UNT's Division of Research and Innovation has had an incredible past year filled with achievements despite the challenges presented by the global pandemic.

More faculty than ever are engaged in funded research, and collaborations with national laboratories and industry are on the rise. FY 2020 was a record year for total research expenditures, which increased 6%, for a total of $83.5 million. For FY 2020, UNT's new research awards reached a high of $34.5 million. This was an increase of 14% over new awards from the prior year. Additionally, a significant effort was made this year to increase the grantsmanship training to empower faculty to be more aggressive and successful in receiving grants from top funding agencies. As a result, during FY 2020 faculty submitted 616 new proposals for funding, representing a 15% increase in submissions.

Dedicated to expanding the research enterprise at the university by supporting and enabling faculty, the Division of Research and Innovation has undergone major restructuring efforts this year to include the creation of the Research Commercialization Agreements (RCA) unit and a revised Grants and Contracts Administration (GCA) unit.

This Research Annual Report details these activities and successes of the Division of Research and Innovation from Sept. 1, 2019 through Aug. 31, 2020 (FY 2020). This report also includes an outline of the division's mission, core values and key initiatives, as well as a By the Numbers section that highlights the significant progress faculty, staff and administrators have made this year, as well as the direction planned for the future.