FY 2021 Research Funding

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FY 2021 Research Funding

School/Unitby Administering Unitby P.I. Appointing Department
College of Arts & Sciences$91,504,970$127,273,030
Graduate School$2,061,266$2,061,266
Hussman School of Journalism and Mass Communication$2,954,895$4,905,937
Kenan-Flagler Business School$1,509,287$1,184,271
Provost$5,083,542$5,065,568
School of Dentistry$5,096,308$5,181,228
School of Education$5,353,652$5,353,652
School of Government$2,675,005$2,675,005
School of Information and Library Science$4,028,293$4,148,213
School of Law$15,000$15,000
School of Medicine$583,976,865$567,419,670
School of Nursing$12,630,218$12,745,206
School of Pharmacy$37,439,264$38,576,191
School of Social Work$13,184,244$14,173,969
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health$113,116,840$180,893,862
VC Commercialization & Economic Development$750,000$750,000
Vice Chancellor Finance and Administration$39,592,540$39,592,540
Vice Chancellor Student Affairs Office–$35,908
Vice Chancellor for Research$152,660,735$61,582,409
Total$1,073,632,927$1,073,632,927

Research Funding Sources (FY 2021): All Funding Sources

Pie Chart showing Research Awards by Source for 2021. Federal Sponsors are 69.41%, Education and Research Institutions are 9.83%, Foundations are 6.06%, Business and Industry are 5.96%, NC State Government are 4.02%, Nonprofit Organizations are 3.45%, and Other are 1.27%.

Research Funding Sources (FY 2021): Federal Sources

Pie chart showing Federal Breakdown for 2021. National Institutes of Health are 72.57%, Department of Education are 7.64%, National Science Foundation are 5.85%, Department of Health and Human Services are 4.52%, Department of Defense are 2.96%, Agency for International Development are 2.75%, Department of Energy are 1.37%, Environmental Protection Agency are 0.59%, and all Others are 1.75%.