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External Support

The Office of External Affairs complements the work of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs by securing funding from external sources for research and other initiatives that are strategic priorities for the University. The projects listed below were funded through the efforts of the Office of External Affairs, and the total funding indicated is cumulative since 2001.

College of Sciences

Advanced Materials Research Institute     $11,600,000
Littoral Acoustics Demonstration Center    $4,000,000
CREST consortium: Coastal Restoration Enhancement through Science and Technology    $2,600,000
Geological Investigation of Subsidence, Sea Level Rise and Hurricane Risk in Southeast Louisiana    $3,000,000
Joint Collaboration on Nanotechnology for Advanced Sensors    $1,500,000
Joint Collaboration on Nanotechnology for Advanced Biomedical Sensors    $5,200,000
Pontchartrain Science Initiative    $1,300,000
Louisiana/Mississippi Digital Coast Initiative    $2,300,000
NOAA/NOS Pontchartrain Restoration Program    $500,000
Coastal Sustainability Consortium    $400,000

External Support for College of Sciences to date    $32,400,000

 

College of Engineering

MANTECH Program    $4,000,000
Maritime Technology Center of Excellence    $11,200,000
Simulation Based Design & Virtual Prototyping Center    $7,000,000
National Center for Advanced Manufacturing    $11,850,000
Clean Power and Energy Research Consortium    $1,250,000

External Support for College of Engineering to date    $35,300,000


College of Liberal Arts

Center for Hazards Assessment Response & Technology (UNO-CHART)    $1,652,000
Revitalization of Central Cities    $100,000
Intermodal Transportation Policy and Implementation Center    $500,000
Robert E. Nims Center Film Studios    $3,750,000
Ogden Museum of Southern Art    $250,000

External Support for College of Liberal Arts to date    $6,252,000

 

College of Education and Human Development

New Millennium Schools    $1,000,000
Center for School Improvement and Teaching and Learning Excellence    $2,500,000
Public/Private Charter School Development Center    $1,000,000
UNO Charter Schools Network    $1,100,000
Great Cities' Universities Urban Educator Corps    $700,000

External Support for College of Education to date    $6,300,000

 

Metropolitan College

Central Gulf Coast Regional Computer Forensics Lab    $2,000,000
Gulf Coast Regional Community Policing Institute    $500,000
Interstate 10 Technology Support project    $500,000

External Support for Metropolitan College    $3,000,000

 

Hurricane Recovery Funding

Financial Aid Reallocation    $2,808,697
Retention of Pell, Perkins Loan and SEOG not already dispersed    $5,685,609
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (P.L. 109-148, December 30, 2005) includes $1.1 million for Rebuild Louisiana Scholarships and faculty retention    $15,163,985
Katrina Salaries Grants (U.S. Department of Education)    $3,509,877
Katrina Foreign Contributions Grant (U.S. Department of Education) for replacement of Film Program Grip Truck; building of North Central Plant to address campus cooling and water issues; and restoration of Louisiana Supreme Court Archives at Earl K. Long Library    $2,400,000
Cove and Faculty Retention Grant (U.S. Department of Education) for campus-wide WiFi; upgrades to math, engineering and music labs, image database access equipment for Fine Arts Department; and addition of  Lakefront Arena's Spotlights Lounge. Also provided furnishings for the University Center and covered a portion of campus renovations not funded by FEMA or CDBG recovery funds.    $2,200,000
Gustav Lost Revenue Grant (U.S. Department of Education)    $295,632

Hurricane Recovery Funding to date    $32,063,800

 

UNO Research and Technology Park Initiatives

Navy Information Technology Center    $2,900,000
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Training    $2,400,000
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Distance Learning    $1,000,000
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Research and Development    $1,800,000
Lake Pontchartrain Restoration Act funding (managed by the UNO Foundation)    $16,200,000

UNO Research and Technology Park Support to date    $24,300,000

 

TOTAL External Support since 2001: $138,963,800