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Division of Research and
Economic Development
FY12 Budget Presentation to the SBPC
6/8/10
Office of the Vice President for Research & Economic Development
Fundamental Principles
• One of the fundamental principles of The Division
of Research and Economic Development is to
provide a sufficient level of support that will lead
to increased excellence in research and
scholarship across all of the University’s
disciplines.
• Nevertheless, overhead dollars generated by
external grant and contracts are absolutely
fundamental to reaching our research
aspirations.
Office of the Vice President for Research & Economic Development
FY11 Budget for the Division of Research and Economic Development
7.9%
100 Funds
110 Funds
Total
333k
3.8M
4.169M
92.1%
State funds
Total
FY11 Allocation
67,000.00
92,312.00
144,000.00
30,000.00
333,312.00
Total
FY11 Allocation
2,611,604.00
1,224,482.00
3,836,086.00
100-3208-3016 Council for Research Grant Program
100-3209-000 External Affairs one FTE
100-7000-3011 Patent & Legal Expense
Support for undergraduate research program
Overhead Funds
110-3208-0000 Division Operating Fund
110-7001-0000 Match and research support
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The Problem:
Growth in Federal Funding
• National average R&D expenditures increased by
117 percent from 1996 to 2006.
• URI’s federal research funding grew by just 29
percent during the same time period.
• Neighboring research universities more than
doubled their federal funding during this period;
for example:
– UNH 271 percent
– UVM 162 percent
– UConn 136 percent
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Sponsored Programs Awards
FY2000 - FY2010 (through YTD 2010*)
($Millions)
$90
$86.0
$83.0*
$77.7
$80
$70
$60
$63.7
$64.2
$65.3
$65.7
$65.6
FY2001
FY2002
FY2003
FY2004
FY2005
$68.1
$69.1
FY2007
FY2008
$54.0
$50
$40
$30
$20
$10
$0
FY2000
FY2006
FY2009
FY2010*
* FY2010 YTD from July 1, 2009 – April 30, 2010
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F&A (overhead) FY2000 – FY2010* (through YTD 2010)
($Millions)
$14
$12.16
$12
$10.64
$10.67
FY2007
FY2008
$10.85*
$9.78
$10
$9.28
$9.34
$9.20
$9.25
FY2002
FY2003
FY2004
FY2005
$8.59
$8
$8.09
$6
$4
$2
$0
FY2000
FY2001
FY2006
FY2009
FY2010 *
* FY2010 YTD from July 1, 2009 – April 30, 2010
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The Fix:
Strategic Priorities
• Establish a new and fifth URI Division
• Advocate for URI Research and Scholarship
• Optimize funding opportunities; state, federal,
private, and corporate
• Establish the URI Research Foundation
• Advance public relations efforts that bear on
the URI research enterprise
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Progress: Strategic Priority #1 (Division)
Establish New Division & VPR
• Division is established with administrative and
budgetary policies and processes in place with
the aim to provide an effective administrative
infrastructure to optimize our research and
scholarly aspirations.
• Chief research officer position elevated to Vice
President level.
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Progress: Strategic Priority #1 (Division)
Missions
• Engage all of the University’s disciplines to
seek solutions to a host of critical issues that
not only affect our state but also our region,
nation, and the world.
• Enhance economic development in our state
by the commercialization of the products,
technologies and processes that stem from
our research and scholarship.
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Progress: Strategic Priority #1 (Division)
Steps Achieved
• New Asst VP to ensure that the needs of the faculty are
being addressed and met.
• Elevated Director Tech Transfer to Asst VP to provide more
direct management and continuous support for URI IP.
• New Director of Sponsored Projects Review (pre-award).
• Office of Research External Relations created with new
Director.
• Two DC-based consultants retained to better position URI
to receive federal funding. Augment Office of Research
Development and URI earmark requests.
• Significant efficiencies in place; e.g., Cayuse (pre-award),
IRBNet (Compliance), Tech Tracs (IP).
• Division continues to work with Huron Consulting Group re
pre- and post-award merger.
