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8. Long-Term Trends

Budget History of the NHLBI: Fiscal Years 1950–2005

Dollars (Thousands)
Fiscal Year Budget Estimate to Congress House Allowance Senate Allowance Appropriation Obligations Cumulative Fiscal Year Obligations
1950

$ 34,630

$ 11,575

$ 29,117

$16,075

 $ 15,768
$ 15,768
1951

$ 8,800

8,800
9,400

9,400

8,497
24,265
1952

10,040
10,074
10,083
10,083
 9,850
34,115
1953

9,779
9,623
12,000
12,000
 11,398
45,513
1954

11,040
12,000
15,418
15,168
 14,952
60,465
1955

14,570
16,168
17,168
16,668
 16,595
77,060
1956

17,454
17,398
23,976
18,808
 18,838
95,898
1957

22,106
25,106
33,396
33,396
 32,392
128,290
1958

33,436
33,436
38,784
35,936
 35,973
164,263
1959

34,820
36,212
49,529
45,613
 45,468
209,731
1960

45,594
52,744
89,500
62,237
 61,565
271,296
1961

63,162
71,762
125,166
86,900
 86,239
357,535
1962

97,073
105,723
160,000
132,912
 110,849
468,384
1963

126,898
143,398
149,498
147,398
 120,597
588,981
1964

130,108
129,325
130,545
132,404
 117,551
706,532
1965

125,640
124,521
125,171
124,824
 124,412
830,944
1966

141,412
146,212
143,462
141,462
 141,171
972,115
1967

148,407
154,770
164,770
164,770
 164,342
1,136,457
1968

167,954
167,954
177,954
167,954
 162,134
1,298,591
1969

169,735
164,120
172,120
166,928
 161,834
1,460,425
1970

160,513
160,513
182,000
171,257
 160,433
1,620,858
1971

171,747
178,479
203,479
194,901
 194,826
1,815,684
1972

195,492
211,624
252,590
232,627
 232,577
2,048,261
1973

255,280
300,000
350,000
300,000
 255,722
2,303,983
1974

265,000
281,415
320,000
302,915
 327,270
2,631,253
1975

309,299
321,196
330,000
327,996
 327,953
2,959,206
1976

324,934
329,079
379,059
370,096
 368,648
3,327,854
TQA

59,715
58,015
58,015
58,763
 60,639
3,388,493
1977

342,855
380,661
420,661
396,661
 396,857
3,785,350
1978

403,642
432,642
456,000
447,901
 447,968
4,233,318
1979

454,336
485,584
485,584
510,134
 510,080
4,743,398
1980

507,344
527,544
527,544
527,544
 527,248
5,270,646
1981

532,799
560,264
565,264
549,693
 550,072
5,820,718
1982

579,602
583,831
587,741
559,637
 559,800
6,380,518
1983

577,143
620,947
624,542
624,259
 624,260
7,004,778
1984

639,774
665,859
683,489
704,939
 705,064
7,709,842
1985

718,852
764,135
807,149
805,269
 803,810
8,513,652
1986

775,254
856,388
863,652
859,239
 821,901
9,335,553
1987

785,697
921,410
921,502
930,001
 929,982
10,265,535
1988

821,887
990,808
1,000,349
965,536
 965,283
11,230,818
1989

1,054,503
1,018,983
1,056,003
1,045,985
 1,045,508
12,276,326
1990

1,039,846
1,090,930
1,091,597
1,072,354
 1,070,683
13,347,009
1991

1,112,502
1,135,589
1,137,235
1,126,942
 1,125,915
14,472,924
1992

1,209,924
1,202,398
1,190,396
1,191,500
 1,190,070
15,662,994
1993

1,245,396
1,228,455
1,228,455
1,214,693
 1,214,693
16,877,687
1994

1,198,402
1,277,880
1,277,880
1,277,880
 1,277,852
18,155,539
1995

1,266,961
1,259,590
1,259,590
1,258,472
 1,314,969
19,470,508
1996

1,337,021
1,355,866
1,320,254B
1,355,866
 1,351,422C
20,821,930
1997

1,320,555D
1,438,265
1,344,742D
1,432,529E
 1,431,821
22,253,751
1998

1,467,189
1,513,004
1,531,898
