Charlottesville Daily Progress UVA to get $225000 state grant toward developing artificial pancreas UVA will receive a state grant to help bring to market an artificial pancreas for diabetes patients. The $225,855 grant was one of two announced Tuesday from the Virginia Research Investment Fund. http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/uva-to-get-state-grant-toward-developing-artificial-pancreas/article_9def0be2-df9d-11e7-abb4-0fb627ab967d.html