NIH Research Funding Trends: FY 1995-2013

NIH Research Funding
Trends: FY1995-2013
Data Sources:
NIH Office of Extramural
Research
NIH FY2013 Budget Summary
Produced by
Howard H. Garrison,
Bethany Drehman & Elisabeth Neu
FASEB Office of Public Affairs
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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, Including
First-time R01 Awards
Average Grant Size
Summary of Trends
NIH Appropriations in Current and Constant
Dollars
$40,000
With Supplemental
Appropriation (ARRA)
Current $ (Millions)
$35,000
$35,745 $36,209
$30,860
1995 Constant $ (Millions)
$30,000
Dollars (Millions)
$27,067
$29,151
$25,000
$21,003
$20,000
$17,688
$16,309
$15,000
$11,300
$10,000
$5,000
$0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Source: NIH Office of the Director, Office of Budget http://officeofbudget.od.nih.gov/
Funding for Research Project Grants
$25,000
RPG plus Supplemental
Appropriation (ARRA) RPG
Research Project Grants
(RPG)
R01 Equivalent Grants
$20,000
$18,450
$17,846
Dollars (Millions)
$15,924
$15,030
$15,000
$13,776
$10,102
$14,918
$11,022
$10,685
$10,000
$10,175
$6,152
$5,000
$0
$4,718
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Source: NIH Data Book http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/index.aspx
* Supplemental tables available in RePORT
2013
Funding for Competing Awards
$8,000
$7,000
$6,000
Dollars (Millions)
$7,218
RPG plus Supplemental
Appropriation (ARRA) RPG
Research Project Grants
(RPG)
R01 Equivalent Grants
$7,083
$5,000
$3,812
$4,000
$3,513
$3,513
$3,000
$2,000
$1,000
$0
$2,590
$2,335
$1,563
$2,073
$1,277
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Source: NIH Data Book http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/index.aspx
* Supplemental tables available in RePORT
2011
2012
2013
Number of Research Project Grants
60,000
RPG plus Supplemental
Appropriation (ARRA) RPG
52,536
48,948
Research Project Grants (RPG)
50,000
Total Number of Grants
R01 Equivalent Grants
40,000
36,441
35,029
33,796
29,626
30,000
26,285
24,364
25,069
20,000
21,680
10,000
0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Source: NIH Data Book http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/index.aspx
* Supplemental tables available in RePORT
2012
2013
Number of Competing Awards (With Breakout of
R21)
25,000
RPG plus Supplemental
Appropriation (ARRA) RPG
Research Project Grants
(RPG)
R01 Equivalent Awards
20,000
19,391
16,805
Awards
R21 Awards
15,000
10,393
10,000
9,032
7,430
8,310
6,758
5,436
5,000
5,849
4,902
1,932
1,299
0
1,771
52
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Source: NIH Data Book http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/index.aspx
* Supplemental tables available in RePORT
2012
2013
Number of Competing Awards (With Breakout of
First-time R01)
20,000
18,000
16,000
14,000
Awards
19,391
RPG plus Supplemental
Appropriation (ARRA) RPG
Research Project Grants
(RPG)
R01 Equivalent Awards
16,805
First-time R01 Equivalent
Awards
12,000
10,393
10,000
9,032
8,000
8,310
6,758
7,430
6,000
5,849
5,436
4,000
4,902
2,000
0
1,683
1,421
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
1,336
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Source: NIH Data Book http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/index.aspx
* Supplemental tables available in RePORT
2012
2013
Number of Applications (With Breakout of Firsttime R01) Exclusive of Supplemental (ARRA)
Applications
60,000
Research Project Grants
(RPG)
R01 Equivalent Awards
50,000
51,313
47,455
49,581
Number of Applications
First-time R01 Equivalent
Award
40,000
34,710
29,626
30,000
27,325
25,225
24,634
28,044
22,542
20,000
10,000
7,760
7,647
10,081
7,393
0
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Source: NIH Data Book http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/index.aspx
* Supplemental tables available in RePORT
Success Rates (Excluding ARRA)
35%
32.0%
30.2%
31.5%
30%
29.9%
26.8%
Success Rate
25%
25.9%
20.7%
20%
18.3%
20.0%
17.6%
15%
17.5%
16.8%
10%
Research Project Grants (RPG)
5%
R01 Equivalent Awards
0%
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Source: NIH Data Book http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/index.aspx
* Supplemental tables available in RePORT
2011
2012
2013
Success Rates for New (Type 1) Applications,
Including First-time R01 Awards
30%
26.2%
25%
25.9%
24.1%
20.6%
22.0%
20%
Success Rate
25.3%
21.0%
16.7%
19.2%
18.6%
16.3%
15%
15.0%
15.3%
14.9%
14.6%
14.3%
13.0%
10%
Research Project Grants (Type 1)
R01 Equivalent (Type 1) Awards
5%
0%
First-time R01 Equivalent Award
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Source: NIH Data Book http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/index.aspx
* Supplemental tables available in RePORT
Average Grant Size (Direct and Indirect in $
Thousands)
Average Grant Size (not including
Supplemental Appropriation (ARRA) grants)
$500.0
Research Project Grants (RPG)
$450.0
R01 Equivalent Grants
$400.0
$455
$419
$378
$441
$406
$341
$350.0
$300.0
$252
$250.0
$218
$200.0
$150.0
$100.0
$50.0
$0.0
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Source: NIH Data Book http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/index.aspx
* Supplemental tables available in RePORT
Summary of Trends in NIH Funding
FY1995-FY2013
FY1995
FY2003
FY2013
% Change
since 1995
% Change
since 2003
$11,300
$27,067
$29,151
158.0%
7.7%
$11,300
$21,003
$16,309
44.3%
-22.4%
$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 Budget
(in millions)
NIH Budget
(constant 1995 $ millions)
R01 Equivalent Funding
($ millions)