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<td valign='top' class='Desc'><p align='center'>National Institutes of Health<br> General Budget Information<br> <br> </td> </tr> <tr height='20'> <td width='10' valign='top'>&nbsp;</td> <td valign='top'> The Federal budget process is comprised of three phases: Formulation, Presentation (to Congress), and Execution. To learn more about each phase, visit: <A class='menu' href='http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2008/pdf/concepts.pdf' Title='Budget Process Description' target='_blank' >Budget Process Description</A>. (from the FY 2009 President's Budget on the Office of Management and Budget website).<br> <br> From the beginning of the Formulation phase of a budget, to the end the Execution phase, takes almost three years. To see how this process typically unfolds at the National Institutes of Health, take a look at this chart: <A class='menu' href='2008/Budget Process Chart.pdf' Title='Budget Process Chart' target='_blank' >Budget Process Chart</A>.<br> <br> It is important to consider the effect of inflation when building budgets. To learn more about the inflationary indexes NIH considers during all phases of the budget process (including the latest updates), go to our <A class='menu' href='GDP_FromGenBudget.htm' Title='Price Indexes page'>Price Indexes page</A>.<br> <br> </td> </tr> </table></td> </form> </tr> <TR> <TR> <TD colSpan=3 height=2><P class=smalltext1><br> [ <A title='Contact OB (OB-WebQuestions@mail.nih.gov)' href='mailto:OB-WebQuestions@mail.nih.gov'>Contact OB (OB-WebQuestions@mail.nih.gov)</A>]</P></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colSpan=3 ><P class=smalltext1>[ <A title='OB Staff' href='Staff_Listing.aspx' target='OBStaff'> OB Staff</A>]</P></TD> </TR><tr> <TD colSpan=3 height='10'><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width='100%' border=0> <TR> <TD width='100%' height=15><IMG height=15 alt='' src='../images/1x1space.gif' width='100%' border=0></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width='100%' height=6><IMG height=6 alt='' src='../images/rule.gif' width='100%' border=0></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width='100%' height=4><IMG height=4 alt='' src='../images/1x1space.gif' width='100%' border=0></TD> </TR> </TABLE></TD> </TR> <tr> <td class=smalltext1 vAlign='top align='left' colSpan='3'>The Office of Budget (OB) is at the hub of program budget and resource allocation at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), developing, presenting, executing and reconciling a $29 billion budget in FY 2008 to finance 27 institutes and centers.</td> </tr> <TD colSpan=3 height='10'><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width='100%' border=0> <TR> <TD width='100%' height=4><IMG height=4 alt='' src='../images/1x1space.gif' width='100%' border=0></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width='100%' height=6><IMG height=6 alt='' src='../images/rule.gif' width='100%' border=0></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD width='100%' height=4><IMG height=4 alt='' src='../images/1x1space.gif' width='100%' border=0></TD> </TR> </TABLE></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colSpan=3 valign='top' ><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width='100%' border=0> <TR> <TD><a href='http://www.nih.gov/' target='_blank'><IMG height=37 alt='N I H logo - link to the National Institutes of Health' src='../images/nih_sm.gif' width=37 border=0 desc='Logo,- two parallel bands forming a triangular shape, not unlike a coat-hanger, encircled by the words: National Institutes of Health'></A> </TD> <TD><P class=smalltext1 nowrap>National Institutes of Health<BR> Office of Budget / Office of the Director<BR> Mail Stop Code 0148<BR> 9000 Rockville Pike<BR> Bethesda, Maryland 20892<BR> <BR> (301)496-4477</P></TD> <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </TD> <TD width='51'><a href='http://www.os.dhhs.gov/' target='_blank'><IMG height=37 alt='H H S logo - link to U. 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