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Annual Statistical Package - FY 2020

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Table 1A

(FY 2019 data included in parenthesis)

APPLICATIONS ASSIGNED TO COUNCILS IN FY 2020* (October 2019, January 2020, May 2020, August 2020)
Grant Type DAB: Number DAB: Dollars  DBSR: Number DBSR: Dollars  DN: Number DN: Dollars  DGCG: Number DGCG: Dollars  FY 2020
Total Number
FY 2020
Total Dollars
FY 2019
Total Number
FY 2019
Total Dollars
Research Project 2020 903 $268,889,895 610 $212,745,789 2,301 $1,047,318,927 417 $185,143,145 4,231 $1,714,097,756    
Research Project 2019 (643) ($185,665,026) (565) ($193,222,183) (2,005) ($847,433,837) (418) ($225,624,270)     (3,631) ($1,451,945,316)
SBIR 52 $22,442,449 115 $43,582,473 302 $152,245,814 90 $34,216,408 559 $252,487,144 (480) ($154,812,601)
STTR 15 $4,058,298 16 $5,114,129 54 $17,645,312 8 $2,205,836 93 $29,023,575 (84) ($21,534,946)
Center 15 $13,151,825 26 $20,578,426 32 $52,008,178 15 $15,580,644 88 $101,319,073 (42) ($33,664,415)
Research Career 59 $6,879,377 68 $10,142,819 168 $21,330,457 68 $10,596,919 363 $48,949,572 (324) ($45,547,261)
Other Research 22 $1,900,879 36 $9,725,227 46 $18,958,874 11 $5,756,964 115 $36,341,944 (113) ($82,681,536)
Training 4 $1,918,351 27 $33,368,505 12 $3,208,825 13 $1,788,597 56 $40,284,278 (24) ($8,533,737)
Fellowship 69 $3,450,000 43 $2,150,000 263 $13,150,000 11 $550,000 386 $19,300,000 (285) ($14,250,000)
2020 Total 1139 $322,691,074 941 $337,407,368 3,178 $1,325,866,387 633 $255,838,513 5,891 $2,241,803,342 (4,983) ($1,812,969,812)
2019 Total (853) ($216,077,136) (842) ($267,476,771) (2,694) ($1,054,266,850) (594) ($275,149,055)        

*Data from Fiscal Year 2019 are shown italicized in parentheses. October 2019 data were run on 8/12/2019, January 2020 on 12/23/2019, May 2020 on 4/7/2020, and August 2020 on 8/11/2020. Applications that had been withdrawn and contracts were not included. Dollar amounts shown are the total first-year direct costs requested. See NIA Award Mechanisms for definition of NIA grant types and award mechanisms.

Table 1B

(FY 2019 data included in parenthesis)

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE APPLICATIONS ASSIGNED TO COUNCILS IN FY 2020* (October 2019, January 2020, May 2020, August 2020)
Grant Type DAB: Number DAB: Dollars  DBSR: Number DBSR: Dollars  DN: Number DN: Dollars  DGCG: Number DGCG: Dollars  FY 2020
Total Number
FY 2020
Total Dollars
FY 2019
Total Number
FY 2019
Total Dollars
Research Project 2020 40 $16,576,721 275 $121,826,042 1,986 $1,077,790,038 26 $11,809,321 2,327 $1,228,002,122    
Research Project 2019 (31) ($13,102,296) (203) ($74,712,962) (1,769) ($872,166,209) (33) ($43,390,337)     (2,036) ($1,003,371,804)
SBIR 0 $0 87 $38,371,347 274 $142,954,239 23 $9,037,002 384 $190,362,588 (298) ($108,216,349)
STTR 0 $0 11 $3,759,025 50 $16,762,638 0 $0 61 $20,521,663 (52) ($14,051,380)
Center 0 $0 7 $4,922,484 32 $54,358,145 0 $0 39 $59,280,629 (19) ($22,038,727)
Research Career 2 $246,867 34 $4,818,692 146 $18,677,586 9 $1,421,202 191 $25,164,347 (162) ($22,427,803)
Other Research 1 $55,450 13 $2,102,337 32 $18,034,672 2 $2,103,261 48 $22,295,720 (31) ($58,096,769)
Training 0 $0 12 $27,100,498 5 $1,264,902 1 $108,810 18 $28,474,210 (3) ($855,476)
Fellowship 2 $100,000 15 $750,000 199 $9,950,000 1 $50,000 217 $10,850,000 (145) ($7,250,000)
2020 Total 45 $16,979,038 454 $203,650,425 2,724 $1,339,792,220 62 $24,420,787 3,285 $1,584,951,279 (2,746) ($1,236,308,308)
2019 Total (34) ($13,735,142) (333) ($112,174,493) (2,334) ($1,061,875,049) (45) ($48,523,624)        

*These numbers may change slightly due to false negative/positive codes on AD applications. Data from Fiscal Year 2019 are shown italicized in parentheses. October 2019 data were run on 8/12/2019, January 2020 on 1/3/2020, May 2020 on 4/7/2020, and August 2020 on 8/11/2020. Applications that had been withdrawn and contracts were not included. Dollar amounts shown are the first-year total costs requested for October Council and first-year direct costs requested for January, May, and August Councils (AD application information for October Councils is generated from a database that does not display direct costs). See NIA Award Mechanisms for definition of NIA grant types and award mechanisms.

