← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
University Of Kentucky Research Foundation, The
$394,363,596
Total funding
459
Grants
Funding over time
peak $50.7M · FY2008–25$100M$75M$50M$25M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
DOE$197,239,118 · 108
DOD$136,305,959 · 112
USDA$47,370,863 · 197
NASA$13,447,655 · 42
By mechanism
—$394,363,596 · 459
Investigators at University Of Kentucky Research Foundation, The
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
Not enough data
Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
Not enough data
All-Time
Most funded here, all years
Not enough data
Largest grants
NEXT GENERATION MATERIALS AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES (NEXTGENMATPROTECH)$24,651,000
· FY2021 · Department of the Army
NEW AWARD DE-FE0007395 ENTITLED "APPLICATION OF A HEAT-INTEGRATED POST-COMBUSTION CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE SYSTEM WITH HITACHI ADVANCED SOLVENT INTO EX$17,675,685
· FY2012 · Department of Energy
MARSOC INJURY PREVENTION AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE RESEARCH$12,559,846
· FY2015 · Department of the Navy
IMPROVEMENT OF TAFENOQUINE RADICAL CURE BY COMBINATION WITH SJ733, A NOVEL ATP4 INHIBITOR, FOR TREATMENT OF MALARIA$10,606,583
· FY2025 · Defense Health Agency
LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTIONS IN ARTIFICIAL SPIN LATTICES$7,050,000
· FY2023 · Department of Energy
APPLICATION OF ENGINEERING SCALE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) CAPTURE TO GLASS PRODUCTION FACILITY.
THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED WORK IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE RECIPIENT’S CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) CAPTURE SYSTEM (CC) WITH SYNERGISTIC, TRANSFORMATIVE ELEMENTS, PROVEN AT THE BENCH AND ENGINEERING SCALES ON ELECTRICITY GENERATION POINT SOURCES USING PAST DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) FUNDING AT A SUITABLE INDUSTRIAL HOST SITE, UTILIZING A SLIPSTREAM WITH CO2 GENERATED FROM THE OXY-FUEL COMBUSTION AND THE CARBONATED MATERIALS IN THE RAW BATCH FEED.$6,999,969
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
SEE PAGE 2$6,975,920
· FY2017 · Department of Energy
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION OF A MINI-FISCHER-TROPSCH REFINERY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CENTER FOR APPLIED ENERGY RESEARCH$6,477,753
· FY2009 · Department of Energy
PRODUCTION AND STORAGE OF HYDROGEN FROM COAL USING C1 CHEMISTRY$6,087,605
· FY2008 · Department of Energy
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – SO2-ROBUST CATALYTIC METHANE EMISSIONS ELIMINATION AT GAS ENGINE EXHAUST
THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE A METHANE (CH4) EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND FIELD TEST A PERMANENT INSTALLATION.$5,999,826
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
CENTER FOR APPLIED SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY (CAST)$5,440,208
· FY2009 · Department of Energy
PRECISION MEASUREMENTS WITH NEUTRONS$5,146,463
· FY2015 · Department of Energy
APPLICATION OF TRANSFORMATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 3 TONNE PER DAY CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE SYSTEM AT A STEEL PROCESS PLANT
NEW AWARD TO UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
DE-FE0032133$4,999,965
· FY2022 · Department of Energy
TAS::89 0328::TAS RECOVERY ACT NEW AWARD - WORKFORCE TRAINING FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION$4,994,854
· FY2010 · Department of Energy
DE-FE0031827
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
''DEMONSTRATION OF SCALED-PRODUCTION OF RARE EARTH OXIDES AND CRITICAL MATERIALS FROM U.S. COAL-BASED SOURCES''$4,925,617
· FY2019 · Department of Energy
C4WARD@SCALE: SCALED-UP COAL CONVERSION FOR CARBON FIBERS AND GRAPHITE
THIS PROJECT CENTERS AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING TO FACILITATE SAFE, ROBUST AND SCALABLE
PROCESSING OF COAL-DERIVED PITCHES; CARBON FIBER MANUFACTURING AND SYNTHETIC GRAPHITE MANUFACTURING.$4,669,907
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
LOW-COST, HIGH-STRENGTH HOLLOW CARBON FIBER FOR COMPRESSED GAS STORAGE TANKS$4,410,786
· FY2021 · Department of Energy
MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS TO IMPROVE RESILIENCY AND LETHALITY IN FEMALE MARINES$4,016,764
· FY2021 · Department of the Navy
DEVELOPMENT OF A PARACORPOREAL PUMP-INTEGRATED ARTIFICIAL LUNG FOR TRANSPORT OF WARFIGHTERS WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (ARDS)$3,906,819
· FY2019 · Defense Health Agency
RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PHYSICAL AND NEUROSENSORY PERFORMANCE (RAMP) IN NAVAL AND MARINE CORPS AVIATION$3,861,394
· FY2025 · Department of the Navy