13,036,067.20
School of Social Work $9,393,065.16 $10,203,064.16
School of Nursing $8,291,472.00 $8,335,072.00
Provost $6,403,557.88 $6,469,967.28
Graduate School $3,216,227.00 $3,216,227.00
School of Information and Library Science $3,099,323.30 $4,764,382.30
Kenan-Flagler Business School $1,701,003.00 $1,285,482.87
School of Government $979,781.08 $979,781.08
School of Law $933,000.00 $933,000.00
School of Journalism and Mass Communication $271,543.00 $271,543.00
School of Education $20,000.00 $7,781,734.00
Other $1,264,496.40 $698,087.00
Grand Total $777,838,265.98 $777,838,265.98

Sources of Research Funding, FY 2013, UNC-Chapel Hill

All Sources: $778M

Federal Government 70.5%
Foundations 8.1%
Educational and Research Institutions 7%
Business and Industry 5.7%
State Government 3.6%
Nonprofit Organizations 3.3%
Associations 1.3%
Local Government, Non-U.S. Federal, Other Sponsors each <1%

Breakdown of Federal Funding, FY 2013, UNC-Chapel Hill

Federal funding: $549M (70.5% of all UNC research funding)

National Institutes of Health (NIH) 67%
Agency for International Development (USAID) 9.1%
National Science Foundation (NSF) 7.2%
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (non-NIH) 7%
Department of Education (DOED) 3.2%
Department of Defense (DOD) 2%
Department of Energy (DOE) 1.3%
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 1.2%
Other* 2.2%

All figures and percentages rounded.

* Other includes Departments of Homeland Security, Transportation, the Interior, Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, State, and Veterans Affairs; National Foundation for the Arts and Humanities; NASA; and Corporation for National and Community Service.