UF's flow of research dollars may slow to trickle - Jeff Schweers, Gainesville.com

"It's the first time it's being decreased in a long time," said David Norton, vice president of research for the university. UF's research portfolio for 2012 totaled $644 million, Norton said, and more than two-thirds of that was federal money. Health sciences got about half, or $330 million, while the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences got about 17 percent, or $112 million, and engineering got 12 percent, or $76 million. With austerity measures in effect, UF this fiscal year is looking at a $14 million cut in federal research funding across the board and another $20 million cut in 2014 if the levels hold, he said. That might be a reduction of 5 to 10 percent, but it's the first time in years the school will see a drop in funding. http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130330/ARTICLES/130339981