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RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS  (RPGs)

Size of Awards

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS SLIDE 

NUMBER

RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS BUDGET SHARE OF ACTUAL TOTAL NIH BUDGET FY 2007 3

RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS BUDGET SHARE OF ENACTED TOTAL NIH BUDGET

FY 2008 4

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF ALL RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS 5

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS – P01 6

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS – R01 7

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS – R03 8

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS – R15 9

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS – R21 10

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS – R37 11

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS – U01 12

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS – U19 13

NUMBER OF RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS BY INSTITUTES AND CENTERS 14

Research Project Grants: Success Rates and Funding Rates 15

SUCCESS RATE OF RESEARCH PROJECT GRANT APPLICATIONS 16

FUNDING RATE OF RESEARCH PROJECT GRANT APPLICANTS 17

Research Project Grants: as a Percent of All Research Grants and

Solicited Awards  18

NUMBER OF RESEARCH PROJECT GRANT AWARDS AS A PERCENT OF ALL RESEARCH GRANT AWARDS 19

RESEARCH PROJECT GRANT FUNDING AS A PERCENT OF ALL RESEARCH GRANT FUNDING 20

NUMBER OF RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS AWARDED THROUGH SOLICITED RESEARCH 21

RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS FUNDED THROUGH SOLICITED RESEARCH 22

DEFINITIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 23

DEFINITIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 24

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RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS BUDGET SHARE OF ACTUAL TOTAL NIH BUDGET

FY 2007

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RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS BUDGET SHARE OF ENACTED TOTAL NIH  BUDGET

FY 2008

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$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350

$400

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF ALL RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS

Fiscal Year

Ave

rage

Aw

ard

Am

ount

(in th

ousa

nds)

Average Amount Median

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$0

$250

$500

$750

$1,000

$1,250

$1,500

$1,750

$2,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS  – P01A

vera

ge A

war

d A

mou

nt(in

thou

sand

s)

Fiscal Year

Average Amount Median

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$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350

$400

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS  –

R01

Fiscal Year

Ave

rage

Aw

ard

Am

ount

(in th

ousa

nds)

Average Amount Median

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$0

$15

$30

$45

$60

$75

$90

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS   – R03

Fiscal Year

Ave

rage

Aw

ard

Am

ount

(in th

ousa

nds)

Average Amount Median

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$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS   – R15

Fiscal Year

Ave

rage

Aw

ard

Am

ount

(in th

ousa

nds)

Average Amount Median

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$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS   – R21

Fiscal Year

Ave

rage

Aw

ard

Am

ount

(in th

ousa

nds)

Average Amount Median

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$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS   – R37

Fiscal Year

Ave

rage

Aw

ard

Am

ount

(in th

ousa

nds)

Average Amount Median

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$0

$200

$400

$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS   – U01

Fiscal Year

Ave

rage

Aw

ard

Am

ount

(in th

ousa

nds)

Average Amount Median

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$0

$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF SELECT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS   – U19

Average Amount Median

Fiscal Year

Ave

rage

Aw

ard

Am

ount

(in th

ousa

nds)

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NUMBER OF RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS 

BY INSTITUTES AND CENTERS

199819992000200120022003200420052006

NCMHDNLMNCCAMNIBIB

NHGRIFICNCRRNINR

NIDCR

NIEHS

NIDCD

NIAAA

NIAMSNEI

NIDANIA

NICHDNIM

H

NINDS

NIDDK

NIAID

NIGMS

NHLBINCI

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

2007

NCMHDNLM

NCCAMNIBIB

NHGRIFIC

NCRR

NINR

NIDCR

NIEHS

NIDCD

NIAAA

NIAM

SNEI

NIDANIA

NICHD

NIMH

NINDS

NIDDK

NIAID

NIGMS

NHLBI

NCI

0

5001,000

1,5002,000

2,5003,000

3,5004,000

4,500

Fiscal Year

NIH Institutes and Centers

Num

ber o

f Aw

ards

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RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS  (RPG)

