July 15, 2019
Iowa State University attracted $469 million of total external funding for the fiscal year ending June 30. That’s a 7.9 percent decrease from fiscal year 2018’s record total of $509.2 million.
Total external funding for fiscal year 2019 is the third highest reported by Iowa State, following records in fiscal years 2018 and 2017. The record years included significant gifts benefitting the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Ivy College of Business.
External funding includes grants, contracts, gifts and cooperative agreements from federal, state and local governments as well as from corporations, nonprofits and other universities for research, academic support, scholarships and more.