BY THE NUMBERS COLORADO IN FY 2012 $365 Million: NSF funds awarded 5 th : National ranking in NSF funds 47: NSF-funded institutions 617: NSF grants awarded 21: NSF research centers/facilities EXAMPLES OF NSF-FUNDED RESEARCH IN COLORADO NSF-funded researchers at the Colorado School of Mines are testing ways to improve the electric grid system to facilitate better integration of renewable energy sources. NSF funding to the University Cooperation for Atmospheric Research in Colorado has contributed to the development of a novel satellite system that is better able to predict hurricane behavior and long- range weather forecasts. Courtesy: www.research.gov/seeinnovation CSU research results in a 0.2% increase in overall productivity for firms in Colorado, which equates to $79.7 million annually. 2 The University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder generated $60 million in intellectual property revenues between 2003 and 2008. 1 In the past 5 years, 27 new companies have been formed based on CU technologies. 1 INVESTMENT IN NSF = INVESTMENT IN COLORADO INNOVATION 1 Just the Facts 2009 : University of Colorado at Boulder. University Communications. 2 Created to Serve: Colorado State University’s impact on the State’s Economy. 2009. Colorado’s estimated net economic benefit from university partnerships with federal laboratories located in the state was $1.11 billion in 2007. 1 Colorado State University (CSU) generates over $300 million in annual research expenditures, spurring research and technology advances for Colorado business. 2 Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) 1527 Eighteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 www.cnsfweb.org Colorado THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) is the only federal agency whose mission includes support for all fields of fundamental science and engineering. “Colorado is already recognized as a leader in technology in many areas from aerospace to bioscience and information and telecommunications. It’s time to take the next step and move Colorado toward global competitiveness.” −CO Governor John Hickenlooper A team of NSF-funded researchers led by a scientist at the University of Colorado is studying how nitrogen deposition contributes to soil acidification, a process with implications for protecting soils in Rocky Mountain National Park and other natural areas.