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Research & Federal Relationsstewarding the business and growth of university researchUNC Charlotte continues to enjoy an upward trend in research funding and receipts, particularly fromfederal sources. Total award receipts grew by 25 percent in FY2006, and federal dollars constituted 78percent of external funding. Federal award receipts increased by 42 percent in FY2006. Researchexpenditures, a good barometer of long-term growth, were up 14 percent in FY2007.One of the largest increases in federal funding for FY2006 came from the Department of Defense (DOD)driven by Congressional earmarks for Optoelectronics and Superlattice technology that enabled theinstallation of new optoelectronics research equipment. Another sizable increase came from the Departmentof Energy (DOE) for the Regional Visualization Center, one of only five such centers in the country.UNC Charlotte’s industry research collaborations continue to grow and prosper while gaining recognitionfor top placement in national rankings based on NSF data in this category. The university’s proportionof industry-sponsored research (18 percent in FY2005 and 13 percent in FY2006) is among the highestfor U.S. universities, based on trends in NSF data through 2002 (national data for FY2005 and FY2006is not yet available). This trendis further supported by industryaward and research expenditure r e s e a r c h a w a r d sdata for UNC Charlotte forAWARD AMOUNTSFY2007. Industry awards wereup 65 percent and researchexpenditures up 55 percent.Funding Source FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007r e s e a r c h e x p e n d i t u r e sFederal 23,622,791 16,092,554 18,303,220 25,900,221 24,703,847NC State & Local Gov. 2,829,699 3,384,928 3,788,405 3,559,827 3,029,243Industry 2,461,844 2,677,298 2,667,540 1,561,126 2,783,334Foundation & Other 1,112,838 1,903,690 2,021,244 2,385,349 2,725,564UNIVERSITY TOTAL 30,027,172 24,058,470 26,780,409 33,406,523 33,241,988ACTUAL EXPENDITURESAccounting Category FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007The universityFederal 7,699,049 10,892,015 16,675,902 14,730,884 15,420,885 16,240,825 continues toNC State & Local Gov. 3,111,987 3,266,751 3,057,175 3,944,880 4,654,794 4,791,555 make substantialIndustry 4,111,935 2,355,443 3,125,015 4,451,475 4,638,219 7,175,378 investments inFoundation & Other 405,255 1,063,551 1,859,010 1,985,420 899,988 966,843 biomedical andUNIVERSITY TOTAL 15,328,226 17,577,759 24,717,102 25,112,659 25,613,887 29,174,602 health-relatedfields, andoverall externalfunding was up 6 percent in FY2006 (86 percent of which is federal). This past year, UNC Charlottereceived full accreditation from the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory AnimalCare International (AAALAC) for its state-of-the-art Vivarium.Other highlights this year include the delivery of a molecular beam epitaxy instrument that willenable specialized research in superlattice technology in the Center for Optoelectronics and OpticalCommunications. The instrument was funded by a Defense MicroElectronics Activity (DMEA) awardthrough Northrop Grumman Corporation. UNC Charlotte’s Center for Transportation Policy Studieswas honored with a grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation to study Intelligent TransportationSystems Best Management Practices and Technologies. Also this year, the university implemented newprocedures to comply with U.S. export control policies.9Research Highlights 2006-2007Visit: www.research.uncc.edu