Over $20 Million in Sponsored Projects Are Awarded to
UMass Boston for 2001-2002 Fiscal Year To Date;
Amount Still Growing

UMass Boston faculty and staff have received over $20 million in external awards for sponsored projects so far during the 2001 – 2002 fiscal year. These awards have been made to the campus by federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the National Cancer Institute, as well as by local and state agencies such as the City of Boston, the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, the Boston Public Schools, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

The Center for Survey Research (CSR) recently began the third large-scale survey of Massachusetts residents to examine the extent to which they lack health insurance coverage, with an award of $440,000. Funded by the Massachusetts Department of Health Care Finance and Policy, the 2002 study will survey approximately 5,000 households statewide. Anthony Roman of CSR will direct the study.

Another recent project is the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Sector Economic Analysis and Business Development Needs Assessment conducted by the Environmental Business and Technology Center (EBTC) located in the College of Management. EBTC received a $180,000 contract from the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust Fund to investigate business development options for renewable energy technologies such as solar, wind, and fuel cells. Like many others, the study team, under the direction of EBTC Director William Brah, includes both faculty and students, with five student research assistants from the Ph.D. Program in Public Policy, the College of Management, and the Department of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sciences joining faculty David Levy and David Terkla, and Michael Goodman of the Donahue Institute.

The current dollar amount of sponsored project awards for this fiscal year surpasses the $19.9 million awarded for the entire 2000 – 2001 fiscal year. This is a significant jump in funding from last year and officials estimate that the final amount for 2001 – 2002 could top $25 million.

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