NIH Budget

Research for the People

The NIH invests over $29 billion annually in medical research for the American people.

More than 80% of the NIH’s funding is awarded through almost 50,000 competitive grants to more than 325,000 researchers at over 3,000 universities, medical schools, and other research institutions in every state and around the world.

About 10% of the NIH’s budget supports projects conducted by nearly 6,000 scientists in its own laboratories, most of which are on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

President’s Budget Request

• Budget Statements—testimony by the NIH Director and Institute and Center Directors
• History of NIH Appropriations—from 1938

Funding for Diseases, Conditions, Research Areas

• Funding levels for diseases, conditions, and research areas, based on actual grants, contracts, research conducted at NIH, and other mechanisms of support.

Grants Awarded

• Research Grants—funding awarded to universities and research organizations around the nation
• Award Trends—yearly statistics on research funding awards by state, institution
• Success Rates—annual percentage of research grant applications that are funded

Related Links

• Office of Budget—NIH budget management, policy, planning, analysis, formulation and presentation
• Office of Financial Management—provides leadership and direction for NIH financial management activities
• Office of Extramural Research—provides guidance to NIH Institutes for research and training conducted outside the NIH
• Office of Intramural Research—coordinates research conducted directly by NIH scientists