University of Florida research funding fell $21.5 million to $561.5 million this year. Over the past decade, the university had one of the fastest-growing research enterprises in the nation. UF officials say government funding shrank slightly due to the economy and UF’s reduction in new faculty hires. But they reported a double-digit increase in research support from industry and foundations.

UF Research Funding
Source	2006-07 (in millions)	2007-08 (in millions)
Federal	$361.0	$322.6
State	103.0	94.0
Industry	48.7	57.6
Private foundations	58.3	71.4
Other	12.0	15.9
Source: University of Florida