• Florida Congressional delegation helped secure $64 million in new federal funding at federal agencies critical for FIU research.
• FIU leads Florida universities in federal Community Project appropriations to fuel innovations and discoveries.
• Funding supports FIU's research on environmental resilience, health, engineering, technology and innovation.
• Supported projects range from a way to revolutionize how cancer and diseases are detected, studied and treated to an early alert monitoring system capable of detecting saltwater intrusion that can destroy coastal infrastructure, and more.
FIU's commitment to research with real world impact has gotten a boost — a big one.
The Florida Congressional delegation has helped secure $24 million in research earmarks for the university. In addition, members of Congress were also successful at securing increases of over $40 million at the university's request for critical research agencies that support FIU research initiatives.
Of the $64 million, approximately $40 million are associated with the Department of Defense, a critical agency and research area for the university's College of Engineering and Computing.
Part of the recently passed 2023 fiscal year $1.7 trillion spending bill includes funding that will support FIU's focus on addressing critical challenges related to environmental resilience, health, engineering, technology and innovation. Projects range from a way to revolutionize how cancer, Alzheimer's and other diseases are detected, studied and treated — to an early alert monitoring system capable of detecting saltwater intrusion that can destroy coastal infrastructure, and more.
"Our world faces many challenges and needs solutions. FIU has always been here to answer that call," said FIU President Kenneth A. Jessell. "We thank the Florida Congressional delegation for recognizing the ability of our researchers to find solutions and partnering with us to ensure our federal research funding is on the rise year after year."
The impact of federal funding
Federal research funding is critical for universities, paving the way toward scientific breakthroughs, groundbreaking discoveries and economic growth.
Today, FIU is among the top 3% of universities in the nation classified by Carnegie as an R1 research university for "highest research activity." FIU's total research expenditures surpass $250 million annually.
