NIH Competing Career Development Applications - Success Rates
Fiscal Years 1970 - 2003
By Funding Mechanism (Activity)

Amounts are one year total costs

Fiscal Year Activity Number Reviewed Number Awarded Total Cost Awarded * Success Rate **
2003 K01 503 216 $25,554,703 42.9%
  K02 100 48 $5,616,518 48.0%
  K05 22 16 $2,109,481 72.7%
  K07 76 27 $3,486,007 35.5%
  K08 592 280 $36,471,982 47.3%
  K12 52 24 $10,695,282 46.2%
  K14 1 1 $52,141 100.0%
  K18 11 4 $671,110 36.4%
  K22 143 47 $6,805,127 32.9%
  K23 505 214 $29,554,335 42.4%
  K24 89 40 $5,025,0496 44.9%
  K25 48 20 $2,502,499 41.7%
  K26 3 1 $135,026 33.3%
  K30 2 0 $0 0.0%
    2,147 938 $128,679,260 43.7%
2002 K01 422 179 $20,364,826 42.4%
  K02 106 49 $5,786,902 46.2%
  K05 24 19 $2,284,484 79.2%
  K07 72 28 $3,256,796 38.9%
  K08 560 293 $37,398,524 52.3%
  K12 124 44 $21,542,608 35.5%
  K14 2 1 $21,511 50.0%
  K22 117 47 $6,705,729 40.2%
  K23 421 196 $27,167,494 46.6%
  K24 108 48 $5,720,816 44.4%
  K25 42 22 $2,636,231 52.4%
  K26 8 0 $275,000 0.0%
  K30 3 2 $572,673 66.7%
    2,009 928 $133,733,594 46.2%
2001 K01 376 160 $17,320,253 42.6%
  K02 116 65 $6,842,526 56.0%
  K05 28 15 $1,734,825 53.6%
  K07 61 22 $2,776,090 36.1%
  K08 515 255 $31,659,861 49.5%
  K12 23 10 $3,612,476 43.5%
  K22 87 33 $4,503,647 37.9%
  K23 399 184 $24,491,166 46.1%
  K24 128 58 $6,746,170 45.3%
  K25 41 23 $2,828,406 56.1%
  K26 9 4 $376,623 44.4%
2001   1,783 829 $102,892,043 46.5%
2000 K01 383 137 $14,032,573 35.8%
  K02 98 53 $5,241,245 54.1%
  K05 30 21 $2,487,871 70.0%
  K07 75 31 $3,872,793 41.3%
  K08 496 250 $30,639,410 50.4%
  K12 78 19 $8,507,287 24.4%
  K14 2 1 $19,377 50.0%
  K22 111 21 $2,969,426 18.9%
  K23 394 192 $24,898,357 48.7%
  K24 172 77 $8,168,459 44.8%
  K25 19 8 $973,593 42.1%
  K26 18 3 $282,401 16.7%
  K30 45 22 $4,524,307 48.9%
2000   1,921 835 $106,617,099 43.5%
1999 K01 277 107 $10,991,921 38.6%
  K02 90 64 $6,015,696 71.1%
  K05 19 11 $1,166,224 57.9%
  K07 37 16 $1,738,094 43.2%
  K08 479 249 $28,448,109 52.0%
  K12 53 19 $6,012,266 35.8%
  K14 2 0 $0 0.0%
  K22 55 5 $668,026 9.1%
  K23 203 86 $11,117,722 42.4%
  K24 185 81 $8,257,818 43.8%
  K30 64 35 $6,816,188 54.7%
1999   1,464 673 $81,232,064 46.0%
1998 K01 266 90 $8,608,192 33.8%
  K02 111 63 $5,492,097 56.8%
  K05 28 20 $1,970,293 71.4%
  K07 88 39 $4,051,074 44.3%
  K08 536 311 $29,641,819 58.0%
  K12 42 19 $6,476,722 45.2%
  K14 2 1 $24,693 50.0%
  K22 8 0 $0 0.0%
  K23 1 1 $132,948 100.0%
1998   1,082 544 $56,397,838 50.3%
1997 K01 233 82 $7,610,650 35.2%
  K02 117 62 $5,163,362 53.0%
  K05 53 34 $3,382,943 64.2%
  K07 51 25 $2,243,852 49.0%
  K08 557 306 $26,083,278 54.9%
  K12 15 15 $5,424,494 100.0%
  K14 3 3 $114,177 100.0%
1997   1,029 527 $50,022,756 51.2%
1996 K01 102 41 $3,956,741 40.2%
