The University faculty, staff and students are involved in research, education and service projects through the support of governmental, business and philanthropic entities.  This report summarizes the activity for each of the major units for Fiscal Year 2009.

Colleges:

Three of the academic colleges exceeded $1 million in annual award funding with the College of Natural and Applied Sciences leading the way with 104 awards totaling $5,541,468 during FY 2009. The other colleges were College of Education ($2,056,993), and College of Health and Human Services ($2,173,259). The Office of Research and Economic Development received 43 awards totaling $4,611,226. The College of Natural and Applied Sciences was the most productive submitting 155 grant proposals and receiving 104 awards totaling $5,541,468.

Major Units	Awards Received for FY 2009	Funds Awarded for FY 2009
College of Arts and Letters	4	$398,703
College of Business Administration	6	$590,486
Office of Student Affairs	8	$943,710
College of Education	14	$2,056,993
College of Health and Human Services	33	$2,173,259
College of Humanites & Public Affairs	31	$139,305
College of Natural and Applied Sciences	104	$5,541,468
Library	1	$6,502
Office of Administrative and Information Services	3	$1,367,500
Office of Research and Economic Development	43	$4,611,226
West Plains	4	$1,111,353
Office of the Provost	16	$1,067,290
Office of the President	8	$893,240
TOTAL	275	$20,901,035

Note:  Due to the Credit Sharing policy, submission and award numbers are based upon each PI involved in externally funded projects.  Therefore, projects which involve multiple PI's will be reflected in the total number submitted and awarded multiple times.

University Centers:

University Centers continue to be the major unit involved in acquiring external funding with approximately 44% ($9,298,539) of the total funds awarded in FY 2009. The Center for Resource Planning and Management received a total of $2,085,171 for various homeland security-related projects. The most active Centers in terms of numbers of awards were;

1. The Center for Biomedical and Life Sciences primarily because of the development and support of advanced biotechnology industries,
2. The Center for Resource Planning and Management primarily for public safety and homeland security-related projects, and
3. The Center for Applied Science and Engineering, primarily scientific development of equipment and processes on a contractual basis.

University Centers	Awards Received for FY 2009	Funds Awarded for FY 2009
Bull Shoals Field Station	6	$41,557
Center for Applied Science and Engineering	3	$1,425,000
Center for Archaeological Research	26	$112,145
Center for Biomedical and Life Sciences	9	$347,860
Center for Grapevine Biotechnology	6	$288,254
Center for Research and Service	4	$7,800
Center for Resource Planning & Management	23	$2,085,171
Center for Scientific Research and Education	0	$0
Center for Social Science and Public Policy Research	0	$0
Community and Social Issues Institute	0	$0
Institute for School Improvement	1	$554,067
Jordan Valley Innovation Center	1	$148,267
Mid-America Viticulture and Enology Center	0	$0
Ozarks Public Health Institute	11	$481,996
Ozark Environmental Water Research Institute	10	$297,683
Small Business Development Center	1	$152,331
Southwest Missouri Area Health Education Center	5	$1,513,641