NIH Grants

Extracted Attributes

• Role

  Largest public funder of biomedical research in the world

• Funding Body

  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Primary Purpose

  Biomedical and public health research

• Major Grant Types

  Research Grants (R series), Career Development Awards (K series), Research Training and Fellowships (T & F series), Program Project/Center Grants (P series), Miscellaneous programs

• Evaluation Criteria

  Significance, innovation, approach

• Open-Access Database

  NIH Reporter

• Number of Researchers Supported

  Over 300,000

• Annual Research Funding (Grants)

  ~$31 billion

• Definition of 'New Investigator'

  Someone who has not received a prior NIH grant (excluding specific small grants or career awards)

• Funding Percentage (Early 2000s)

  Over 30%

• Number of Institutions Supported

  Over 2,500

• Overall Average Funding Percentage

  18%

• Definition of 'Early Stage Investigator'

  Someone who has received their PhD or MD or finished residency within the past 10 years

• Number of Grant-Awarding Institutes/Centers

  24

Timeline

• NIH received 24,100 grant applications, funding 7,500 with a total of $1.9 billion. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1998

• Funding percentages for NIH grant applications were over 30%. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2000s (early)

• NIH received 43,000 grant applications, funding 9,600 with a total of $3.4 billion. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2005

• NIH received 52,000 grant applications, funding 9,500 with a total of $4.3 billion. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2015

• The overall average funding percentage for NIH grants is 18%, a decrease from early 2000s levels due to an increase in applications. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  Present

• Warnings have been issued by figures like Alex Filippenko about recent cuts to scientific funding, specifically mentioning NIH Grants. (Source: Document 3a836bf6-b1b9-4d5c-8c23-21d5e024c576)

  Recent

NIH grant

In the United States, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are the primary government agency responsible for biomedical and public health research. They award NIH grants through 24 grant-awarding institutes and centers. The NIH supports $31 billion in research annually, given to more than 300,000 researchers at more than 2,500 institutions for research into a variety of conditions. Each institute of the NIH has separate appropriations from Congress determined on an annual basis. Percentages of grant applications funded vary by institute, from 8% (National Institute of Nursing Research) to 29.6% (National Institute of General Medical Sciences), with an overall average of 18%. Funding percentages have dropped from over 30% in the early 2000s, mainly due to an increase in applications, rather than a decrease in funds available. In 1998, 24,100 applications were received, and 7,500 were funded with a total of $1.9 billion. By 2005, the number of applications had grown to 43,000, of which 9,600 were funded with a total of $3.4 billion. In 2015, 52,000 applications were submitted and 9,500 were funded with $4.3 billion. Grants are assessed based on their significance, innovation, and approach. The major grant awards of the NIH are divided into Research Grants (R series), Career Development Awards (K series), Research Training and Fellowships (T & F series), Program Project/Center Grants (P series), and miscellaneous programs. There are various requirements for grants. Some grants are specified for "new investigators", which is defined as someone who has not received a prior NIH grant other than a career award or specific small grants (R15, R21, R56, etc.). An "early stage investigator" is someone who has received their PhD or MD or has finished residency within the past 10 years. The National Institute of Health maintains an open-access database NIH reporter, that provides information on NIH-funded research including titles, principal investigators, and abstracts. One purpose of the REPORTER is to get potential grant applicants "a snapshot of one’s field including possible collaborators and competitors".

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