The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation provided the University of Wisconsin more than $88.5 million in grants for the 2020-21 academic year, with an additional $11.8 million going to the Morgridge Institute for Research, the organization announced today.

“The vision that University of Wisconsin discoveries can and must touch lives has inspired our partnership for 95 years,” WARF CEO Erik Iverson said in a statement. “The annual grant is one way that WARF helps grow and sustain a research enterprise called upon to solve our most pressing challenges and compete with the best in the world.”

According to a release, the grant includes $12 million for faculty recruitment and retention, $2.5 million for faculty fellowships and $11.5 million for graduate student support.