NIH Research Funding Trends: FY1995-2013

NIH Research Funding Trends: FY1995-2013

Produced by Howard H. Garrison,Bethany Drehman & Elisabeth NeuFASEB Office of Public Affairs

Data Sources: NIH Office of Extramural Research

NIH FY2013 Budget Summary

Contents

• NIH Appropriations in Current and Constant Dollars • Funding for Research Project Grants• Funding for Competing Awards• Number of Research Project Grants• Number of Competing Awards (With Breakout of R21

)• Number of Competing Awards (With Breakout of First

-time R01)• Number of Applications (With Breakout of First-time

R01) Exclusive of Supplemental (ARRA) Applications• Success Rates (Excluding ARRA)• Success Rates for New (Type 1) Applications, Includin

g First-time R01 Awards• Average Grant Size• Summary of Trends

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015$0

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

$30,000

$35,000

$40,000

$35,745 $36,438

$16,406

$30,362$27,167

$30,861

$29,151

$30,165

$11,300

$21,080

$17,699

$16,405

$16,651

With Supplemental Appropriation (ARRA)

Current $ (Millions)

1995 Constant $ (Millions)

Dolla

rs (M

illio

ns)

Presi-dent's Budget

(Based on Biomedical Research and Development Price Index)

Source: NIH Office of the Director, Office of Budget: http://officeofbudget.od.nih.gov/

NIH Appropriations in Current and Constant Dollars

http://officeofbudget.od.nih.gov/

Funding for Research Project Grants

Source: NIH Data Book http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/index.aspxand supplemental tables available in RePORT

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015$0

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$14,000

$16,000

$18,000

$15,380

$15,480

$6,152

$13,776

$15,030

$15,924

$14,918

$4,718

$10,102$10,685

$11,022

$10,175

RPG plus Supplemental Appropriation (ARRA) RPGResearch Project Grants (RPG)R01 Equivalent Grants

Dolla

rs (M

illio

ns) Presi-

dent's Budget

http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/index.aspx


Funding for Competing Awards


1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013$0

$1,000

$2,000

$3,000

$4,000

$5,000

$6,000

$7,000

$8,000

$1,563

$3,513$3,812

$3,513

$1,277

$2,590$2,335

$2,073

$4,266

$4,132

RPG plus Supplemental Appropriation (ARRA) RPG

Research Project Grants (RPG)

R01 Equivalent Grants

Dolla

rs (M

illio

ns)

President's Budget



Number of Research Project Grants


1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

32,629

32,562

24,364

36,44135,029

33,796

21,680

29,626

26,285

25,069




Tota

l Num

ber o

f Gra

nts

Presi-dent's Budget



Number of Competing Awards (With Breakout of R21)


1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

8,997

9,326

6,758

10,393

9,032

8,310

5,849

7,430

5,436

4,902

52

1,299

1,932

1,771



R01 Equivalent Awards

R21 Awards

Awar

ds

Presi-dent's Budget



Number of Competing Awards (With Breakout of First-time R01)


1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

20,000

8,997

9,326

6,758

10,393

9,032

8,310

5,849

7,430

5,4364,902

1,421 1,689 1,353 1,238

RPG plus Supplemental Appropriation (ARRA) RPGResearch Project Grants (RPG)R01 Equivalent AwardsFirst-time R01 Equivalent Awards

Awar

ds Presi-dent's Budget



Number of Applications (With Breakout of First-time R01) Exclusive of Supplemental (ARRA) Applications


1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

25,225

34,710

47,455

51,313

49,581

22,542

24,63427,325

29,626

28,044

7,6478,265 8,722 10,134

9,248



First-time R01 Equivalent Award

Num

ber o

f App

licat

ions



Success Rates (Excluding ARRA)


1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

26.8%

31.5% 29.9%

20.0%

17.6% 16.8%

25.9%

32.0%

30.2%

20.7%

18.3%

17.5%



Succ

ess

Rate



Success Rates for New (Type 1) Applications,Including First-time R01 Awards


1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

-5%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

20.6%

26.2%25.3%

16.7%

15.3%14.6%

19.2%

25.9%

24.1%

16.3%

14.9% 14.3%

18.6%

21.9%

20.4%

14.8%

13.4% 13.4%

Research Project Grants (Type 1)

R01 Equivalent (Type 1) Awards

First-time R01 Equivalent Award

Succ

ess

Rate



Average Grant Size (not including Supplemental Appropriation (ARRA) grants)


1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014$0.0

$50.0

$100.0

$150.0

$200.0

$250.0

$300.0

$350.0

$400.0

$450.0

$500.0

$252

$378

$455

$441

$218

$341

$419

$406

$265

$240 $228

$293

$261

$248



Constant 1995 Dollars (Thousands)

Aver

age

Gra

nt S

ize

(Dire

ct a

nd In

dire

ct in

$ T

hous

ands

)



Summary of Trends in NIH Funding FY1995-FY2013

FY1995 FY2003 FY2013 % Change

since 1995% Change since 2003

NIH Budget (in millions) $11,300 $27,067 $29,151 158.0% 7.7%

NIH Budget (constant 1995 $ millions) $11,300 $21,003 $16,309 44.3% -22.4%

R01 Equivalent Funding ($ millions) $4,718 $10,102 $10,175 115.7% 0.7%

Total # R01 Equivalent Grants 21,680 29,626 25,069 15.6% -15.4%

R01 Equivalent Applications 22,542 24,634 28,044 24.4% 13.8%

# of R01 Equivalent Awards 5,849 7,430 4,902 -16.2% -34.0%

R01 Equivalent Success Rates 25.9% 30.2% 17.5% -32.4% -42.0%

NIH Research Funding Trends: FY1995-2013

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