Despite cutbacks in federal research dollars, UTK has made substantial progress in attracting these funds, with a 12 percent increase over last year. The variety of research at the Oak Ridge facilities and the close proximity to UTK have resulted in many joint projects across a wide range of disciplines. The diversity of these organizations is impressive, as is the consistent support that many have provided UTK over recent years. Figure 5 shows that research, public service, and instruction are the most common categories of sponsored program activity at UTK, with research being by far the largest. Expenditures Figure 6 shows the same categories in terms of expenditures made during FY 1996.
Expenditures are the actual amounts paid out in sponsored activities.
Direct costs include salaries and wages, fringe benefits, materials and supplies, services, travel, equipment, subcontracts, and other direct expenses. UTK recovers approximately 14 percent averaged across all sources of funding. Faculty and Proposals UTK sponsored programs result from the hard work and expertise of many faculty and staff. Approximately 54 percent of all funding resulted from the initiatives of tenure-track faculty. Another 46 percent of the total was awarded to principal investigators who are either exempt staff or non-tenure track faculty.