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This budget analyzer will answer the following questions:
How much is NCI requesting for Fiscal Year 2003?
How does NCI construct its budget request?
What is the breakdown of the budget request by category?
How does this budget request compare with previous budgets?
How much is NCI requesting for fiscal year 2003?
Our total Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Request is $5,690,000,000. This represents an increase of $1,512,796,000 over the Fiscal Year 2002 President's Budget.
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How does NCI construct its budget request?
The budget request is divided into four categories. Each serves a specific purpose advancing cancer research.
- 2002 President's Budget for NCI - What the President asked for in the previous year
- 2003 Core Budget Increase Request - Funding increase NCI needs to support the same operations as in 2002, adjusted for inflation
- 2003 Challenge Budget Increase Request - Additional funding NCI needs to support new initiatives to improve the infrastructure for cancer research
- 2003 Opportunities Budget Increase Request - Additional funding NCI needs to support new scientific priorities for cancer research
For Fiscal Year 2003, NCI is requesting 36% more than the President asked Congress for in his Fiscal Year 2002 budget.
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What is the breakdown of the budget request by category?
NCI Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2003
(dollars in thousands)
You may click the funding mechanisms listed below for a description.
Research Project Grants (RPGs)
| budget category |
2001 Operating Budget |
2002 President's Budget |
Core |
Core and Challenge |
Core, Challenge, & Extraordinary Opportunities |
| Ongoing |
$1,271,453 |
$1,460,698 |
$1,645,963 |
$1,645,963 |
$1,645,963 |
| New and Renewal |
498,805 |
454,939 |
471,317 |
685,860 |
908,160 |
| Subtotal - RPGs |
1,770,258 |
1,915,637 |
2,117,280 |
2,331,823 |
2,554,123 |
| Small Business Innovation Research |
74,593 |
85,120 |
110,120 |
110,120 |
110,120 |
| Total - RPGs |
1,844,851 |
2,000,757 |
2,227,400 |
2,441,943 |
2,664,243 |
| Intramural Research |
593,581 |
619,443 |
641,743 |
683,243 |
686,243 |
| Cancer Centers |
205,507 |
206,202 |
213,625 |
286,375 |
299,375 |
| Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORES) |
91,475 |
107,452 |
111,320 |
140,320 |
143,320 |
Clinical Trials Infrastructure
| budget category |
2001 Operating Budget |
2002 President's Budget |
Core |
Core and Challenge |
Core, Challenge, and Extraordinary Opportunities |
| Cooperative Clincal Research |
154,278 |
173,386 |
179,628 |
515,128 |
528,128 |
| Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOPs) |
26,208 |
119,482 |
123,784 |
188,784 |
188,784 |
| Subtotal - Clinical Trials Infrastructure |
180,486 |
292,868 |
303,412 |
703,912 |
716,912 |
Training and Education Grants
| budget category |
2001 Operating Budget |
2002 President's Budget |
Core |
Core and Challenge |
Core, Challenge, and Extraordinary Opportunities |
| National Research Service Awards |
60,495 |
68,310 |
70,769 |
73,769 |
73,769 |
| Research Career Program |
54,970 |
57,828 |
59,910 |
74,610 |
74,610 |
| Cancer Education Program |
20,521 |
21,671 |
22,451 |
22,451 |
24,951 |
| Minority Biomedical Research Support |
3,479 |
4,638 |
5,138 |
5,138 |
5,138 |
| Subtotal - Training Education and Grants |
139,465 |
152,447 |
158,268 |
175,968 |
178,468 |
| budget category |
2001 Operating Budget |
2002 President's Budget |
Core |
Core and Challenge |
Core, Challenge, and Extraordinary Opportunities |
| Cancer Control Operations |
141,110 |
144,461 |
149,662 |
152,662 |
159,862 |
| Research Support Contracts |
372,743 |
444,550 |
460,554 |
542,754 |
589,604 |
| Research Management and Support |
142,518 |
152,084 |
157,559 |
174,559 |
190,559 |
| Other Grants |
42,720 |
56,940 |
59,414 |
59,414 |
61,414 |
| Total NCI |
3,754,456 |
4,177,204 |
4,482,957 |
5,361,150 |
5,690,000 |
| Cancer Control included above |
457,965 |
511,058 |
538,431 |
648,881 |
783,431 |
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Requested Increases for Fiscal Year 2003
(Increases over the 2002 President's Budget)
(dollars in thousands)
You may click the funding mechanisms listed below for a description.
