Utah State University will likely reach a record $100 million in grants and contracts this year, university officials say.
USU is approaching a place among the top 50 public institutions of higher learning for research funding.In May, Vice President for Research Peter Gerity told the USU Board of Trustees this year's grants and contracts were already at an all-time high, and the university was within striking distance of the $100 million goal.
The grants-and-contracts figures for the fiscal year ending this month are expected to put USU over the top.
Contracts and grants have become a major revenue source for the university over the past decade as university enrollment soared past the 20,000 mark. USU gets only about a third of its funding from the state.