1,531,061F
 1,526,276
23,780,027
1999

1,709,328G
1,720,344
1,793,697
1,793,697F
 1,788,008
25,568,035
2000

1,759,806
1,937,404
2,001,185
2,040,291F
 2,027,286
27,595,321
2001

2,069,582
2,328,102
2,328,105
2,299,866H
 2,298,035
29,893,356
2002

2,567,429
2,547,675
2,618,966
2,576,125I
 2,569,794
32,463,150
2003

2,791,411
2,812,011
2,818,684
2,812,011J
 2,793,681
35,256,831
2004

2,867,995
2,867,995
2,897,595
2,882,715K
 2,882,601
38,139,432
2005

2,963,953
2,963,953
2,985,900
2,965,453
 2,922,573L
41,062,005
     
 
A TQ=Transition Quarter, July 1–September 30, 1976.
B Senate Allowance reflects the Institute share of the Government-wide rescission and the HHS rescission.
C Obligations reflect the Institute share of the Government-wide rescission, the HHS rescission, and a transfer to other NIH Institutes through the NIH Director’s 1 percent transfer authority.
D Excludes funds for AIDS research activities consolidated in the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR).
E Excludes enacted administrative reduction.
F Excludes Director transfer, Secretary transfer, and rescission.
G Includes Bioterrorism reduction.
H Excludes Office of Human Research Protection transfer, Secretary transfer, and rescission.
I Excludes Government-wide rescission, Labor/HHS/Education rescission, from HHS to OMB rescission, and Secretary 1 percent transfer.
J Excludes Government-wide rescission.
K Includes Roadmap adjustments.
L Includes Roadmap Transfer and Government-wide rescission.

NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Category: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

Current Dollars

NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Category: Fiscal Years 1995-2005
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NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Category: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

Constant 1995 Dollars

NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Category: Fiscal Years 1995-2005
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NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Category: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

Current Dollars (Millions)
  Fiscal Year
Budget Category 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Extramural Research                      
Heart
 $668.9 $692.8 $737.9 $795.6 $898.0 $1,058.0 $1,186.6 $1,353.4 $1,475.6 $1,545.9 $1,561.8
Lung
 243.0 261.9 273.4 281.7 346.2 380.4 444.0 490.5 541.1 544.1 578.3
Blood
 244.6 224.3 242.7 257.5 266.1 305.9 364.0 396.0 419.3 429.2 439.5
Sleep Disorders Research
 --- 15.9 18.7 22.3 31.2 35.1 37.0 44.7 49.4 51.9 49.9
Women’s Health Initiative
 --- --- --- --- 63.1 57.7 59.2 59.0 63.2 58.8 37.8
Intramural Research 98.9 101.8 104.4 111.6 119.5 122.3 133.7 146.7 157.8 164.2 166.3
Research Management and Support 59.5 54.8 54.6 57.6 63.9 67.9 73.5 79.4 87.3 88.5 89.0
Total $1,314.9 $1,351.5 $1,431.7 $1,526.3 $1,788.0 $2,027.3 $2,290.0 $2,569.8 $2,793.7 $2,882.6 $2,922.6

NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Category: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

