NIH Funding Strategies

NIH Funding Strategies

This page provides the latest information about NIH fiscal policies, as well as links to the funding strategies for each NIH Institute, Center, and Office that makes grant awards. Use this information to better understand NIH’s approach to grant funding.

NIH Budget Overview

• Current and historical NIH budget information from the NIH Office of Budget
• Funding Priorities by NIH Institute and Center
• Summary statistics on the NIH-funded portfolio from the NIH Data Book

NIH Fiscal Policies and Notices

FY 2020

• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2020
• Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements FY 2020
• Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2020
• Notice of Fiscal Policies in Effect for FY 2020

• ORIP - Office of Research Infrastructure Programs, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director
• FIC - Fogarty International Center
• NCATS - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
• NCCIH - National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health 
• NCI - National Cancer Institute
• NEI - National Eye Institute
• NHGRI - National Human Genome Research Institute
• NHLBI - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• NIA - National Institute on Aging
• NIAAA - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• NIAID - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• NIAMS - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• NIBIB - National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
• NICHD - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse
• NIDCD - National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders
• NIDCR - National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
• NIDDK - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• NIGMS - National Institute of General Medical Sciences
• NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health
• NIMHD - National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• NINDS - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• NINR - National Institute of Nursing Research
• NLM - National Library of Medicine

Additional Information

• Historical NIH Appropriations Information (FY 1997 - Present)
• Historical Salary Cap Summary (FY 1990-Present)
•  Financial Operations Archive