UF's researchers haven't been shy about asking for stimulus funds for their projects.
In fact, they've asked for more money than all the other state universities combined, according to the Board of Governors, which oversees the 11 state universities.
As of June 15, UF had requested a total of about $250 million in stimulus funds for 404 proposals, according to the board.
All the other state universities combined requested about $223 million.
The University of South Florida had the next highest amount with about $53 million. The numbers may have skewed even more since then. As of last week, UF had put through more than 100 additional requests, bringing the grand total to 521 requests for funding, said Win Phillips, vice president of research at UF.
However, Phillips said, the money has been slow to arrive. Only 19 proposals, worth $5.2 million, had been approved as of last week, he said.
"The government's having challenges getting the money out because it didn't have the process in place," he said.
