Research Statistics

COVID-19 Impact Data

How is the coronavirus outbreak affecting sponsored research at Illinois relative to past years? See how proposal, award, and expenditure data compares to corresponding dates in each of the previous three years, specifically highlighting the time frame of the Illinois Stay-at-Home Order.

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  • Proposal Submissions   
    Graphs the total yearly number of new and renewal proposals submitted by a given day, for each year 2017 - 2020(to-date). 
  • New Awards   
    Graphs the sum of newly awarded dollars (no modifications) for the year on a given day; for each year 2017 - 2020(to-date).
  • New Awards   
    Graphs the total yearly number of new awards (no modifications) executed by a given day; for each year 2017 - 2020(to-date).
  • All Obligated Awards   
    Graphs the total of all dollars awarded (including modifications) for the year on a given day; for each year 2017 - 2020(to-date).
  • Grant Expenditures   
    Graphs the total dollar amount of grant expenditures for the year by a given day; for each year 2017 - 2020(to-date).
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    Basic Metrics By Fiscal Year and Sponsor Type

    Expenditure Dollars

    Summary of spending on sponsored programs, by fiscal year and major sponsor type.

    Fiscal Year Federal State Private Other Total
    2017 420,099,648 49,282,968 65,039,374 11,211,932 545,633,922
    2018 413,370,930 35,137,764 70,149,658 14,104,429 532,762,781
    2019 430,870,171 36,399,014 57,496,595 19,546,405 544,312,185
    2020 476,267,546 27,435,327 73,727,376 12,336,776 589,767,025
    2021 523,122,429 32,404,065 79,589,222 11,046,909 646,162,625

    Expenditures Count

    Count of sponsored programs active in the fiscal year, by major sponsor type.

    Fiscal Year Federal State Private Other Total
    2017 3,141 186 1,372 287 4,986
    2018 3,067 147 1,229 285 4,728
    2019 3,026 132 1,232 236 4,626
    2020 2,949 145 1,279 204 4,577
    2021 3,015 163 1,134 192 4,504

    Budget Dollars Awarded

    Summary of budget amounts awarded (authorized for spending), by fiscal year and major sponsor type.

    Fiscal Year Federal State Private Other Total
    2017 413,137,010 42,843,299 54,712,693 36,948,967 547,641,969
    2018 421,143,261 33,346,434 67,804,006 9,179,291 531,472,992
    2019 451,411,282 34,202,782 82,905,477 25,149,849 593,669,390
    2020 572,692,542 42,483,173 110,018,279 5,252,009 730,446,003
    2021 698,746,037 47,579,689 70,190,047 32,799,987 849,315,761

    Count of Awards with Budget Changes

    Count of sponsored programs receiving new or increased budget amounts in the fiscal year, by major sponsor type.

    Fiscal Year Federal State Private Other Total
    2016 2,220 116 841 259 3,436
    2017 2,148 166 861 218 3,393
    2018 2,048 127 817 227 3,219
    2019 2,113 111 866 180 3,270
    2020 2,078 117 817 195 3,207
    2021 2,061 133 734 152 3,080

    Proposals Submitted

    Total number of new or renewal proposals submitted by SPA for the given fiscal year, by major sponsor type.

    Fiscal Year Federal State Private Other Total
    2017 1,703 173 1,197 620 3,693
    2018 1,551 139 1,029 536 3,255
    2019 1,269 151 987 491 2,898
    2020 1,419 154 918 545 3,036
    2021 1,323 153 918 628 3,022

    Dollars Proposed

    The total dollar amount of new or renewal proposals submitted by SPA for the given fiscal year, broken down by sponsor category.

    Fiscal Year Federal State Private Other Total
    2017 1,409,516,417 102,017,842 654,744,395 205,102,477 2,371,381,131
    2018 1,384,559,075 81,062,239 219,064,273 150,191,153 1,834,876,740
    2019 1,352,870,567 97,894,186 173,961,379 124,995,343 1,749,721,475
    2020 1,631,004,563 107,557,205 293,681,297 207,061,735 2,239,304,801
    2021 1,587,981,302 103,866,712 222,644,721 363,617,413 2,278,110,148