The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) has released an updated compilation of data on research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). FASEB hopes the series of graphs and analysis, which provides information on expenditures for research grants, grant numbers, success rates, and average award sizes, will help policymakers understand the case for sustained funding for biomedical research.

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3. $40,000
$35,745 $36,209
$35,000
$30,860
$30,165
$30,000
Dollars (Millions)
$27,067
$29,151
$25,000
$21,003
$20,000
$17,688
$16,434
$16,309
$15,000
$11,300
With Supplemental Appropriation
(ARRA)
$10,000
Current $ (Millions)
$5,000
1995 Constant $ (Millions)
$0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

4. $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
$4,718
$0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

5. $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
$2,590
$2,335
$1,563
$2,073
$1,277
$0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

6. 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
2012
2013

7. 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
2012
2013

8. 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
1,683
1,421
1,336
0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

9. 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

10. 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%
17.5%
16.8%
15%
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
2011
2012
2013

11. 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%
First-time R01 Equivalent Award
0%
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

12. Average Grant Size (Direct and Indirect in $
Thousands)
$500.0
Research Project Grants (RPG)
R01 Equivalent Grants
$450.0
$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

13. 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)