NCI Budget Information

The fiscal year (FY) 2012 President's budget request calls for continued momentum in cancer research with a 2% increase over the NCI's FY 2010 budget. The Recovery Act of 2009 and slight increases in NCI’s FY 2009 and 2010 annual appropriations provided a welcomed investment in cancer research after several years of flat funding. Since calling for the doubling of the NIH budget in 1998, the cohesive voice of informed advocates has raised awareness about the value of the nation’s investment in biomedical research.

Congressional Funding To NCI

NCI Budget Requests
The latest information on NCI's annual budget request to the President and Congress

Current Status:

• FY 2012: On February 14, 2011, the President released his FY 2012 budget proposal. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget includes approximately $32 billion for the National Institutes of Health, a 3% increase over the FY 2010 budget, and approximately $5.2 billion for the NCI. The FY 2012 Appropriations process is still underway, and all federal agencies, including NCI and NIH, are operating under a continuing resolution (CR) which continues funding through November 18, 2011. View more information...

• View the FY 2012 President's HHS budget proposal
• Read the FY 2012 President's budget message
• Review the FY 2012 NCI Congressional Justification that accompanies the President's budget request

• FY 2011: On Wednesday, March 2, 2011, the President signed into law the Continuing Appropriations Act (H.J.Res.44), which provides FY 2011 appropriations through Friday, March 18, 2011, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government by further amending Public Law (P.L.) 111-242, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011. The law provides funding at FY 2010 levels for most programs.

• Read more about the Long-Term Continuing Resolution (CR)
• View NCI's FY 2011 budget request

• FY 2010: The Federal fiscal year (FY) 2010 ended on September 30, 2010. Spending information for FY 2010 will be available in the spring of 2011.

NCI Funding To The Research Community

NCI Spending
Details on NCI’s annual spending, including funding for cancer research projects

NCI's Fiscal Picture and Grant Support for FY2011
Text of email from NCI Director, Harold Varmus to NCI grantees about the impact of reduced resources on grant funding.