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Progress: Strategic Priority #1 (Division)
Accomplishments (1-2)
• Significant positive outcomes resulting from
enhanced administrative efficiencies and
support, and enhanced collaboration between
faculty and research staff include:
– FY09 record year for proposals, awards, and
overhead generation (Appendix B Table 1, 2, 4)
– FY10 YTD data area ahead of FY09 record year
data (Appendix B Table 1, 2, 4)
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Progress: Strategic Priority #1 (Division)
Accomplishments (2-2)
• Increased overhead share to Division results in
increased funding to faculty and students:
– Graduate and undergraduate research award
programs each increased from $10K to $40K
– CFR internal award programs increased from $90K to
$150K
– New awards “Equipment and Laboratory
Infrastructure Renovation” at $500K
– New awards “Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Seed Funding” at $50K
– Graduate Student Tuition Differential at $150K
– $910K Total FY10 support for internal awards
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Strategic Priority #2: Advocacy
Progress
• Creation of independent Division and senior
administrator CRO afforded advocacy
opportunities at private and public levels :
– Institutional
– State
– Regional
– National
– International
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Strategic Priority #3:Optimize Funding Opportunities
Progress
• Internal research & scholarship awards:
– FY09 at $260K
– FY10 at $910K
• DC-based consultants
– TIG; proposal development and enhancement
– VSA; revised earmark process
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FY 2010 Allocation
(including carry-over)
I.
Match
1,224,482.00
Paid
Encumbered
46,094.00
1,212,933.00
1,259,027.00
II.
Research Support
Internal Grant Programs
CFR CE and PD
Grad awards
Undergrad awards
49,185.00
10,000.00
9,714.00
68,899.00
Grad Research Tuition
Differential Fellowship
Misc Support
EPSCoR Dues w/Brown
Supplement State Funds
for patent expense
GSO Marine Res Scientists
Direct support to research
150,000.00
15,000.00
49,093.00
266,000.00
338,227.00
668,320.00
887,219.00
SUMMARY
Beginning Balance
Total expenses
Ending balance 6/4/10
Encumbrances
1,224,482.00
933,313.00
291,169.00
1,212,933.00
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Strategic Priority #4: Establish URIRF
Progress (1-2)
• Enabling Legislation signed into law July 2007
• URI-URIRF affiliation agreement, URIRF By-laws crafted
and approved 2007 & 2008 respectively
• RIBGHE designates URIRF sole agent for URI IP
management April 2008
• URIRF Board of Directors; leaders in market sectors
that represent signature and emerging URI strengths
• First operating year revenue $770K, FY09
• 501(c)(3) public non-profit status 2010 independent
from URI
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Strategic Priority #4: Establish URIRF
Progress (2-2)
• As a public non-profit, URIRF can operate to commercialize
URI protected IP in ways that URI cannot
• URIRF is self-sustaining and does not receive support from
URI or State, or private donations
• URIRF revenue will:
– reward inventors
– fund IP management and commercialization expenses
– support faculty in their commercialization efforts
• URIRF engaging increasing number of faculty in
commercialization and start-ups
• URIRF represents a critical component on URI’s efforts to
enhance state economic development, workforce
development, and high-paying job creation
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Strategic Priority #5: Advance Public Relations
Mission & Progress
• Office of External Research Relations was created to
tell the story of the significance of URI research and
scholarship to the goals of our state, region, and
nation.
• “Research and Innovation”
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Distributed across the nation to 600 research universities
Congressional Members
State and local governments
Private sector partners
• Manages:
– Website
– Electronic communications (e.g., RESRCH-L)
– Variety of annual reports and special events
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Highest priority needs for FY12
Ledger 100 (state appropriated general fund)
• No additional ledger 100 funding
• Division FY12 ledger 100 remains level with FY10
– 1 FTE
– CFR Grant Programs
– Patent&License Expense
TOTAL
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$92k (salary&benefits)
$67K
$144K
$333k
Highest priority needs for FY12
Ledger 110 (overhead fund)
• Addition of 3 staff FTE (salary and benefits)
– IRB coordinator
– IP Marketing Analyst
– Patent Attorney
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$58.8K
$105K
$79.9K
Justification and Benchmarks
IRB (Research Compliance)
• Research Compliance cannot meet increasing
federal mandates on conflict of interest,
export control, RCR, and proper use of
humans, animals, and recombinant DNA with
additional FTE.
• Survey: “Public Responsibility in Medicine &
Research”
– URI is in top 30 percent of IRB workload
– URI is in bottom 10 percent of IRB staffing
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Justification and Benchmarks
Intellectual Property Management
• Prior to 2007, URI-URIF had 4 FTE assigned to IP
management and commercialization
• AUTM survey shows median of 4 FTE at 4 URI
peers that took part in survey
• Institutions with comparable research activity
have larger IP staff
• Montana State University has 6 FTE for this
purpose
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