  K02 105 61 $4,776,180 58.1%
  K04 29 9 $593,894 31.0%
  K05 44 24 $2,441,457 54.5%
  K07 85 32 $3,264,336 37.6%
  K08 506 298 $25,958,178 58.9%
  K11 23 11 $808,590 47.8%
  K12 3 2 $905,850 66.7%
  K14 34 16 $1,355,154 47.1%
  K15 1 0 $0 0.0%
  K16 17 11 $3,766,773 64.7%
  K17 0 0 $0 0%
  K20 7 0 $0 0.0%
  K21 11 3 $351,465 27.3%
1996   967 508 $48,178,618 52.5%
1995 K01 34 17 $1,341,244 50.0%
  K02 61 37 $3,213,487 60.7%
  K04 97 34 $2,265,866 35.1%
  K05 47 27 $2,717,919 57.4%
  K07 115 35 $3,585,836 30.4%
  K08 395 197 $16,110,625 49.9%
  K11 78 45 $3,426,921 57.7%
  K12 5 4 $1,648,152 80.0%
  K14 51 20 $1,872,443 39.2%
  K15 6 4 $258,068 66.7%
  K17 4 0 $0 0.0%
  K20 64 25 $3,382,629 39.1%
  K21 63 31 $3,567,523 49.2%
1995   1,020 476 $43,390,713 46.7%
1994 K01 17 10 $738,470 58.8%
  K02 69 41 $3,285,952 59.4%
  K04 96 38 $2,563,394 39.6%
  K05 45 27 $2,605,774 60.0%
  K07 98 31 $2,851,025 31.6%
  K08 452 213 $17,412,807 47.1%
  K11 131 70 $5,180,898 53.4%
  K12 4 3 $316,975 75.0%
  K14 34 19 $1,887,907 55.9%
  K15 12 10 $762,952 83.3%
  K17 8 5 $399,574 62.5%
  K20 49 21 $2,723,558 42.9%
  K21 41 24 $2,522,676 58.5%
1994   1,056 512 $43,251,962 48.5%
1993 K01 25 15 $1,156,647 60.0%
  K02 65 27 $2,269,597 41.5%
  K04 119 40 $2,699,159 33.6%
  K05 41 25 $2,367,252 61.0%
  K07 158 42 $4,282,281 26.6%
  K08 387 164 $13,194,652 42.4%
  K11 128 50 $3,826,989 39.1%
  K12 24 6 $1,079,829 25.0%
  K14 7 3 $215,094 42.9%
  K15 8 1 $87,121 12.5%
  K17 2 2 $127,303 100.0%
  K20 28 13 $1,311,349 46.4%
  K21 23 7 $699,671 30.4%
1993   1,015 395 $33,316,944 38.9%
1992 K01 26 17 $1,314,104 65.4%
  K02 55 31 $2,462,087 56.4%
  K04 104 45 $2,993,187 43.3%
  K05 46 32 $3,023,732 69.6%
  K07 78 32 $3,310,122 41.0%
  K08 304 157 $12,340,157 51.6%
  K10 2 0 $0 0.0%
  K11 137 84 $6,398,756 61.3%
  K12 41 19 $4,074,941 46.3%
  K14 13 5 $316,335 38.5%
  K15 4 3 $241,267 75.0%
  K20 28 11 $1,204,277 39.3%
  K21 19 10 $907,544 52.6%
1992   857 446 $38,586,509 52.0%
1991 K01 20 6 $461,794 30.0%
  K02 47 22 $1,673,805 46.8%
  K04 99 40 $2,654,510 40.4%
  K05 35 24 $2,246,588 68.6%
  K07 106 42 $4,387,366 39.6%
  K08 270 143 $10,917,161 53.0%
  K10 2 1 $32,426 50.0%
  K11 137 73 $5,703,424 53.3%
  K12 7 7 $1,557,142 100.0%
  K14 4 1 $87,703 25.0%
  K15 9 6 $395,362 66.7%
  K16 1 0 $0 0.0%
  K20 20 11 $1,207,336 55.0%
  K21 6 4 $384,178 66.7%
1991   763 380 $31,708,795 49.8%
1990 K01 21 7 $463,651 33.3%
  K02 52 32 $2,382,988 61.5%
  K04 126 48 $3,020,317 38.1%
  K05 35 27 $2,474,395 77.1%
  K07 79 29 $2,397,482 36.7%
  K08 294 149 $9,768,341 50.7%
  K10 1 0 $0 0.0%
  K11 126 70 $4,739,435 55.6%
  K12 19 8 $1,817,530 42.1%
  K14 5 2 $143,414 40.0%
  K15 9 1 $65,779 11.1%
  K16 14 8 $2,918,940 57.1%
  K20 26 10 $953,181 38.5%
  K21 11 5 $426,468 45.5%
