{"id":6780,"date":"2026-05-12T13:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/momentum\/?p=6780"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:00:31","slug":"economic-impacts-of-uris-federal-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/momentum\/economic-impacts-of-uris-federal-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic Impacts of URI’s Federal Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Federal Funding:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For every $100M<\/strong>, URI generated an additional $80M<\/strong> in economic activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For every 10<\/strong> people directly employed by federal funding at URI, an additional 4<\/strong> were hired elsewhere in the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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$180M<\/strong>
IN ECONOMIC
OUTPUT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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$130M<\/strong>
ADDED TO
STATE GDP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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$6.5M<\/strong>
IN STATE AND
LOCAL TAXES<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

URI\u2019s research enterprise is a powerful driver of long-term economic growth and competitiveness in Rhode Island. A separate economic impact study found that in FY25, URI\u2019s total research activity\u2014not limited to federal funding\u2014generated $520.4 million annually. This includes $205.9 million in direct spending and $314.5 million in indirect and induced effects. Together, these figures underscore URI\u2019s vital role in advancing the state\u2019s innovation ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

47%<\/strong> of URI students are from in-state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only 13%<\/strong> of students are from in-state at the average New England private college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

42%<\/strong> of URI graduates were working in the state 5 years post-graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only 17%<\/strong> of graduates from the average New England private school remain in-state 5 years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RI-INBRE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

(The Rhode Island IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence)<\/p>\n\n\n

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$21 MILLION GRANT<\/strong>
In current funding from the National Institutes of Health to support biomedical research and training in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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23 Years<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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RI-INBRE supported 802 research projects involving 218 faculty, training 2,210 under-graduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Quantum Information Science Careers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • URI selected by the National Science Foundation for the new program in Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies, (ExLENT) that will support hands-on learning and workforce development at URI.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Launched one of the country\u2019s first masters in quantum computing in 2021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Partnered with IBM to grow quantum computing research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    A NOAA-funded research project exploring, mapping and characterizing our ocean territory with six years of research, five partner institutions, 96 expeditions, 354 ROV dives, 29 university students supported, and 72,820 K-12 students reached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Developed new technologies that can obtain preserved tissue and high-resolution 3D images within minutes of encountering fragile animals in the deep ocean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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