Authority: Discretionary Inclusion.
1. General fund and nongeneral fund amounts totaling $218,816,914 in this Item are provided to strengthen leading research programs at public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth. Funding is provided to support biomedical research and biomaterials engineering, modeling and simulation, and collaborative translational research aimed at the commercialization of discoveries. Funding is also provided to increase support for graduate students, expand research programs in Southside Virginia and reallocate investment earnings on sponsored programs and indirect cost recoveries to support research programs.
2. The funding shall be used to build research capacity and equip laboratories. General fund amounts for research programs and equipment are a one-time supplement and shall not be used to fund ongoing operations. Support for graduate students, research programs in Southside Virginia, limited instructional activities and reallocation of investment earnings shall be recurring.
3. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget, shall transfer amounts to the institutions of higher education as specified below.
| Biomedical Research and Biomaterials Engineering | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
| | | General | Nongeneral | General | Nongeneral |
| Institution | Research Area | Fund | Funds | Fund | Funds |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute | Host-Pathogen-Environment Interactions | $9,022,456 | $6,259,675 | $0 | $8,566,058 |
| | | | | | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute | Advanced Biomaterials & Nanotechnology | $8,795,364 | $4,950,407 | $0 | $9,583,199 |
| | | | | | |
| University of Virginia | Drug Discovery, Bio. Engineering & Morphogenesis | $16,000,000 | $13,261,327 | $0 | $12,938,156 |
| | | | | | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Cancer, Neurological & Metabolic Diseases | $12,500,000 | $5,554,146 | $0 | $5,211,461 |
| | | | | | |
| University of Virginia & Virginia Commonwealth University | Regenerative Medicine | $4,200,000 | $2,100,000 | $0 | $2,100,000 |
| | | | | | |
| George Mason University | Integrated Biosciences | $5,500,000 | $5,847,299 | $0 | $5,801,372 |
| | | | | | |
| Community College System | Biomedical Lab Tech Training | $504,250 | $203,700 | $515,650 | $209,300 |
| | | | | | |
| Total Biomedical | | $56,522,070 | $38,176,554 | $515,650 | $44,409,546 |
| Modeling and Simulation Research | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
| Institution | Research Area | General | Nongeneral | General | Nongeneral |
| | | Fund | Funds | Fund | Funds |
| Old Dominion University | Virginia Modeling, Analysis & Simulation (VMASC) Center | $3,555,874 | $1,848,551 | $1,301,434 | $3,124,795 |
| | | | | | |
| Old Dominion University | Instructional Game Simulation | $798,198 | $396,379 | $348,561 | $798,208 |
| | | | | | |
| Old Dominion University | Course Sharing in Modeling & Simulation | $813,400 | $400,630 | $771,107 | $379,799 |
| | | | | | |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School | Medical Modeling and Simulation | $3,700,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $1,250,000 |
| | | | | | |
| Virginia Economic Development Partnership | Emergency Management Training Simulation | $4,174,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| | | | | | |
| Community College System | Modeling and Simulation Tech Training | $429,211 | $203,706 | $440,674 | $209,326 |
| | | | | | |
| Total Modeling and Simulation | | $13,470,683 | $3,849,266 | $2,861,776 | $5,762,128 |
| Additional Investments | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
| | | General | Nongeneral | General | Nongeneral |
| | | Fund | Funds | Fund | Funds |
| Higher Education Equipment Trust Fund | Estimated lease payments for $26.5 million in equipment | $0 | $0 | $4,550,000 | $0 |
| | | | | | |
| Institute for Advanced Learning and Research | Expansion of Research Programs in Southside | $2,095,612 | $0 | $2,349,975 | $0 |
| | | | | | |
| Estimated interest on sponsored programs and indirect cost recoveries | Credit to institutions for research investments | $0 | $6,684,716 | $0 | $7,568,938 |
| | | | | | |
| Commonwealth Technology Research Fund | Collaborative Commercialization Fund | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| | | | | | |
| Various institutions | Graduate student aid | $5,000,000 | $0 | $5,000,000 | $0 |
| | | | | | |
| Total Additional Investments | | $17,095,612 | $16,684,716 | $11,899,975 | $7,568,938 |
| | General | Nongeneral | General | Nongeneral |
| | Fund | Funds | Fund | Funds |
| Total Research Operating Funds | $87,088,365 | $58,710,536 | $15,277,401 | $57,740,612 |
4. Nongeneral fund amounts included in this Item represent the institutions' contributions to enhancing their research programs. These ongoing amounts shall be invested in support of research programs including but not limited to those identified in this Item.
5. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget shall transfer $4,550,000 the second year from the General Fund to the Treasury Board for debt service on equipment purchased through the Higher Education Equipment Trust Fund.
| Equipment allocation from Higher Education Equipment Trust Fund | |
| | |
| Institution | FY 2007 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute | $8,500,000 |
| University of Virginia | $7,600,000 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | $6,000,000 |
| George Mason University | $3,400,000 |
| Old Dominion University | $763,120 |
| Virginia Community College System | $79,946 |
| Total | $26,493,066 |
6. Interest on extramural contracts and grants and indirect cost recoveries shall be regarded as nongeneral fund revenue. The State Comptroller shall credit public institutions of higher education quarterly with the interest earned by the investment of the funds of their sponsored programs and indirect cost recoveries.
| Estimated interest on sponsored program and indirect cost recovery balances |
| The amounts shown below are for reference only, and do not constitute an appropriation. |
| Institution | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
| Christopher Newport University | $47,189 | $53,431 |
| College of William and Mary | $197,711 | $223,863 |
| George Mason University | $347,201 | $393,128 |
| James Madison University | $109,597 | $124,093 |
| Longwood University | $28,918 | $32,744 |
| Norfolk State University | $37,853 | $42,860 |
| Old Dominion University | $40,219 | $45,539 |
| Radford University | $33,472 | $37,899 |
| Richard Bland College | $206 | $233 |
| University of Mary Washington | $14,599 | $16,530 |
| University of Virginia | $2,443,173 | $2,766,344 |
| University of Virginia's College at Wise | $5,132 | $5,811 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | $2,590,701 | $2,933,386 |
| Virginia Community College System | $280,316 | $317,395 |
| Va. Coop. Ext. & Ag. Experiment Station | $49,995 | $56,608 |
| Virginia Institute of Marine Science | $241,636 | $273,598 |
| Virginia Military Institute | $4,610 | $5,220 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute | $1,263,422 | $1,430,541 |
| Virginia State University | $58,745 | $66,515 |
| Total | $7,794,694 | $8,825,738 |
7. Out of this appropriation, $10,000,000 the first year from the general fund and $10,000,000 the first year from nongeneral funds is designated for the Commonwealth Technology Research Fund pursuant to § 2.2-2233.1., Code of Virginia. These funds shall be used primarily for component (iv) of the fund, to enhance the capability of institutions of higher education to commercialize technologies developed through their research. Specifically, these funds shall support collaborative, translational research aimed at commercialization of discoveries, including pre-investment funding to support prototyping and proof-of-concept testing. Awards from the Fund shall be matched on at least a dollar-for-dollar basis by the respective institution of higher education with institutional funds, with private funds, or combinations thereof.
| Allocation of Graduate Student Aid | | |
| | | |
| Institution | FY 2007 | FY 2008 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute | $1,599,628 | $1,599,628 |
| University of Virginia | $1,586,859 | $1,586,859 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | $946,017 | $946,017 |
| George Mason University | $395,469 | $395,469 |
| College of William and Mary | $295,311 | $295,311 |
| Old Dominion University | $176,715 | $176,715 |
| Total | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
8. General fund balances from this Item remaining in the institutions or agencies on June 30, 2006 shall be reappropriated on July 1, 2007.
9. In addition to the sums included in this appropriation, the following capital outlay projects included in Parts 2 and 5 of this act are authorized in support of leading research programs.
| Research Facilities | | | |
| | | | |
| Institution | Facility | General | Nongeneral |
| | | Fund | Funds |
| University of Virginia | Clinical Cancer Center | $25,000,000 | $45,700,000 |
| | | | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute | Infectious Disease Research Facility | $3,137,000 | $4,000,000 |
| | | | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute | Inst. for Critical Technology & Applied Science, Ph.II | $13,519,000 | $17,500,000 |
| | | | |
| George Mason University | Academic VI and Research II Facility | $11,020,000 | $11,140,000 |
| | | | |
| George Mason University | Biocontainment Laboratory | $2,500,000 | $40,000,000 |
| | | | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Medical Sciences Building, Phase II | $12,377,000 | $14,109,000 |
| | | | |
| Virginia College Building Authority | Capital Opportunity Fund | $50,000,000 | $50,000,000 |
| | | | |
| Total Capital Projects | | $117,553,000 | $182,449,000 |