Research Project Grants (RPGs)
| budget category |
Core |
Challenge |
Extraordinary Opportunities |
Total |
| Ongoing |
$185,265 |
$0 |
$0 |
$185,265 |
| New and Renewal |
16,378 |
214,543 |
222,300 |
453,221 |
| Subtotal - RPGs |
201,643 |
214,543 |
222,300 |
638,486 |
| Small Business Innovation Research |
25,000 |
0 |
0 |
25,000 |
| Total - PRGs |
226,643 |
214,543 |
222,300 |
663,486 |
| Intramural Research |
22,300 |
41,500 |
3,000 |
66,800 |
| Cancer Centers |
7,423 |
72,750 |
13,000 |
93,173 |
| Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) |
3,868 |
29,000 |
3,000 |
35,868 |
Clinical Trials Infrastructure
| budget category |
Core |
Challenge |
Extraordinary Opportunities |
Total |
| Cooperative Clinical Research |
6,242 |
335,500 |
13,000 |
354,742 |
| Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOPs) |
4,301 |
65,000 |
0 |
69,301 |
| Subtotal - Clinical Trials Infrastructure |
10,543 |
400,500 |
13,000 |
424,043 |
Training and Education Grants
| budget category |
Core |
Challenge |
Extraordinary Opportunities |
Total |
|
| National Research Service Awards |
2,459 |
3,000 |
0 |
5,459 |
| Research Career Program |
2,082 |
14,700 |
0 |
16,782 |
| Cancer Education Program |
780 |
0 |
2,500 |
3,280 |
| Minority Biomedical Research Support |
500 |
0 |
0 |
500 |
| Subtotal - Training and Education Grants |
5,821 |
17,700 |
2,500 |
26,021 |
| budget category |
Core |
Challenge |
Extraordinary Opportunities |
Total |
| Cancer Control Operations |
5,201 |
3,000 |
7,200 |
15,401 |
| Research Support Contracts |
16,004 |
82,200 |
46,850 |
145,054 |
| Research and Management Support |
5,475 |
17,000 |
16,000 |
38,475 |
| Other Grants |
2,474 |
0 |
2,000 |
4,474 |
| Total Requested Increase |
305,753 |
878,193 |
328,850 |
1,512,796 |
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Distribution of FY 2003 Budget Request
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Distribution of FY 2003 Requested Increases
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Descriptions of Funding Mechanisms
Research Project Grants
Funding for extramural research, primarily through investigator-initiated Research Project Grants (RPGs), comprises the largest part of the NCI core budget. Increases through the NCI Challenge and Extraordinary Opportunity initiatives contribute to the expansion of research supported through RPGs. NCI funds about 4,500 RPGs each year to over 620 institutions across the United States at an average cost of approximately $400,000 per grant. If fully supported, our budget request for Fiscal Year 2003 would add $638 million to the funds available to support investigator-initiated research.
Intramural Research
NCI intramural research focuses on projects conducted by the some 400 researchers located on the NIH campus. These researchers build upon the proximity between their research laboratories and the NIH Clinical Center and the synergism among NIH Institutes to support the rapid translation of basic laboratory research to the clinic and to maintain a special focus on long-term epidemiologic and genetics studies.
Cancer Centers and Special Programs of Research Excellence
Sixty NCI-supported Cancer Centers serve as hubs for cutting-edge research, high quality cancer care, and outreach and education for healthcare providers and patients. Centers of excellence like the 27 Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) use flexible funding to pursue questions related to specific forms of cancer and to move disease-specific research quickly from the laboratory to the patient. Funding increases will allow NCI to broaden the number and range of activities at Cancer Centers and SPOREs.
Clinical Trials Infrastructure
NCI supports clinical trials carried out by approximately 10,000 investigators at some 1,700 U.S. hospitals and cancer centers each year. Over 1,300 trials will be conducted in 2001 involving some 200,000 patients. Many of these trials are allowing for the testing of targeted agents like STI571 that hold promise for more effective, less invasive, cancer prevention and treatment. About three-quarters of this funding is for treatment trials and the other quarter supports prevention trials. The largest portion of additional funding will be used to provide for greater reimbursement for patient participation in trials.
Training and Education Grants
NCI funds approximately 170 institutions and 2,000 individuals each year through extramural cancer research training programs to prepare the next generation of scientists and clinicians to use new technologies and work effectively in interdisciplinary, collaborative research environments. Increased funding will be used to enhance these programs and to support the participation and growth of scientists within underserved populations.
Cancer Control
NCI's Cancer Control grants, contracts, and operational funds are used to support research, communication, and other activities focused on ways to reduce cancer risk, incidence, morbidity, and mortality and improve the quality of life for all cancer patients. Increases will be used to support tobacco and tobacco-related research, research to reduce cancer-related health disparities and improve the quality of cancer care, information dissemination, and a host of other similar activities.
Research Support Contracts
Research support contracts are used to support program efforts across the Institute. Areas that utilize contracts are diverse and include such areas as drug development, cancer control research, information dissemination, and support to epidemiological research.
Research Management and Support
Research management and support budgets are used for the critical technical and administrative services required for NCI to carry out its work. They include central administrative functions, overall program direction, grant and contract review and administration, personnel, program coordination, and financial management.
Other Grants
Other grants go to support partnerships and shared resources, scientific evaluation, and workshop and conference support.
How does this budget request compare with previous budgets?
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