Gifts, Grants, & Contract Expenditures
Initiative
The Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP) has increased its efforts to provide information and assistance to faculty interested in sponsored research. This has resulted in increased expenditures for sponsored research in recent years. ORSP will continue to enhance its services, and the University will continue to provide incentives for faculty research through its Research Centers and promotion and tenure guidelines.
Historical Performance
In fiscal year 2003/04 total expenditures were $32.8 million; this represent a 152% growth over the last ten years. Since fiscal 1994/95 PSU has increased its sponsored research expenditures by an average of 11% annually.
Actual performance
Expenditures for sponsored research for 2003-04 exceeded the sustained target by $2 million.
Sustained Target
Using the 2001/02 fiscal year as the base value ($25.9 million), the target was set with the goal of doubling research expenditures over the next ten years. The sustained target for 2004/05 fiscal year is $33.6 million.
Accelerated Target
The accelerated target was set by using the base value (2001/02) and increasing expenditures by two and half times the base by the end of the fiscal year 2010/11.