Constant 1995 Dollars (Millions)
  Fiscal Year
Budget Category 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Extramural Research                      
Heart
 $622.2 $628.7 $651.3 $679.4 $739.1 $835.0 $898.9 $989.3 $1,045.8 $1,080.6 $1,165.5
Lung
 226.0 237.7 241.3 240.6 284.9 300.2 336.4 358.6 383.5 380.3 431.6
Blood
 227.5 203.5 214.2 219.9 219.0 241.4 275.8 289.5 297.2 300.0 328.0
Sleep Disorders Research
 --- 14.4 16.5 19.0 25.7 27.7 28.0 32.7 35.0 36.3 37.2
Women’s Health Initiative
 --- --- --- --- 51.9 45.5 44.8 43.2 44.8 41.1 28.2
Intramural Research 92.0 92.4 92.1 95.3 98.4 96.5 101.3 107.2 111.8 114.8 124.1
Research Management and Support 55.3 49.7 48.2 49.2 52.6 53.6 55.7 58.0 61.9 61.9 66.4
Total $1,223.0 $1,226.4 $1,263.6 $1,303.4 $1,471.6 $1,599.9 $1,740.9 $1,878.5 $1,980.0 $2,015.0 $2,181.0
This table is based on the Biomedical Research & Development Price Index through 2005.

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NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Mechanism: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Mechanism: Fiscal Years 1995-2005
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NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Mechanism: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

  Current Dollars (Millions)
  Fiscal Year
Funding Mechanism 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Research Grants* $982.6 $1,025.4 $1,100.9 $1,189.8 $1,346.6 $1,570.5 $1,796.9 $2,006.2 $2,172.3 $2,257.3 $2,310.2
Research and Development (R&D) Contracts 125.9 120.9 121.9 116.7 197.2 201.3 220.1 258.3 290.5 285.5 268.6
Training Programs 48.0 48.5 49.8 50.6 60.8 65.4 73.7 79.2 85.8 87.1 88.4
Intramural Research and Research Management and Support† 158.4 156.6 159.1 169.2 183.4 190.1 207.3 226.1 245.1 252.7 255.4
Total $1,314.9 $1,351.4 $1,431.7 $1,526.3 $1,788.0 $2,027.3 $2,298.0 $2,569.8 $2,793.7 $2,882.6 $2,922.6
* Includes Research Career Programs.
† Excludes Office of the Director and DIR research contracts, which are included in R&D contracts.

NHLBI Employment: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

Fiscal Year
Staff 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
FTEs* 822 834 829 840 847 865 868 880 880 861 796
* Full-time equivalents.

NHLBI Institute-Initiated and Investigator-Initiated Awards: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

NHLBI Institute-Initiated and Investigator-Initiated Awards: Fiscal Years 1995-2005
*Includes Research Career Programs.
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NHLBI Grants and Research and Development Contracts as Subsets of Institute-Initiated Awards: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

NHLBI Grants and Research and Development Contracts as Subsets of Institute-Initiated Awards: Fiscal Years 1995-2005
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NHLBI Extramural Programs: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

  Dollars (Millions)
  Fiscal Year
Funding Mechanism 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Investigator-Initiated Awards                      
Investigator-Initiated Grants*
 $719.0 $779.0 $830.3 $930.5 $1,022.2 $1,187.4 $1,388.8 $1,521.4 $1,616.1 $1,716.8 $1,747.2
Research Career Programs
 31.7 33.8 33.9 36.1 47.7 54.2 57.5 63.5 65.8 67.8 71.0
Subtotal, Investigator-Initiated Awards 750.7 812.8 864.2 966.6 1,069.9 1,241.6 1,446.3 1,584.9 1,681.9 1,784.6 1,818.2
Institute-Initiated Awards                      
Institute-Initiated Grants (RFA)
 231.9 216.8 236.8 223.2 276.7 328.9 350.7 421.3 490.4 472.5 492.1

