American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
University of Pennsylvania Stimulus Funding

Total Grants Awarded	303
Total Dollars Awarded	$163.4 million
Total Grants Applied for	1403
Total Dollars Applied for	$980 million

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA, has delivered the largest increase in basic funding in the history of federally funded scientific research: $21.5 billion. The additional support, slated for research and development, includes $3.5 billion for facilities and capital equipment.

Since funding efforts began, federal science agencies tasked with distributing that money have provided a surge in funding and tens of thousands of grant opportunities to researchers at American universities. University research programs are meeting the demand for greater tracking of resources and improved reporting to maximize the benefit of the stimulus funding, pointing resources to research with the greatest impact on human health and economic recovery.

Examples of Penn's Awarded Studies

Penn supports one of the world’s leading research communities with more than $750 million in total research awards and had 332 invention disclosures in 2008. Penn is the region’s largest private employer, a vital component of the local economy and the nation’s second largest recipient of NIH funding.

University faculty perform basic research across the spectrum of 12 schools including the School of Medicine; the School of Veterinary Medicine, which is a regional governmental partner in food safety and public health; and the schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering and Applied Science, which focus on achieving scientific advances with practical applications to improve health, the nation’s infrastructure, technology and education.

"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has empowered the University’s stellar research community to continue groundbreaking studies in medicine, engineering and the natural sciences that will positively impact the nation’s economy, as well as empower faculty to make advances in the health and well being of people around the globe."
-- Steven J. Fluharty, vice provost for research.

Penn News

Penn Helps Launch Federal Funding Website
November 19, 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Awards 288 Projects, $155 Million to University of Pennsylvania Research
September 30, 2009
Students Perform Leading Edge Medical Research at Penn Through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
September 08, 2009

Media Coverage

New Site Tracks How Stimulus Dollars Flow to Science
Nov. 17, 2009
University attracts millions from ARRA
The Daily Pennsylvanian, October 8, 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: 100 Projects, $30 Million to Penn Research
The Almanac, Sept. 8, 2009
Federal stimulus funds to Penn
Penn Current, Sept. 3, 2009
How Penn says it beat the market collapse
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug. 10, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act awards more than $30 million in research funding to the University of Pennsylvania
The Daily Tell, Aug. 10, 2009
Stimulus money sparks a rush for research grants
The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 6, 2009
America's Got Science Talent
Slate, April 29, 2009
The scramble for research funds begins
Philadelphia Business Journal, March 13, 2009

Research Study Briefs

Developing Interactive Technologies to Improve Research and Health Behavior
$5,404,364 awarded to Kevin Volpp, Director, Center for Health Incentives

Gene therapy for canine X-linked SCID
$646,933 awarded to Peter J. Felsburg, Trustee Professor of Immunology at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine