← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Murray State University
Murray, KY
$18,804,872
Total funding
54
Grants
Funding over time
peak $4.2M · FY2005–25$5M$3.8M$2.5M$1.3M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
NSF$12,925,669 · 37
CDC$1,967,773 · 2
NIH$1,852,335 · 6
DOE$874,295 · 2
USDA$774,800 · 2
FDA$410,000 · 5
By mechanism
—$14,574,764 · 41
T03$1,619,544 · 1
R15$1,588,886 · 4
U18$410,000 · 5
T01$348,229 · 1
R16$263,449 · 2
Investigators at Murray State University
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
All-Time
Most funded here, all years
Largest grants
RII Track-2 FEC: Sensing and Educating the Nexus to Sustain Ecosystems (SENSE). A Kentucky-West Virginia Partnership$3,837,645
· FY2016 · O/D
ADVANCE Adaptation: Leveling the Playing Field, Strategic Equity Initiatives at Murray State University$1,195,000
· FY2019 · EDU
RUI: Biochemical and genetic analysis of conserved molecular scaffold Tudor complex required for germ cell specification in Drosophila$822,418
· FY2021 · BIO
CAREER: Structure-Function Analysis of Germ Cell Organelles in Drosophila$778,791
· FY2011 · BIO
UBM, RUI: Biology and Mathematics in Population Studies (BioMaPS)$594,000
· FY2005 · MPS
THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO DEVELOP INFORMATION THAT DOE, CONTRACTORS, AND THE PUBLIC CAN UTILIZE IN DECISION-MAKING FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP, BENEFICIAL REUSE, AND PUBLIC OUTREACH AT THE PADUCAH SITE.$575,000
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
RUI: ARE THE EFFECTS OF SIZE-STRUCTURE ON TROPHIC CASCADES MEDIATED BY DEMOGRAPHIC FEEDBACKS?$517,284
· FY2014 · BIO
THE VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS (VASTT) PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS PRIORITY AREA OF THE AFRI FARM BILL. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ANIMAL SCIENCE AND VETERINARY SCIENCE AND ALIGNED RESOURCES TO 120 AGRICULTURE TEACHERS. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PROVIDING EXPERIENTIAL, INNOVATIVE TRAINING (INCLUDING TOURS OF LOCAL VETERINARY FACILITIES) TOAGRICULTURE TEACHERS. TEACHERS WILL IN TURN USE THE RESOURCES GIVEN TO THEM AT THEIR TRAINING SESSIONS (I.E., COMMERCIALLY-DEVELOPED TEXTBOOKS, DIGITAL CONTENT PRESENTATIONS, AND LABORATORY INSTRUCTION WORKBOOKS, LABORATORY TEACHING SUPPLY KITS, AND DIGITAL COPIES OF PROJECT TEAM-DEVELOPED MATERIALS SHARED VIA A GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER) TO FACILITATE INSTRUCTION FOR THEIR STUDENTS. TRAINING SESSIONS (ONE ANNUALLY) WILL BEGIN IN THE SUMMER 2026 SEMESTER AND CONCLUDE IN THE SUMMER 2029 SEMESTER. EVERY PARTICIPATING AGRICULTURE TEACHER WILL BE PROVIDED WITH RESOURCES TO TAKE BACK TO THEIRSCHOOL. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT 6,000 STUDENTS WILL BE INDIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THIS PROJECT. THE SECONDARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT FACULTY-LED, COURSE CREDIT-BEARING, STIPEND-FUNDED MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR 16 UNDERGRADUATE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. EXHAUSTIVE, MULTI-FACETED PROJECT EVALUATION METHODS WILL BE EMPLOYED BY SELECTED PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS AND THE EXTERNAL EVALUATOR. SEVERAL SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS WILL BE GENERATED BY THIS PROJECT. AMURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY-HOSTED PROJECT INFORMATION WEBSITE WILL BE DEVELOPED AND REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY THE PROJECT TEAM.$494,000
· FY2025 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships Program$452,374
· FY2000 · EDU
Inteins: Expanding Biological Roles and Biotechnological Applications$411,683
R15 · FY2025 · GM
Inteins: Expanding Biological Roles and Biotechnological Applications$399,185
R15 · FY2021 · GM
MRI: Acquisition of Gas fluxes and Analyzers to Strengthen Interdisciplinary Research and Education at Murray State University$357,290
· FY2022 · BIO
CRUI: Collaborative Research on Mechanisms Underlying Salamander Population Fluctuations$323,876
· FY2001 · BIO
Collaborative Research: Defining the role of heterogeneous lithology in bedrock incision and terrace formation in the Buffalo National River, Arkansas$302,444
· FY2013 · GEO
METHANE DYNAMICS DESCRIBED THROUGH VEGETATION-SOIL INTERACTIONS IN BALD CYPRESS AND OTHER BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FORESTS$299,295
· FY2021 · Department of Energy
Project ACCESS$289,479
· FY2002 · EDU
Evaluation of endocrine pancreas development, beta cell mass expansion, and regeneration in glis3 mutant zebrafish$286,948
R15 · FY2020 · DK
ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTICS$280,800
· FY2010 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
IT-C: Differences and Deficits Affecting Women STEM Faculty: Creating a Framework for Change at a Rural Public University$249,204
· FY2016 · EDU
Collaborative Research: Changes In Landscape, Labor And Livelihood In Long Chronological Context$243,445
· FY2021 · SBE