The money accelerates major initiatives in Alzheimer’s prevention, nursing workforce development, and space exploration.
TAMPA, Fla. — The University of South Florida says it has increased its research expenditures to $531 million in fiscal year 2025, marking a significant rise from last year and a 15% jump over two years.
The growth underscores USF’s accelerating momentum in a competitive national funding environment and supports major advancements in Alzheimer’s prevention, nursing workforce development, and space exploration, according to the university.
USF is also bolstering the nation’s strained nursing pipeline. College of Nursing Dean Usha Menon is leading a federally funded initiative to increase the number of nurses trained to serve medically underserved communities and primary care settings.
In the aerospace sector, USF said that researchers and students are partnering with NASA to flight-test technology that could enable low-cost, autonomous lunar landings by mapping surface hazards in real time.
“USF’s continued rise in national research rankings reflects a focused commitment to advancing our research and teaching mission,” Provost Prasant Mohapatra said. “At its core, USF’s role is to translate discovery into meaningful outcomes that serve our communities.”