Annual Report 2024-2025

“Thanks to our amazing USD community, the university secured a record $20 million in sponsored program funding in FY25. Funding requested reached more than $45.2 million for a wide range of new cross campus initiatives, including a project to gain a better understanding of AI and disability. Behind these numbers is an incredible team that ensures we deliver on projects that expand knowledge and impact society.” Associate Provost Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, PhD

NSF GRANTED

CONTRACT INTAKE FORM The OSP's Contract Intake Form provides a much improved and streamlined process for our research community to access specialized expertise, gain flexibility for project-based needs and help to ensure external work complies with sponsor or general grant guidelines.

The University of San Diego, in collaboration with Elon University and Pepperdine University, is leading the NSF-funded ResDataNexus initiative to support emerging research institutions. This project develops a scalable infrastructure and model to monitor research outputs, research and development expenditures and grant activities. Through automated data collection, interactive dashboards and machine learning forecasting, ResDataNexus enables data-driven decision making and strategic planning. The initiative also engages students in applied data analytics, fostering future research talent and enhancing institutional competitiveness. This is a university-wide initiative led by the Office of the Provost and Vice President, in close collaboration with the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, the Office of Sponsored Programs, Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Copley Library and Information Technology Services.