Building on Success
SIF178 Building on Success
Project Manager: Ian Baucom
Approved: Spring 2021
This award is intended to extend the life of the following successful activities at UVA: Targets of Opportunity (ToPS), Cluster Hires, Environmental Resiliency Institute (ERI), and Global Infectious Diseases Institute (GIDI).
Project Dates: 7/1/2021 – 6/30/2026
Funding Awarded: $13,000,000
Executive Summary:
The University committed support from the Strategic Investment Fund to support various initiatives to further previous initiatives and build on UVA's recent success. These include:
- $11 million for faculty hiring through the Cluster and Target of Opportunity (TOPs) faculty hiring programs
- $2 million dollars to support two Pan-University Institutes, the Environmental Resilience lnstitute (ERI) and the Global Infectious Diseases Institute (GIDI).
Current Status: Active
Progress: Forthcoming