NACA meeting: January 27-28, 2009

Annual Data Report 2008 in PDF format (135K)

Table of Contents:

• Figure 1: Obligations in Current and FY 1998 Constant Dollars, Fiscal Years 1998-2008
• Figure 2: Distribution of Obligations by Budget Category, Fiscal Years 1998-2008
• Figure 3: Distribution of Obligations by Budget Category, Fiscal Year 2008
• Figure 4: Trends in Appropriations, Fiscal Years 1998-2008
• Figure 5A: Average Cost of Competing RPGs in Current and FY 1998 Constant Dollars, Fiscal Years 1998-2008
• Figure 5B: Average Cost of Competing RPGs in Current Dollars by Program, Fiscal Years 2003-2008
• Figure 5C: Average Cost of Competing RPGs in FY 2003 Constant Dollars by Program, Fiscal Years 2003-2008
• Figure 6A: Competing Research Project Grant Success Rates, Fiscal Years 1998-2008
• Figure 6B: Research Project Grant Success Rates by Grant Code, Fiscal Years 2003-2008
• Figure 6C: Research Project Grant Success Rates by Program, Fiscal Years 2003-2008
• Table I: Actual Obligations for Fiscal Year 2008
• Table II: Obligations for Research Training and Other Career Development Programs, Fiscal Years 2003-2008
• Appendix: NIA Award Mechanisms
• Definition of Terms

Figure 1:
Obligations in Current and FY 1998 Constant Dollars
Fiscal Years 1998-2008

* Current dollars - dollar value of a good or service in terms of prices prevailing at the time the good was sold or service rendered.
* Constant dollars - dollar value adjusted for inflation to demonstrate "real" increases. Determined by dividing current dollars by anappropriate price index, a process generally known as "deflating."

Figure 2:
Distribution of Obligations by Budget Category
Fiscal Years 1998-2008

Figure 3:
Distribution of Obligations by Category
Fiscal Year 2008

Figure 4:
Trends in Appropriations
Fiscal Years 1998-2008

Figure 5A:
Average Cost of Competing RPGs in Current and FY 1998 Constant Dollars
Fiscal Years 1998-2008

* Beginning in FY 1994, SBIR and STTR awards are not included in average cost calculations.
* Current dollars - dollar value of a good or service in terms of prices prevailing at the time the good was sold or service rendered.
* Constant dollars - dollar value adjusted for inflation to demonstrate "real" increases. Determined by dividing current dollars by an
appropriate price index, a process generally known as "deflating."

Figure 5B:
Average Cost of Competing RPGs in Current Dollars By Program
Fiscal Years 2003-2008

Figure 5C:
Average Cost of Competing RPGs in FY 2003 Constant Dollars By Program
Fiscal Years 2003-2008

Figure 6A:
Competing Research Project Grant Success Rates*
Fiscal Years 1998-2008

* Success rate: The success rate is the proportion of applications reviewed that is actually awarded.

Figure 6B
Research Project Grant Success Rates* By Grant Code
Fiscal Years 2003-2008

* Success rate: The success rate is the proportion of applications reviewed that is actually awarded.
** All other includes R15, R21, R37, R55 and U01 grants.

Figure 6C
Research Project Grant Success Rates* By Program
Fiscal Years 2003-2008

* Success rate: The success rate is the proportion of applications reviewed that is actually awarded.

TABLE I
Actual Obligations for Fiscal Year 2008

Note: Includes AIDS Research Grants

TABLE II
Obligations for Research Training and Other Career Development Programs
Fiscal Years 2003-2008(Dollars in Thousands)

APPENDIX

Activity Codes

NOTE: Research Career Grants (K series awards), normally included in the Other Research budget category are listed separately in these tables to provide additional information.

Research Project Grants

P01 - Research Program Project

R01 - Research Project (Traditional)

R03 - Small Research Grant

R15 - Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA)

R21 - Exploratory/Development Grant

R33 - Exploratory/Developmental Grant Phase II

R34 - Clinical Trial Planning Grant

R36 - Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity

R37 - Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award

R56 - High Priority Short Term Project Award

U01 - Research Project (Cooperative Agreement)

Small Business Innovation Research Grants

R43 - Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant - Phase I

R44 - Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant - Phase II

Small Business Technology Transfer Grants

R41 - Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grant - Phase I

R42 - Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grant - Phase II

Center Grants

P30 - Center Core Grant

P50 - Specialized Center (Alzheimer's Disease Research Center)

Research Career Awards

K01 - Mentored Research Scientist Development Award

K02 - Research Scientist Development Award

K07 - Academic Career Award

K08 - Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award

K12 - Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award

K23 - Mentored Patient Oriented Research Career Development Award

K24 - Mid-Career Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented research

K25 - Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award

K26 - Mid-career Investigator Award in Mouse Pathobiology Research

K99/R00 - NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award

Other Research Projects

R13 - Conference Grant

U13 - Conference Cooperative Agreement

U24 - Cooperative Agreement – Resource-related research project

R24 - Research Resource Grant

R25 - Education Project

Training Grants

T32 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training Grants

T35 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants

Fellowships

F30- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows

F31- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows

F32- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows

F33- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Senior Fellows

Loan Repayment Mechanisms

L30 - Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program

L40 - Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program

 

Definition OF Terms

Appropriations: Limitation of funds that agencies may obligate during the period of time specified in the respective appropriation acts.

Competing Applications: New applications and those competing for renewal.

Constant Dollars: Current dollars for a fiscal year adjusted for inflation with reference to a base year, according to the Biomedical Research and Development Price Index.

Extramural Research: Research performed by investigators outside the NIH and supported by NIH.

Fiscal Year: The year beginning October 1 and ending the following September 30.

FTTPs: Full time training positions.

Intramural Research: Research performed by investigators within the NIH community or extensions thereof.

Obligations: Represent a requirement by a government agency to pay a particular sum of money for orders placed, grants and contracts awarded, services received, and similar transactions during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

RM & S -- Research Management and Support: Includes management of extramural programs, Office of the Director, and certain management costs applicable to overall operations.

Success Rate: The proportion of applications reviewed that actually is awarded.