CANYON, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — West Texas A&M University announced that faculty members across WT’s six Colleges submitted 121 grants in the fiscal year 2024, requesting $39.5 million from federal, state and private funders.
“This has been the most productive year for grant proposals in recent memory—maybe ever,” Steve McLean, director of Sponsored Research Services at WT, said. “This shows that WT has an energetic faculty and supportive administrators. We have a great balance of new faculty and seasoned researchers actively pursuing great funding.”
WT officials noted that the time between submission and awarding of a grant can stretch from six to 16 months, but among the already-awarded grants of the FY24 cycle include those to:
- Modernize labs;
- Secure new instrumentation;
- Fund student-support initiatives and mentorship programs;
- Expand research capabilities;
- Foster regional and national collaboration; and
- Translate advanced technology into practical applications.
“Research provides new directions and solutions for current problems, increases attention and sensitivity toward complex issues, gives voice to our communities, removes barriers, creates new products and processes, and has the power to propel humanity forward,” said Dr. Angela Spaulding, vice president for research and compliance and dean of the WT Graduate School.