The Nation's Investment in Cancer Research
A Plan and Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2008
Prepared by the Director, National Cancer Institute as mandated by The National Cancer Act (P.L. 92-218)
NCI Budget Request for
Fiscal Year 2008
This budget request consists of two components: (1) the increase required to maintain our present level of operations or "Current Services" and (2) the increases required to expand existing initiatives. The Current Services increase is the amount that will be required to sustain NCI programs and provide for some minimal growth. Noncompeting Research Project Grants (RPGs) would be funded at committed levels, the success rate for competing RPGs would be maintained at its current rate, there would be a small growth in the number of Cancer Centers, and most other mechanisms would receive sufficient increases to cover cost of living adjustments based on the Biomedical Research and Development Price Index (BRDPI). This budget level also includes funds to make critically needed capital repairs and improvements at the NCI-Frederick Federally Funded Research and Development Center. The funds needed to expand existing initiatives are add-ons to the Current Services level. These funds are distributed by budget mechanism in the column labeled "Additional Resources" on the following page.
| At a Glance* (dollars in thousands) |
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|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Year 2007 Estimate | $4,696,227 | |
| Current Services Increase | 282,998 | |
| Subtotal | $4,979,225 | |
| Fiscal Year 2008 Additional Resources | ||
| Increase Success Rate for Research Project Grants | 277,000 | |
| Expanding Cancer Center Research | 77,000 | |
| Linking Science and Technology | 170,000 | |
| Integrating Science through Interdisciplinary Teams | 196,000 | |
| Cancer Clinical Trials | 100,000 | |
| Subtotal | $820,000 | |
| Total NCI | $5,799,225 | |
| * Does not include the NCI contribution to the NIH Roadmap. | ||
Fiscal Year 2008 National Cancer Institute
Professional Judgement Budget Request
