The NIH Almanac - Appropriations

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Amounts in thousands of dollars
FY	NIDA	NIAAA	NINR	NHGRI	NIBIB	NCRR6,7	NCCAM	NCMHD	FIC	NLM	OD8	B&F9	OAR10	Total
1938						64								464
1939						64								464
1940						137								707
1941						141								711
1942						135								700
1943						743								1,278
1944						2,205								2,555
1945						2,274								2,835
1946						2,866								3,415
1947						6,254								8,075
1948						10,126								24,626
1949						14,540								28,540
1950						12,075								52,714
1951						14,314								64,755
1952						15,757								56,928
1953						16,599								58,610
1954						4,675								70,999
1955						4,675								81,151
1956						5,929								98,509
1957						12,122								177,816
1958						14,026								210,423
1959						28,974								291,817
1960						45,994								399,380
1961						83,900								551,023
1962						127,637								737,170
1963						159,826								876,718
1964						163,869								901,369
1965						164,759								959,159
1966						60,469								1,100,519
1967						68,534								1,014,254
1968						81,141			500					1,076,461
1969						84,810			600	18,160				1,109,757
1970						67,925			2,775	19,251	7,541	1,615		1,061,007
1971						66,320			3,666	21,440	8,903			1,212,847
1972						74,981			4,307	24,127	11,712	3,565		1,506,156
1973						75,073			4,666	28,568	12,042	8,500		1,762,565
1974						129,426			4,767	25,871	12,000	8,000		1,790,425
1975						127,200			5,589	28,850	17,326	3,000		2,092,897
1976						130,265			5,705	29,065	18,370	54,000		2,302,126
1976TQ						20,282			1,135	6,572	4,642	750		439,107
1977						137,500			7,992	35,234	16,394	67,400		2,544,078
1978						145,095			8,483	37,619	18,900	65,650		2,842,936
1979						154,164			8,989	41,431	19,673	30,950		3,189,976
1980						169,196			8,987	43,979	21,036	3,250		3,428,935
1981						175,627			9,124	44,666	22,531	11,750		3,569,406
1982						184,177			9,205	45,035	23,618	9,898		3,641,875
1983						213,917			10,147	51,943	24,683	17,500		4,023,969
1984						243,177			11,336	49,613	26,720	25,040		4,493,588
1985						304,025			11,728	55,910	38,304	21,730		5,149,459
1986						292,523			11,054	55,322	111,961	14,259		5,262,211
1987			20,000			322,860			11,420	61,838	57,208	31,900		6,182,910
1988			23,380			368,153			15,651	67,910	61,819	47,870		6,666,693
1989			29,133			358,076			15,790	73,731	72,076	38,492		7,144,764
1990			33,513	59,538		353,734			15,516	81,861	107,419	61,042		7,576,352
1991			39,722	87,418		335,255			17,519	91,408	95,651	168,687		8,276,739
1992			44,929	104,762		314,213			19,593	99,088	141,854	103,840		8,921,687
1993	403,806	176,619	48,119	106,239		312,468			19,733	113,031	190,325	108,731		10,335,996
1994	425,201	185,617	51,018	128,701		331,915			21,677	119,981	233,605	111,039		10,955,773
1995	290,029	181,150	48,164	151,518		284,693			14,646	125,303	217,882	114,120	1,333,570	11,299,522
1996	458,112	198,401	55,814	169,768		390,298			25,292	140,936	26,1072	146,151		11,927,562
1997	489,160	211,870	59,721	189,529		415,095			26,557	150,828	286,810	200,000		12,740,843
1998	527,175	227,175	63,597	217,704		453,883			28,289	161,185	296,373	206,957		13,647,843
1999	602,874	259,575	69,788	264,707		554,446			35,402	181,189	306,356	197,519		15,629,156
2000	685,781	292,369	89,522	335,527		676,557	68,390		43,494	214,068	282,000	165,376		17,820,587
2001	780,833	340,453	104,328	382,112		817,253	89,138	130,096	50,482	246,351	211,800	153,790		20,458,130
2002	886,718	383,615	120,366	428,758	111,861	1,011,262	104,451	157,563	56,859	276,091	235,113	204,600		23,296,382
2003	961,721	416,051	130,584	464,995	278,279	1,138,821	113,407	185,714	63,465	300,135	266,232	628,687		27,066,782
2004	990,953	428,669	134,724	479,073	287,129	1,179,058	116,978	191,471	65,382	317,315	327,504	88,972		27,887,512
2005	1,006,419	438,277	138,072	488,608	298,209	1,115,090	122,105	196,159	66,632	315,146	358,046	110,288		28,495,157
2006	1,000,029	435,930	137,342	486,049	296,810	1,099,101	121,465	195,405	66,378	314,910	478,066	81,081		28,461,417
2007	1,000,621	436,259	137,404	486,491	296,887	1,133,240	121,576	199,444	66,446	320,850	1,046,901	81,081		29,030,004

Note: Excludes subsequent transfers of funds (real and comparable).

Only current appropriations are shown. Excludes the Division of Regional Medical Programs, transferred to the Health Services and Mental Health Administration in 1968. Excludes the Division of Biologic Standards, transferred to FDA in 1973

¹ Beginning with the FY 1998 Appropriation, includes amounts authorized to the NIDDK for Type 1 diabetes research.

² Starting in 1970, excludes funds for blindness, established as a separate appropriation, the "National Eye Institute."

³ Congress authorized the transfer of $34,000 from other NIH appropriations to establish the "National Institute of Child Health and Human Development." Starting in 1976, excludes funds for aging, established as a separate appropriation, the "National Institute on Aging."

⁴ In FY 2001, NIH began receiving a separate appropriation for Superfund Research activities at NIEHS.

⁵ NIMH separated from NIH in 1967 and was raised to bureau status in PHS, became a component of PHS's Health Services and Mental Health Administration (HSMHA), later became a component of ADAMHA (successor organization of HSMHA), and rejoined the NIH in 1993.

⁶ Funding for General Research and Services (GR&S) is shown for FY 1938 to FY 1962, at which time the Division of Research Facilities and Resources (DRFR) was established. In 1969, the Bureau of Health Manpower was renamed the Bureau of Health Professions Education and Manpower Training (BEMT). Within the BEMT, the Division of Research Resources (DRR) was established. Functions of DRFR were transferred to this new Division. In 1970, DRR transferred out of this Bureau. Renamed the National Center for Research Resources in 1990.

⁷ Starting in 1966, excludes funds for the newly established "National Institute of General Medical Sciences." Starting in 1970, excludes the "Office of International Operations," transferred to the "National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases" and the "John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences."

⁸Prior to 1970, funds were included under the National Institutes of Health Management Fund. Separate NIH appropriation enacted in 1970.

⁹ Prior to 1970, Buildings and Facilities funds were included under PHS. Separate NIH appropriation enacted in 1970.

¹⁰ "Office of AIDS Research."