FAMU’s federal research expenditures have decreased over the past 10 years from $53.47 million in 2010 to $47.12 million in 2021, according to a recent report released by the National Science Foundation. FAMU’s drop in securing competitive federal research grants occurred despite a $3.4 billion increase in federal research spending by the federal government.
Federally supported research and development rose 6.6 percent in the 2021 fiscal year to $49 billion, and now accounts for 55 percent of research funding at all universities.
Earlier this year, FAMU announced it was on par to take in more than $72 million in grants from federal, state, and private sources, a record breaking year.
NSF collected data for the survey from 910 institutions, including FAMU, that award bachelor’s degrees or higher and that spent at least $150,000 on research and development in the 2021 fiscal year.
North Carolina A&T, on the other hand, saw a $5.45 million increase in federal research dollars over the same 10-year period the report showed.
Of the 910 institutions included in the NSF survey, FAMU ranked 211th among universities receiving federal research dollars, while NCAT ranked 225th.
NSF collected data for the survey from 910 institutions, including FAMU, that award bachelor’s degrees or higher and that spent at least $150,000 on research and development in the 2021 fiscal year.