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Extramural Program Data Statistical Package — May 2021

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Table 1A

(May 2020 data included in parenthesis)

National Institute on Aging Applications Assigned to the May 2021 Council*
Grant Type DAB: Number DAB: Dollars Requested DBSR: Number DBSR: Dollars Requested DN: Number DN: Dollars Requested DGCG: Number DGCG: Dollars Requested Total Number - May 2021 Total Dollars Requested - May 2021 Total Number - May 2020 Total Dollars Reqested - May 2020
Research Project 05/21 270 $82,628,377 228 $94,135,181 861 $370,742,403 248 $82,529,203 1,607 $630,035,164    
Research Project 05/20 (313) ($89,592,199) (238) ($89,892,013) (798) ($422,126,721) (147) ($55,077,045)     (1,496) ($656,687,978)
SBIR 29 $7,231,817 60 $24,777,426 74 $38,017,679 30 $9,351,989 193 $79,378,911 (157) ($68,870,774)
STTR 5 $6,362,411 4 $1,301,233 14 $4,486,104 8 $2,421,237 31 $14,570,985 (32) ($9,541,491)
Center 0 $0 7 $20,026,062 17 $36,642,953 11 $11,164,898 35 $67,833,913 (40) ($35,068,882)
Research Career 16 $1,724,711 31 $4,046,622 51 $6,382,159 27 $3,881,526 125 $16,035,018 (149) ($22,196,077)
Other Research 7 $3,123,952 6 $2,568,081 23 $18,321,467 2 $398,433 38 $24,411,933 (41) ($10,916,210)
Training 0 $0 0 $0 1 $338,160 0 $0 1 $338,160 (5) ($1,228,342)
Fellowship 39 $1,950,000 23 $1,150,000 106 $5,300,000 9 $450,000 177 $8,850,000 (171) ($8,550,000)
Total 05/21 366 $103,021,268 359 $148,004,605 1,147 $480,230,925 335 $110,197,286 2,207 $841,454,084    
Total 05/20 (407) ($116,060,910) (342) ($111,933,818) (1,111) ($499,398,354) (231) ($85,666,672)     (2,091) ($813,059,754)

*Data from May 2020 Council are shown italicized in parentheses. May 2021 data were run on 4/29/2021, and May 2020 data were run on 4/7/2020. Withdrawn applications and contracts were not included.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

(May 2020 data included in parenthesis)

National Institute on Aging Alzheimer's Disease Applications Assigned to May 2021 Council*
Grant Type DAB: Number DAB: Dollars Requested DBSR: Number DBSR: Dollars Requested DN: Number DN: Dollars Requested DGCG: Number DGCG: Dollars Requested Total Number - May 2021 Total Dollars Requested - May 2021 Total Number - May 2020 Total Dollars Reqested - May 2020
Research Project 05/21 11 $2,661,077 116 $49,626,926 745 $336,664,484 32 $12,343,560 904 $401,296,047    
Research Project 05/20 (12) ($3,301,529) (113) ($53,389,811) (695) ($398,179,021) (10) ($3,056,623)     (830) ($457,926,984)
SBIR 1 $447,378 52 $22,027,316 69 $35,440,946 7 $2,832,811 129 $60,748,451 (110) ($50,343,829)
STTR 1 $252,228 3 $1,118,727 12 $3,739,157 1 $395,732 17 $5,505,844 (24) ($7,427,964)
Center 0 $0 7 $20,026,062 17 $36,642,953 0 $0 24 $56,669,015 (11) ($8,244,823)
Research Career 0 $0 19 $2,368,398 47 $5,871,783 6 $972,737 72 $9,212,918 (76) ($10,634,056)
Other Research 4 $2,936,144 4 $2,022,694 22 $17,485,654 0 $0 30 $22,444,492 (16) ($5,404,227)
Training 0 $0 0 $0 1 $338,160 0 $0 1 $338,160 (3) ($801,905)
Fellowship 1 $50,000 14 $700,000 85 $4,250,000 0 $0 100 $5,000,000 (99) ($4,950,000)
Total 05/21 18 $6,346,827 215 $97,890,123 998 $440,433,137 46 $16,544,840 1,277 $561,214,927    
Total 05/20 (14) ($3,501,529) (170) ($68,244,480) (962) ($466,928,212) (23) ($7,059,567)     (1,169) ($545,733,788)

*These numbers may change slightly due to false negative/positive codes on AD applications. Data from May 2020 Council are shown italicized in parentheses. May 2021 data were run on 4/29/2021, and May 2020 data were run on 4/7/2020. Withdrawn applications 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 2

(May 2021, January 2021, and October 2020)

National Institute on Aging Research Project Grant Applications Assigned to the Three Most Council Rounds*
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):                          
May-21 260 29 11% 30 12% 33 13% 20 8% 20 8% 128 49%
Jan-21 235 32 14% 20 9% 26 11% 18 8% 22 9% 117 50%
Oct-20 255 22 9% 26 10% 22 9% 37 15% 22 9% 126 49%
Subtotal 750 83 11% 76 10% 81 11% 75 10% 64 9% 371 49%
Behavioral and Social Research (DBSR):                          
May-21 201 19 9% 18 9% 10 5% 28 14% 19 9% 107 53%
Jan-21 201 14 7% 26 13% 14 7% 21 10% 17 8% 109 54%
Oct-20 169 20 12% 11 7% 14 8% 16 9% 18 11% 90 53%
DBSR Subtotal: 571 53 9% 55 10% 38 7% 65 11% 54 9% 306 54%
Neuroscience (DN):                          
May-21 734 49 7% 66 9% 74 10% 69 9% 80 11% 396 54%
Jan-21 780 43 6% 68 9% 60 8% 77 10% 98 13% 434 56%
Oct-20 612 47 8% 66 11% 56 9% 52 8% 67 11% 324 53%
DN Subtotal: 2,126 139 7% 200 9% 190 9% 198 9% 245 12% 1154 54%
Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology (DGCG):                          
May-21 184 14 8% 8 4% 18 10% 26 14% 18 10% 100 54%
Jan-21 151 16 11% 12 8% 16 11% 13 9% 19 13% 75 50%
Oct-20 117 13 11% 10 9% 10 9% 16 14% 11 9% 57 49%
DGCG Subtotal: 452 43 10% 30 7% 44 10% 55 12% 48 11% 232 51%
GRAND TOTAL (Three Council Rounds): 3,899 318 8% 361 9% 353 9% 393 10% 411 11% 2,063 53%

*Data for each Council were run prior to that Council's meeting: October 2020 on 8/21/2020, January 2021 on 12/23/2020, and May 2021 on 4/29/2021. 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; U44 Small Business Innovation Research Cooperative Agreement - Phase II

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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