VIRUS is a joint project of the University of Texas at Austin,
Leibniz-Institut f\"ur Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP), Texas A\&M University
(TAMU), Max-Planck-Institut f\"ur Extraterrestrische Physik (MPE),
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit\"at Muenchen, Pennsylvania State
University, Institut f\"ur Astrophysik G\"ottingen, University of Oxford,
and the Max-Planck-Institut f\"ur Astrophysik (MPA). In addition to
Institutional support, VIRUS was partially funded by the National
Science Foundation, the State of Texas, and generous support from
private individuals and foundations.