Success Rates and Funding Rates 

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SUCCESS RATES OF RESEARCH PROJECT GRANT APPLICATIONS

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

50,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20070%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Fiscal Year

Num

ber o

f App

licat

ions

/ A

war

ds

Succ

ess

Rat

e

Reviewed Awarded Success Rate

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0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20070%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

FUNDING RATE OF RESEARCH PROJECT GRANT APPLICANTS

Fiscal Year

Num

ber of App

lican

ts / Awarde

es

Fund

ing

Rat

e

Reviewed Awarded Funding Rate

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RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS (RPGs)

as a Percent of All Research Grants and Solicited Awards

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0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20070%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

NUMBER OF RESEARCH PROJECT GRANT AWARDS AS A PERCENT OF 

ALL RESEARCH GRANT AWARDS

Fiscal Year

Num

ber of Awards

(in th

ousand

s)

Perc

ent o

f Aw

ards

Number of RPGs Awarded %RPG Awards of Total

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$0

$2

$4

$6

$8

$10

$12

$14

$16

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20070%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

RESEARCH PROJECT GRANT FUNDING AS A PERCENT OF 

ALL RESEARCH GRANT FUNDING

Fiscal Year

Fund

ing

(in b

illio

ns)

Perc

ent F

undi

ng

RPGs Funding %RPG Funding of Total

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0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20070%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

NUMBER OF RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS AWARDED 

THROUGH SOLICITED RESEARCH

Fiscal Year

Num

ber o

f Aw

ards

(in th

ousa

nds)

Perc

ent o

f Aw

ards

Number of RPGs Awarded % Awarded Through Solicited Research

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$0

$2

$4

$6

$8

$10

$12

$14

$16

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20070%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS FUNDED THROUGH SOLICITED RESEARCH

Fiscal Year

Fund

ing

(in b

illio

ns)

Perc

ent F

undi

ng

RPGs Funding % Funding Through Solicited Research

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DEFINITIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TERM DEFINITION ADDITIONAL 

INFORMATION

Funding Rate Indicates the percentage of applicants receiving awards on a fiscal year basis. This 

percentage is computed by dividing the number of applicants that

received funding by the 

total number of applicants that competed for a grant in the same

fiscal year. 

Funding rates differ from success rates in that calculated percentages are based on applicants 

(individuals) and not applications.

Research Grants Extramural awards made for Other Research Grants, Research Centers , Research Projects, 

and SBIR/STTRs.

Includes the following: R, P, M, S, K, U series (excluding UC6) DP1, DP2, D42,G12.

Research Project Grants 

(RPGs)Includes the following selected Research Grant and Cooperative Agreement activities: R00, 

R01, R03, R15, R21, R22, R23, R29, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R55,

R56, RL1, RL2, RL5, RL9, 

P01, P42, PN1, UC1, UC7, U01, U19, U34, DP1,  and DP2. Also includes RPGs

from NLM as of 

FY07.

Exceptions:• In 1980 & 1981 activity code, U01 was not a research project. 

• From 1989 until 1992 activity code, R55 was not a research project. 

• In 1986 NINR did not have any research projects. • From 1984 until 1989 NCRR did not have any research projects. 

• FIC did not have any research projects until 1994. • From 1991 until 1996 NCRR did not consider R21's research projects. 

• NLM had no research projects prior to 2007. • In FY 2002, P41s not RPG for NIGMS. 

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TERM DEFINITION ADDITIONAL 

INFORMATION

Solicited Research Responses to Requests for Applications (RFA’s) Funding Opportunities and Notices

Success Rate Indicates the percentage of reviewed applications

receiving funding computed on a fiscal year basis. It is 

determined by dividing the number of competing applications funded by the sum of the total number of 

competing applications reviewed and the number of funded carryovers.

Success rates differ from funding rates in that calculated percentages are based on applications and not 

applicants (individuals).

NOTE: Applications having one or more amendments in the same fiscal year are only counted once. 

DEFINITIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION