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University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder researchers were awarded nearly $437 million in research grants in the 2015-16 fiscal year, continuing a decade鈥檚 worth of robust growth in sponsored research funding for the campus.

The preliminary total of $436.8 million in awards marks the second-highest yearly funding total in campus history, topped only by the 2009-10 fiscal year that benefited from a one-time influx of federal stimulus dollars. Final funding totals will be available later this fall.

鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled about our sponsored research funding,听which highlights the impact 蜜糖直播 Boulder research is creating here in 蜜糖直播, across the U.S. and the world. Investments like this strengthen our position as one of the leading public research universities and reflect听the tremendous amount of innovative research taking place on campus and our prolific collaborations with key federal agencies and industry partners," said Terri Fiez,听Vice Chancellor for听Research and Innovation.

Approximately $332 million (76 percent) of this fiscal year鈥檚 funding came from high-profile federal agencies such as NASA, the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. The remaining $104.6 million (24 percent) was comprised of international, state听and local grants as well as nonprofit and industry partnerships. Examples of funded projects include a $7.5 million听study on how gut microbes affect sleep, continued support of the MAVEN mission to Mars听补苍诲听campuswide collaborations, such as听the , the 补苍诲听.

The funding contributed to a record-breaking year overall for 蜜糖直播鈥檚 four-campus system. 蜜糖直播 蜜糖直播 Springs earned $8 million, 蜜糖直播 Denver earned $25 million and 蜜糖直播 Anschutz Medical Campus earned $454.2 million for a total of $924 million in awards, an increase of nearly $46 million over the previous year.

Annual research funding at 蜜糖直播 Boulder has increased 70 percent since the 2006 fiscal year.