2009 Biennial (PDF, 12 MB) - Applied Physics Laboratory-University ...

FINANcES
record revenueS
William Bakamis
The Applied Physics Laboratory has never been in a stronger financial position.
For FFYs 2007–2008 APL-UW set an all-time record for grant and contract awards
received. During this period the Laboratory’s total awards were $118.8M — an alltime
one-year record of $59.6M in FFY 2007 and an additional $59.2M in FFY 2008.
The $118.8M two-year total represents a $25.7M (27.5%) increase in grant and contract
awards from the previous biennium and caps a record breaking three-year period
(FFY04–FFY07) during which the funding stream grew by more than 50%.
Financial Stability
The Laboratory’s primary partner remains the U.S. Navy,
which provided about 60% of total funding. Grants from
the National Science Foundation grew sharply during the
past biennium to $23.6M, moving the Laboratory into the
upper echelon of University of Washington units receiving
NSF grant funds. Other federal mission agency sponsors
include NASA, NOAA, and NIH.
The Laboratory’s revenue base continues to diversify, with
about 35 different sponsors and a bias toward basic research
programs. Twenty years ago, the U.S. Navy provided over
90% of the Laboratory’s funding, and the ratio between
applied science and fundamental research was 65% to
35%. The current percentage balance between applied
and basic research has shifted in the opposite direction to
reflect faster growth in fundamental research areas.
Improved Infrastructure
Recent fiscal growth has enabled APL-UW to make significant investments in research
space and infrastructure. Specialized laboratory and office space expanded by about
one-third as new and some current staff moved into three floors of the Benjamin Hall
Interdisciplinary Research Building in fall 2009. To further Laboratory researchers’ ability
to field ambitious at-sea observational programs, a new research vessel was built for
the APL-UW fleet—the R/V Jack Robertson. Improvements were also made to the R/V
Henderson during summer 2009. The Laboratory now has state-of-the-art research
vessel capability for the first time since the 1950s.
Billed contract fees provide the Laboratory’s discretionary resources and represent
about 1.7% of total income. They provide the means to create unique and advanced
research and development capabilities, support new areas of inquiry and discovery,
and help hire the next generation of APL-UW scientists and engineers.
The Laboratory remains committed to ensuring that the long-term investments in it by
the U.S. Navy and federal government are applied to national strategic and technical
needs, and to preserving our ability to respond effectively and efficiently to present and
future Navy, national defense, and government research and development needs.
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finAnCes
SPONSOR FFY2007 FFY2008
Office of Naval Research $21,203,925 $20,628,389
Naval Sea Systems Command $11,727,183 $4,259,000
Arctic Submarine Laboratory
Naval Surface Warfare Center
U.S. NAVY
–
$2,708,860
$3,174,699
$1,928,088
Office of Naval Intelligence – $1,376,000
Other Navy $322,805 $2,367,629
Subtotal $35,962,773 $33,733,805
National Science Foundation $13,113,317 $10,454,677
National Aeronautics and Space Administration $4,379,424 $4,623,597
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $1,217,750 $4,087,311
National Institutes of Health $3,079,892 $3,903,797
Other Federal Agencies $750,497 $1,264,668
Other $1,145,384 $1,107,658
Subtotal $23,686,264 $25,441,708
TOTAL $59,649,037 $59,175,513