1990   818 396 $31,571,921 48.4%
1989 K01 40 16 $1,011,628 40.0%
  K02 45 27 $1,519,874 60.0%
  K04 140 60 $3,190,776 42.9%
  K05 33 24 $1,459,606 72.7%
  K07 75 27 $2,133,415 36.0%
  K08 249 98 $6,484,396 39.4%
  K11 143 66 $4,305,631 46.2%
  K14 10 5 $278,280 50.0%
  K15 14 8 $501,967 57.1%
  K20 2 2 $195,468 100.0%
  K21 1 1 $68,508 100.0%
1989   752 334 $21,149,549 44.4%
1988 K01 29 12 $787,331 41.4%
  K02 31 13 $723,742 41.9%
  K04 166 86 $4,512,437 51.8%
  K05 24 16 $941,003 66.7%
  K07 61 24 $2,054,680 39.3%
  K08 239 126 $8,243,203 52.7%
  K11 116 69 $4,497,143 59.5%
  K12 1 1 $138,192 100.0%
  K14 10 3 $204,667 30.0%
  K15 8 4 $228,377 50.0%
1988   685 354 $22,330,775 51.7%
1987 K01 36 18 $1,098,435 50.0%
  K02 44 35 $1,994,566 79.5%
  K04 220 88 $4,644,073 40.0%
  K05 22 15 $879,316 68.2%
  K07 59 30 $2,387,308 50.8%
  K08 293 147 $9,458,940 50.2%
  K10 1 1 $41,672 100.0%
  K11 139 83 $5,280,157 59.7%
  K12 2 2 $433,046 100.0%
  K14 14 9 $511,207 64.3%
  K15 14 9 $568,764 64.3%
1987   844 437 $27,297,484 51.8%
1986 K01 22 6 $367,259 27.3%
  K02 39 19 $1,002,512 48.7%
  K04 326 61 $3,154,551 18.7%
  K05 29 20 $1,109,781 69.0%
  K07 34 10 $725,554 29.4%
  K08 420 119 $7,354,089 28.3%
  K11 144 48 $2,966,802 33.3%
  K12 9 0 $0 0.0%
  K14 9 5 $248,566 55.6%
  K15 16 6 $363,416 37.5%
  K16 5 1 $85,333 20.0%
1986   1,053 295 $17,377,863 28.0%
1985 K01 36 9 $511,163 25.0%
  K02 52 16 $867,208 30.8%
  K04 281 118 $5,931,339 42.0%
  K05 35 24 $1,323,818 68.6%
  K07 96 50 $3,573,308 52.1%
  K08 288 132 $8,242,081 45.8%
  K11 138 65 $4,050,090 47.1%
  K12 17 6 $729,252 35.3%
  K14 11 5 $283,625 45.5%
  K15 5 3 $200,880 60.0%
  K16 12 8 $958,213 66.7%
1985   971 436 $26,670,977 44.9%
1984 K01 20 9 $484,703 45.0%
  K02 55 29 $1,536,516 52.7%
  K04 296 127 $5,046,979 42.9%
  K05 16 12 $708,973 75.0%
  K07 96 48 $2,401,303 50.0%
  K08 200 94 $4,782,706 47.0%
  K11 80 38 $2,090,687 47.5%
  K12 7 3 $371,651 42.9%
1984   770 360 $17,423,518 46.8%
1983 K01 30 17 $777,861 56.7%
  K02 33 12 $473,337 36.4%
  K04 255 106 $4,121,110 41.6%
  K05 19 8 $314,184 42.1%
  K07 176 68 $3,537,347 38.6%
  K08 100 55 $2,681,568 55.0%
  K10 1 1 $33,977 100.0%
1983   614 267 $11,939,384 43.5%
1982 K01 33 13 $610,313 39.4%
  K02 48 15 $578,994 31.3%
  K04 389 144 $5,511,596 37.0%
  K05 16 10 $398,196 62.5%
  K07 114 38 $1,880,531 33.3%
  K08 110 46 $2,136,946 41.8%
  K10 5 0 $0 0.0%
1982   715 266 $11,116,576 37.2%
1981 K01 21 10 $425,994 47.6%
  K02 55 16 $594,548 29.1%
  K04 411 106 $4,030,563 25.8%
  K05 31 16 $580,729 51.6%
  K07 141 50 $2,421,743 35.5%
  K08 126 48 $2,188,879 38.1%
  K10 8 5 $277,748 62.5%
1981   793 251 $10,520,204 31.7%
1980 K01 37 14 $586,418 37.8%
  K02 71 32 $1,196,707 45.1%
  K04 432 173 $6,209,402 40.0%
  K05 31 17 $619,666 54.8%
  K07 125 63 $2,887,501 50.4%
