TABLE 31
EXTERNAL FUNDING 2002-03
			2002	2002
Sponsor	Total		Total	Ranking
	$		$
NSF	483,544		483,378	1
Department of Energy	382,025		266,734	6
Department of Education	374,234		338,680	2
DHHS	314,892		273,566	5
Non-Alabama Colleges & Universities	266,443		125,236	10
Department of Trade	229,428		293,370	4
Alabama Department of Transportation	220,064		183,779	7
Private Business	201,566		301,436	3
Foundations - Other	118,717		155,622	8
Alabama Department of Education	100,777		55,468	16
Department of Defense	93,854		113,524	11
Alabama Colleges & Universities	91,014		143,430	9
Other Alabama Departments & Agencies	84,454		103,504	12
Alabama Department of Mental Health	55,336		43,582	18
Veterans Administration	46,908		50,408	17
NASA	42,635		38,090	19
Alabama Department of Public Health	42,095		58,522	15
Foundations	30,749		93,523	13
NASA - Marshall	28,561		5,154	27
Environmental Protection Agency	23,139		86,405	14
Alabama Commission on Higher Education	15,000		10,733	24
Federal Aviation Authority	14,823		1,317	31
City of Tuscaloosa	13,499		26,577	20
Alabama Historical Commission	12,815		6,400	25
Florida Dept. of Highway Safety	10,500		4,500	28
ADECA	9,834		6,146	26
Alabama Department of Human Resources	8,710		1,111	32
Geological Survey of Alabama	5,811		23,770	21
Department of Interior	5,065		3,150	29
Alabama County Governments	1,937		-	-
Department of Commerce	1,539		-	-
Alabama Department of Conservation	600		11,976	23
NASA - Manual A	-		13,886	22
Department of Labor	-		1,404	30
Totals	3,330,568		3,324,381