Centers†

 107.0 106.7 108.7 114.4 119.9 123.8 127.2 128.2 138.9 140.6 151.5
R&D Contracts (RFP)
 125.9 116.7 121.9 116.7 197.2 201.3 220.1 258.3 290.5 285.5 268.6
Subtotal, Institute-Initiated Awards 357.8 333.5 358.7 339.9 473.9 530.2 570.8 679.6 780.9 758.0 760.7
Training                      
Individual Awards
 7.1 7.3 6.8 7.6 9.2 8.9 8.9 9.5 8.6 8.8 9.7
Institutional Awards
 40.9 41.2 43.0 43.0 51.6 56.5 64.8 69.7 77.2 78.4 78.7
Subtotal, Training 48.0 48.5 49.8 50.6 60.8 65.4 73.7 79.2 85.5 87.2 88.4
Total, Extramural $1,156.5 $1,194.8 $1,272.7 $1,357.1 $1,604.6 $1,837.2 $2,090.8 $2,343.7 $2,548.6 $2,629.8 $2,667.3
* Includes all R18s.
† Centers are a subset of Institute-Initiated Grants (RFAs), and are not added to the Institute-Initiated Awards subtotal as a distinct category.

NHLBI Extramural Programs: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

  Percent of Total Extramural Budget
  Fiscal Year
Funding Mechanism 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Investigator-Initiated Awards                      
Investigator-Initiated Grants*
 62% 65.2% 65.2% 68.6% 63.7% 64.6% 66.4% 64.9% 63.4% 65.3% 65.5%
Research Career Programs (K04, K06)
 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7
Subtotal, Investigator-Initiated Awards 64.9 68.0 67.9 71.2 66.7 67.6 69.2 67.6 66.0 67.9 68.2
Institute-Initiated Awards                      
Institute-Initiated Grants (RFA)
 20.1 18.1 18.6 16.4 17.2 17.9 16.8 18.0 19.2 18.0 18.4

Centers†

 9.3 8.9 8.5 8.4 7.5 6.7 6.1 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.7
R&D Contracts (RFP)
 10.9 9.8 9.6 8.6 12.3 11.0 10.5 11.0 11.4 10.9 10.1
Subtotal, Institute-Initiated Awards 30.9 27.9 28.2 25.0 29.5 28.9 27.3 29.0 30.6 28.8 28.5
Training                      
Individual Awards
 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4
Institutional Awards
 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Subtotal, Training 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3
Total, Extramural 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
* Includes all R18s.
† Centers are a subset of Institute-Initiated Grants (RFAs), and are not added to the Institute-Initiated Awards subtotal as a distinct category.

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NHLBI Extramural Research Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

NHLBI Extramural Research Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Years 1995-2005
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NHLBI Extramural Research Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

  Dollars (Millions)
  Fiscal Year
Funding Mechanism 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Research Grants* $875.7 $918.7 $992.3 $1,075.4 $1,226.7 $1,446.7 $1,669.8 $1,878.0 $2,033.4 $2,116.6 $2,158.8
Centers 107.0 106.7 108.7 114.4 119.9 123.8 127.2 128.2 138.9 140.6 151.5
R&D Contracts 125.9 120.9 121.9 116.7 197.2 201.3 220.1 258.3 290.5 285.5 268.6
Research Training 48.0 48.5 49.8 50.6 60.8 65.4 73.7 79.2 85.8 87.1 88.4
Total, Extramural $1,156.6 $1,194.8 $1,272.7 $1,357.1 $1,604.6 $1,837.2 $2,090.8 $2,343.7 $2,548.6 $2,629.8 $2,667.3
* Includes Research Career Programs; does not include Centers.

NHLBI Extramural Research Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

NHLBI Extramural Research Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Years 1995-2005
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NHLBI Extramural Research Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

  Percent of Total Extramural Budget
  Fiscal Year
Funding Mechanism 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Research Grants* 75.7% 76.9% 78.0% 79.2% 76.4% 78.7% 79.9% 80.1% 79.8% 80.5% 80.9%
Centers 9.3 8.9 8.5 8.4 7.5 6.7 6.1 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.7
R&D Contracts 10.9 10.1 9.6 8.6 12.3 11.0 10.5 11.0 11.4 10.9 10.1
Research Training 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3
Total, Extramural 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
* Includes Research Career Programs; does not include Centers.
Note: Numbers may not add to total due to rounding.

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