UH Gets $615 Million In Funding For Research And Training
It’s the third year in a row that the university has topped half a billion dollars, marking a record high.
University of Hawaii officials on Monday announced $615.7 million in extramural funding in fiscal year 2024, with much of it coming from the federal government.
It is the third consecutive year that UH has received half a billion dollars in funding. School officials describe it as a 19.3% increase over UH鈥檚 previous record of $515.9 million set in the previous fiscal year, according to a press release.
“Setting back-to-back-to-back records in extramural funding is truly an impressive achievement for the University of Hawaii and our state,” said UH Vice President for Research and Innovation Vassilis Syrmos. “Our faculty, staff and students have once again answered the call with their hard work and dedication to grow the UH research enterprise, and at the same time, helping us to serve as a major contributor to Hawaii鈥檚 economy.”
The announcement was made at Bachman Hall on the Manoa campus with Gov. Josh Green, U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz, and Rep. Ed Case in attendance along with UH President David Lassner.
Here are some of the funding highlights:
- The University of Hawaii Hilo was awarded $2.3 million as part of a $6.6 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education to help establish a National Native American Language Resource Center.
- The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at UH Manoa received a $10.6 million sub-award to establish a Hawaii Climate-Smart Partnership to assist Hawaii farmers, ranchers and foresters to help market locally produced food and products.
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $5.2 million cooperative agreement for natural resources and threatened and endangered species management by the Army Natural Resources Program Oahu.
- The Institute for Astronomy received a $5.8 million grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to continue a wide area survey of Near Space Objects at its Pan-STARRS observatory on Haleakala on Maui.
- The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine awarded $4.1 million of a $27.1 million sub-award to the UH System Office of Strategic Health Initiatives to establish the Red Hill Independent Health Registry. It will help provide support and resources to individuals impacted by the fuel spill and water crisis.
Syrmos said that UH research expenditures contribute to the state’s economy through business sales, employee earnings and state tax revenue, and job creation.
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