NRRI by Numbers
FY25 Finances and Research Funding
Annual Budget 2021–2025
| Annual Budget | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount in Millions | $14.9M | $16.9M | $18.9M | $23M | $22.7M |
Total Research Grants Awarded 2025
| 2025 Award Source | Number of Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| State | 10 | $2.2M |
| Federal Agency | 11 | $1.2M |
| Business & Industry | 5 | $0.5M |
| Philanthropy (Foundations) | 2 | $0.1M |
| Other (Associations) | 6 | $1.6M |
| Total Awarded 2025 | 33 | $5.6M |
| Total Active Grants in 2025 | 84 | / |
FY25 Research Publications and Engagement
- Technical Reports: 43
- Journal Articles: 31
- Research Presentations: 63
- Community Engagements: 26
FY25 External Affairs Office
- Media: 600 media mentions across print/digital news stories, TV, radio and social media platforms showing broad statewide and national engagement.
- Conferences: 8 staffed conference booths at major industry conferences.
- Website: 43K users visited our website NRRI.UMN.EDU, with 112K views.
- Social Platforms: 79K impressions on our social media platforms, 6K engagements, 2500 post clicks totaling a 7.4% engagement rate, with a net audience growth of 22.7% across all platforms.
- Newsletter: 63% open rate on the NRRI Now newsletter, with a 7% click through rate.
- Public Engagement: 3 annual open houses, 14 public meetings, 4 MITI advisory panel meetings
FY25 Human Resources
New Hires:
- Central Operations = 5
- Researchers = 3
- Technicians = 5
- Grad Students = 11
- Undergrad Students = 9
Total employees: 164
- Central Staff: 32
- Researchers: 51
- Technicians/Junior Researchers: 45
- Grad, UnderGrad, Temp Staff: 36