By most measures, 1998-99 was a very good year. We have done particularly well with the US Department of Education. The total number of proposals submitted is still considerably below the numbers we achieved a few years ago, however, so we have considerable room to improve. And, as the table below shows, there is some disparity between the numbers of proposals submitted by the three academic colleges. The three colleges have different missions and different ways of completing those missions.
Some disciplines have access to more grant opportunities than other disciplines.
Still, we hope that our new electronic vehicles for information on opportunities will help all disciplines and colleges increase their production of grant proposals. I can provide similar comparative data for departments and units, at your request. Refer to the Faculty and Academic Staff Development website for more information. EPA provides financial support for projects that design, demonstrate, or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques. The National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program of the US Department of Agriculture funds research on key problems of national and regional importance in biological, environmental, physical, and social sciences relevant to agriculture, food, and the environment .