Table 2

(FY 2019 data included in parenthesis)

RESEARCH PROJECT GRANT APPLICATIONS ASSIGNED TO COUNCILS IN FY 2020* (October 2020, May 2020, and January 2020)
Division Total # Reviewed 1-10 # 1-10 % 11-20 # 11-20 % 21-30 # 21-30 % 31-40 # 31-40 % 41-50 # 41-50 % > 50 & not discussed # > 50 & & not discussed %
Aging Biology (DAB):                          
October 2020 255 22 9% 26 10% 22 9% 37 15% 22 9% 126 49%
May 2020 253 19 8% 13 5% 27 11% 24 9% 29 11% 141 56%
January 2020 222 25 11% 19 9% 18 8% 24 11% 21 9% 115 52%
Subtotal 730 66 9% 58 8% 67 9% 85 12% 72 10% 382 52%
Behavioral and Social Research (DBSR):                          
October 2020 169 20 12% 11 7% 14 8% 16 9% 18 11% 90 53%
May 2020 151 13 9% 27 18% 10 7% 18 12% 16 11% 67 44%
January 2020 126 11 9% 17 13% 13 10% 9 7% 13 10% 63 50%
DBSR Subtotal: 446 44 10% 55 12% 37 8% 43 10% 47 11% 220 49%
Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology (DGCG):                          
October 2020 117 13 11% 10 9% 10 9% 16 14% 11 9% 57 49%
May 2020 109 13 12% 9 8% 14 13% 10 9% 10 9% 53 49%
January 2020 100 11 11% 10 10% 9 9% 7 7% 14 14% 49 49%
DGCG Subtotal: 326 37 11% 29 9% 33 10% 33 10% 35 11% 159 49%
Neuroscience (DN):                          
October 2020 612 47 8% 66 11% 56 9% 52 8% 67 11% 324 53%
May 2020 464 31 7% 45 10% 46 10% 54 12% 51 11% 237 51%
January 2020 462 25 5% 40 9% 36 8% 47 10% 39 8% 275 60%
DN Subtotal: 1538 103 7% 151 10% 138 9% 153 10% 157 10% 836 54%
GRAND TOTAL (Three Council Rounds): 3,040 250 8% 293 10% 275 9% 314 10% 311 10% 1,597 53%

*Data for each Council were run prior to that Council's meeting: January 2020 on 12/23/2019, May 2020 on 4/16/2020, and October 2020 on 8/21/2020. Only applications that are normally percentiled were included. As applications in response to RFAs, and a few other applications, are not normally percentiled, the number of applications in Table 2 is usually less than the corresponding number of RPG applications in Table 1A.

NIA Award Mechanisms

RESEARCH PROJECT (RPG): R01 Research Project (Traditional); R03 Small Research Grant; R15 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA); R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant; R33 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Phase II; R34 Clinical Trial Planning Grant; R35 Outstanding Investigator Award; R36 Aging Research Dissertation Award to Increase Diversity; R37 Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award; R56 High-Priority, Short-Term Project Award; R61 Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant; RF1 Multi-Year Funded Research Project Grant; P01 Research Program Project Grant; U01 Research Project Cooperative Agreement; U19 Research Program Cooperative Agreement; U34 Research Planning Cooperative Agreement; UF1 Multi-Year Funded Research Project Cooperative Agreement; UH2 Exploratory/Developmental Cooperative Agreement - Phase 1; UG3 Exploratory/Developmental Cooperative Agreement - Phase 1

SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR): R43 Small Business Innovation Research Grant - Phase I; R44 Small Business Innovation Research Grant - Phase II; SB1 Commercialization Readiness Program

SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR): R41 Small Business Technology Transfer Grant - Phase I; R42 Small Business Technology Transfer Grant - Phase II

CENTER: P20 Exploratory Center Grant; P30 Center Core Grant; P50 Specialized Center Grant

RESEARCH CAREER: K01 Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award; K02 Independent Research Scientist Award; K07 Academic Career Development Award; K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award; K12 Clinical Scientist Institutional Career Development Program Award; K18 Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators; K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award; K24 Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research; K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award; K26 Midcareer Investigator Award in Biomedical and Behavioral Research; K76 Emerging Leaders Career Development Award; K99/R00 Pathway to Independence (PI) Award

OTHER RESEARCH: R13 Scientific Meeting Grant; R24 Resource-Related Research Project Grant; R25 Education Project Grant; R38 Mentored Research Pathway in Residency; U2C Resource-Related Research Multi-Component Projects and Centers Cooperative Agreement; U13 Scientific Meeting Cooperative Agreement; U24 Resource-Related Research Project Cooperative Agreement; U54 Specialized Center Cooperative Agreement

TRAINING: D43 International Research Training Grant; DP1 NIH Director's Pioneer Award; T32 Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award (NRSA); T35 Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant

FELLOWSHIP: F30 Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral NRSA for MD/PhD and Other Dual Degree Fellowships; F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual NRSA; F32 Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual NRSA; F33 Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA for Senior Fellows

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