NACA Meeting: January 24-25, 2012

Table of Contents:

• Figure 1: Obligations in Current and FY 2002 Constant Dollars, Fiscal Years 2002-2011
• Figure 2: Distribution of Obligations by Budget Category, Fiscal Years 2002-2011
• Figure 3: Distribution of Obligations by Budget Category, Fiscal Year 2011
• Figure 4: Trends in Appropriations, Fiscal Years 2002-2011
• Figure 5A: Average Cost of Competing RPGs in Current and FY 2002 Constant Dollars, Fiscal Years 2002-2011
• Figure 5B: Average Cost of Competing RPGs in Current Dollars by Program, Fiscal Years 2004-2011
• Figure 5C: Average Cost of Competing RPGs in FY 2004 Constant Dollars by Program, Fiscal Years 2004-2011
• Figure 6A: Competing Research Project Grant Success Rates, Fiscal Years 2002-2011
• Figure 6B: Research Project Grant Success Rates by Grant Code, Fiscal Years 2004-2011
• Figure 6C: Research Project Grant Success Rates by Program, Fiscal Years 2004-2011
• Table I: Actual Obligations for Fiscal Year 2011
• Table II: Obligations for Research Training and Other Career Development Programs, Fiscal Years 2006-2011
• Appendix: NIA Award Mechanisms
• Definition of Terms

Figure 1:
Obligations in Current and FY 2002 Constant Dollars
Fiscal Years 2002-2011

* 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 2:
Distribution of Obligations by Budget Category
Fiscal Years 2002-2011

Figure 3:
Distribution of Obligations by Category
Fiscal Year 2011

Figure 4:
Trends in Appropriations
Fiscal Years 2002-2011

Figure 5A:
Average Cost of Competing RPGs in Current and FY 2002 Constant Dollars
Fiscal Years 2002-2011

* 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 2004-2011

Figure 5C:
Average Cost of Competing RPGs in FY 2004 Constant Dollars By Program
Fiscal Years 2004-2011

Figure 6A:
Competing Research Project Grant Success Rates*
Fiscal Years 2002-2011

* Success rate: The success rate is the proportion of applications reviewed that is actually awarded. The FY 2011 Success rate is an estimate, pending final release by NIH.

Figure 6B
Research Project Grant Success Rates* By Grant Code
Fiscal Years 2004-2011

* Success rate: The success rate is the proportion of applications reviewed that is actually awarded. FY 2011 rates are preliminary.
** All other includes R15, R21, R36, R37, R55, UH2, and U01 grants.

Figure 6C
Research Project Grant Success Rates* By Program
Fiscal Years 2004-2011

* Success rate: The success rate is the proportion of applications reviewed that is actually awarded. FY 2011 rates are preliminary.

Table I
Actual Obligations for Fiscal Year 2011

Note: Includes AIDS

1 = The 69 admin. supplements are not counted as research projects as they were part of an award already counted
2 = These dollars are NIA co-funding of projects in other ICs. They are not counted towards NIA's project numbers.
3 = This is an assessment paid by NIA to support central work done as part of the SBIR/STTR process.

Table II
Obligations for Research Training and Other Career Development Programs
Fiscal Years 2006-2011 (Dollars in Thousands)

* Includes K01, K02, K04, K07, K08, K11, K12, K23, K24, K25, K26 and K30 awards.

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

Fellowship

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.