UI nets 103 of 113 NIH federal stimulus grants to Iowa

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded 113 grants funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to Iowa institutions, 103 of them to researchers at the University of Iowa.

President Barack Obama this morning pointed to the NIH's online report of ARRA grants nationwide. The complete list of grants is available at http://report.nih.gov/recovery/arragrants.cfm

All told, UI faculty, staff, and students have received 117 ARRA-funded grants for scientific research for the NIH and other federal agencies, totaling $46,620,881 over the next three fiscal years. The Office of the Vice President for Research posts a breakdown of grants, as well as abstracts describing all funded projects, on a special web site at

https://research.uiowa.edu/arra/

"University of Iowa investigators have been very competitive in securing ARRA funding, and these totals speak to their talent and dedication," said Jordan Cohen, Jordan Cohen, interim vice president for research and economic development. "These grants are not just stimulating the state's economy and the nation's. They're also boosting some of our most promising science."