During the 2019-2020 academic year, MSU recorded its highest research expenditures ever at $167 million. The College of Agriculture constituted the largest portion of that with $44 million in grants and other research dollars. Below is a breakdown of new grants received by researchers in the college in 2020.

Note: These numbers are unofficial and reflect the calendar year of 2019, not the full 2019-2020 academic year. For more information, please contact the MSU Office of Sponsored Programs. 

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Total College of Agriculture/MAES grants

187 grants totaling $32,115,655

Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics

7 grants totaling $356,324

Department of Agricultural and Technology Education

1 grant totaling $236,460

Department of Animal and Range Sciences

9 grants totaling $1,079,601

Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences

37 grants totaling $3,633,102

Department of Microbiology and Immunology

40 grants totaling $6,125,628

Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology

39 grants totaling $5,743,133

Department of Research Centers

35 grants totaling $2,321,775

Interdepartmental/Other Grants (including the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program)

18 grants totaling $12,619,632