Research Grants

Research Grants are extramural awards made for Research Projects, Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfers (SBIR/STTRs), and Research Centers. Other Research Grants that are not classified as research projects or research centers are also included.

Institutional Development Awards (IDeA) enhance biomedical and behavioral research in specific geographic areas.  The Division of Research Infrastructure of the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) provides IDeA grants to foster research within states that traditionally have not received significant levels of competitive funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Current Data

• Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA)
• NIH Competing and Noncompeting AREA (R15) Research Grants, FY 1993-2003
• AREA Grants (R15), By State and Institution  FY 2002 (PDF)
• Average Cost for Competing and Non-Competing Awards, FY 1998 - 2003
• Biomedical Research and Development Price Index  (BRDPI)  (Excel)
• NIH Competing and Noncompeting Research Grants, FY 1993-2003
• By Activity, FY 1999-2003
• By Fiscal Year and Activity, FY 2001-2003
• By NIH Institute/Center, FY 2003
• Research Centers
• Research Project Grants
• Competing and Noncompeting Research Project Grants  FY 1993-2003
• Project Period Average Length: FY 2003
• Small Business Projects (SBIR/STTR) FY 1993-2003

Long-Term Trends and Historical Data

• Amount of Competing and Non-Competing NIH R01 and R37 Awards FY 1968-2000, chart (PDF)
• Average Competing and Non-Competing NIH R01/R37 Award and Trend FY 1968-2000, chart (PDF)
• Average Cost, FY 1997 - 2002
• Current and Constant Dollars FY 1950-2002  table and chart
• Domestic Research Grants Receiving
  Full Facilities & Administration Reimbursements, FY 1992-2001,   FY 1990-2000
• Growth in NIH Research Grants FY 1950-2000, chart  (PDF)
• By NIH Institute/Center FY 2001   FY 2000
• National Data - Federal and Private Sector Funding
• By Performer, FY 1985-2001
• By Source of Funds, FY 1985-2001
• Performer Allocation Ratios, FY 1985-2001
• NIH Competing and Noncompeting Research Grants
• By Activity, FY 1992-1997
• By Fiscal Year and Activity, FY 1996-1999
• Number of Competing and Non-Competing NIH R01 and R37 Awards FY 1968-2000, chart  (PDF)
• Number of Competing and Non-Competing Research Grants By Degree, FY 2001
• Research Project Grants
• Amendment Status (R01/R29),  FY 1995-2000
• Applications:
• All RFA by I/C, FY 1998,  FY 1997,  FY 1996,  FY 1995
• By Institute/Center, FY 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998
• Average Size of NIH Traditional Research Project (R01) Awards,  FY 1968-2001
• Average Size of NIH Traditional Research Project (R01 or R37) Awards,  FY 1968-2001
• New, Competing, Non-Competing NIH Research Project Awards FY 1992-2001, chart (PDF)
• Project Period
• Average Length by Institute/Center, FY 2001
• Average Length:  FY 2002,   FY 2001,   FY 2000,   FY 1999,   FY 1998,   FY 1997,   FY 1996,   FY 1995   FY 1994

Please note that the total cost given in the tables above is the sum of the direct and indirect costs for each fiscal year, and not for the life of the project.

See the Glossary for terms used in Extramural Data and Award Trends.

Back  to Award Data Page

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