UC Santa Cruz Reports $32.4 Million Received By Contracts And Grants Office In Support Of Research And Education During 1993-94 Year

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Faculty and staff at the University of California, Santa Cruz, received $32.4 million in contracts and grants for research last year, an increase of 4.8 percent from the amount received the previous year. Public and private grants are included in the annual total reported by UCSC’s Contracts and Grants Office.

The 1993-94 year marked the campus’s twelfth consecutive year of growth in research funding. The campus received $30.8 million in contracts and grants in 1992-93. Public and private grants are included in the annual total reported by UCSC’s Contracts and Grants Office.

"This growth is likely to continue," said James Gill, associate vice chancellor for research and professor of earth sciences at UCSC. "The campus success rate continues to be high. The dollar value of proposals submitted has doubled in the last four years, reflecting the increased level of research and graduate programs on the campus."

A total of 448 awards were received this past year, compared to 421 awards earned the previous year. Principal funders include the National Science Foundation ($8.1 million), the National Institutes of Health ($4.5 million), the Office of Naval Research ($3.6 million), the U.S. Department of Education ($2.3 million), the U.S. Department of Energy ($1.9 million), and the California Department of Fish and Game ($1.1 million).

Grants directly support research projects at UCSC, including the majority of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers on campus, said Gill. In addition, contracts and grants make up a significant portion of the campus’s annual budget. In 1993-94, the total campus budget was $196.7 million, of which major components included $84.4 million in state funds, $32.4 million in contracts and grants, and $28.5 million in student registration and education fees. Gill also noted that the bulk of contract and grant funding goes toward salaries, which are spent in Santa Cruz. "This is an example of how support for the university translates into support for the local community," he said.