  K08 130 63 $2,869,147 48.5%
  K10 7 1 $39,960 14.3%
1980   833 363 $14,408,801 43.6%
1979 K01 21 11 $448,665 52.4%
  K02 56 24 $830,403 42.9%
  K04 430 187 $6,401,021 43.5%
  K05 15 8 $311,445 53.3%
  K07 133 66 $2,943,601 49.6%
  K08 60 33 $1,375,450 55.0%
  K10 11 4 $149,329 36.4%
1979   726 333 $12,459,914 45.9%
1978 K01 25 9 $369,749 36.0%
  K02 43 13 $442,069 30.2%
  K04 534 211 $6,968,238 39.5%
  K05 17 13 $486,156 76.5%
  K07 59 31 $1,120,293 52.5%
  K08 78 44 $1,523,397 56.4%
  K10 10 5 $217,837 50.0%
1978   766 326 $11,127,739 42.6%
1977 K01 17 7 $225,604 41.2%
  K02 63 19 $587,600 30.2%
  K04 717 176 $5,236,224 24.5%
  K05 20 12 $366,556 60.0%
  K07 54 24 $756,155 44.4%
  K08 44 18 $551,378 40.9%
  K10 3 3 $108,903 100.0%
1977   918 259 $7,832,420 28.2%
1976 K01 5 0 $0 0.0%
  K02 53 18 $538,287 34.0%
  K04 615 223 $5,066,962 36.3%
  K05 12 9 $279,708 75.0%
  K07 45 22 $734,115 48.9%
  K08 16 12 $316,449 75.0%
  K10 3 1 $34,415 33.3%
1976   749 285 $6,969,936 38.1%
1975 K01 14 7 $225,063 50.0%
  K02 52 22 $645,288 42.3%
  K04 950 305 $6,712,416 32.1%
  K05 16 8 $252,651 50.0%
  K07 58 26 $777,002 44.8%
  K08 10 7 $183,600 70.0%
  K10 5 3 $118,095 60.0%
1975   1,105 378 $8,914,115 34.2%
1974 K01 10 7 $233,062 70.0%
  K02 20 11 $314,927 55.0%
  K04 128 108 $2,467,551 84.4%
  K05 14 9 $290,396 64.3%
  K07 22 19 $743,065 86.4%
  K10 1 1 $56,221 100.0%
1974   195 155 $4,105,222 79.5%
1973 K01 2 0 $0 0.0%
  K02 14 7 $202,914 50.0%
  K04 314 134 $2,800,434 42.7%
  K05 15 11 $338,972 73.3%
  K07 17 2 $58,320 11.8%
  K08 9 2 $49,680 22.2%
1973   371 156 $3,450,320 42.0%
1972 K01 5 3 $100,745 60.0%
  K02 30 17 $448,986 56.7%
  K03 50 23 $625,567 46.0%
  K04 395 219 $4,462,756 55.4%
  K05 12 6 $190,734 50.0%
  K07 61 18 $710,347 29.5%
  K08 20 9 $235,305 45.0%
  K10 1 1 $34,420 100.0%
1972   574 296 $6,808,860 51.6%
1971 K01 13 5 $144,626 38.5%
  K02 19 7 $163,746 36.8%
  K03 104 42 $1,108,458 40.4%
  K04 350 183 $3,631,582 52.3%
  K05 30 8 $240,338 26.7%
  K07 36 4 $199,236 11.1%
1971   552 249 $5,487,986 45.1%
1970 K01 7 1 $24,497 14.3%
  K02 28 16 $403,383 57.1%
  K03 97 48 $1,271,064 49.5%
  K04 345 124 $2,379,880 35.9%
  K05 20 12 $322,465 60.0%
1970   497 201 $4,401,289 40.4%

* The total cost is the sum of the direct and indirect costs for each fiscal year, and not for the life of the project.

** Success rates indicate the percentage of reviewed Research Project Grant applications that receive funding.  This is computed on a fiscal year basis. Dividing the number of competing applications funded by the total number of competing applications reviewed determines success rates.   Applications that have one or more amendments in the same fiscal year are only counted once.

Source of Data: CBZ2CBF.COM02.FRA and SRF2003