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The NIH invests most of its $45 billion budget 1 in medical research for the American people.
Over 84 percent 2 of NIH’s funding is awarded for extramural research , largely through almost 50,000 competitive grants to more than 300,000 researchers at more than 2,500 universities, medical schools, and other research institutions in every state.
In addition, over 10 percent 2 of the NIH's budget supports projects conducted by nearly 6,000 scientists in its own laboratories , most of which are on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland . The remaining 6 percent 2 covers research support, administrative, and facility construction, maintenance, or operational costs.
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1 Based on historical distribution of actual FY 2021 obligations across extramural and intramural mechanisms that comprise the annual NIH budget.
2 Reflects the Enacted FY 2022 program level totaling $45.178 billion as displayed in the June 2022 operating plan which includes: $43.727 billion in discretionary budget authority received from direct appropriations and 21 st Century Cures Act allocations; $1.309 billion of PE financing authority; and $141.5 million in mandatory authority for Special type 1 Diabetes research. Amount does not include unobligated balances related to emergency pandemic supplemental appropriations enacted prior to FY 2022.
This page last reviewed on August 18, 2022
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Federal investment in medical research and the biomedical research workforce is a national priority and the beginning of hope for patients suffering from serious illnesses like cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and Parkinson’s disease.
Medical schools and teaching hospitals conduct nearly 55% of all extramural research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These institutions also partner with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct veteran-focused research, and with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to bring that all this research to patients and their communities.
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The following represents the most frequently used programs. A comprehensive list of all activity codes is also available. Program project/center grants are large, multi-project efforts that generally include a diverse array of research activities. NIH Institutes and Centers issue funding opportunity announcements to indicate their interest in funding this type of program. Centers (ICs) may vary in the way they use activity codes. Look closely at funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) to determine which ICs participate and the specifics of eligibility.
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The NIH invests most of its $45 billion budget 1 in medical research for the American people. Over 84 percent 2 of NIH’s funding is awarded for extramural research , largely through almost 50,000 competitive grants to more than 300,000 researchers at more than 2,500 universities, medical schools, and other research institutions in every state.
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Medical Research Funding and Regulation Federal investment in medical research and the biomedical research workforce is a national priority and the beginning of hope for patients suffering from serious illnesses like cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and Parkinson’s disease.