Research Grants
Research and training grants: Average cost of competing awards by mechanism and selected activity codes

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 1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
All Research Grants$235,000$256,000$300,000$330,000$335,000$339,000$374,000$365,000$369,000$376,000$384,000$385,000$418,000$418,000$421,000$433,066
Research Projects Grants$246,000$255,000$294,000$332,000$333,000$339,000$338,000$356,000$355,000$368,000$368,000$379,000$419,000$419,000$428,000$422,033
  R01$249,000$262,000$282,000$305,000$328,000$342,000$347,000$353,000$361,000$363,000$382,000$395,000$409,000$420,000$430,000$428,813
  R15$95,000$63,000$111,000$92,000$102,000$135,000$142,000$195,000$202,000$206,000$209,000$208,000$210,000$283,000$359,000$376,531
  R21$164,000$148,000$155,000$170,000$186,000$172,000$191,000$197,000$195,000$195,000$204,000$206,000$218,000$216,000$218,000$218,754
  All Other RPGs$253,000$252,000$402,000$547,000$445,000$479,000$441,000$536,000$496,000$580,000$513,000$537,000$669,000$656,000$655,000$657,857
SBIR$174,000$167,000$182,000$183,000$214,000$221,000$224,000$239,000$259,000$286,000$273,000$278,000$314,000$316,000$348,000$340,247
  Phase 1$98,000$99,000$109,000$119,000$126,000$131,000$144,000$156,000$156,000$164,000$171,000$174,000$198,000$211,000$231,000$231,241
  Phase 2$374,000$381,000$413,000$443,000$434,000$462,000$477,000$523,000$525,000$535,000$523,000$560,000$607,000$595,000$676,000$692,118
  Fast track$99,000$102,000$111,000$154,000$157,000$189,000$153,000$161,000$163,000$166,000$209,000$210,000$292,000$251,000$240,000$245,365
STTR$122,000$131,000$141,000$156,000$167,000$185,000$173,000$192,000$208,000$224,000$230,000$248,000$258,000$278,000$332,000$301,602
  Phase 1$99,000$99,000$111,000$118,000$127,000$137,000$138,000$153,000$156,000$180,000$178,000$155,000$188,000$199,000$230,000$216,888
  Phase 2$265,000$263,000$275,000$324,000$282,000$318,000$328,000$459,000$467,000$519,000$420,000$478,000$508,000$569,000$567,000$651,444
  Fast track    $100,000$141,000$221,000  $287,000$183,000$150,000$124,000$179,000$117,000$161,000$210,000$204,000$258,239
Research Centers$1,047,000$1,332,000$1,623,000$1,429,000$1,542,000$1,438,000$1,619,000$1,977,000$1,914,000$1,717,000$2,072,000$1,840,000$1,915,000$1,663,000$1,475,000$1,984,994
Research Career Awards$95,000$104,000$121,000$127,000$124,000$144,000$137,000$147,000$159,000$158,000$156,000$148,000$143,000$149,000$160,000$166,289
  K01$93,000$96,000$103,000$101,000$108,000$114,000$118,000$121,000$123,000$126,000$125,000$127,000$130,000$132,000$131,000$134,441
  K02$83,000$87,000$94,000$99,000$105,000$118,000$117,000$120,000$121,000$134,000$122,000$126,000$126,000$120,000$132,000$120,228
  K07$90,000$104,000$109,000$125,000$126,000$116,000$129,000$118,000$141,000$150,000$130,000$131,000$142,000$140,000$164,000$142,659
  K08$85,000$95,000$114,000$122,000$124,000$128,000$130,000$134,000$134,000$137,000$134,000$136,000$141,000$146,000$150,000$148,116
  K12$362,000$341,000$316,000$448,000$361,000$490,000$446,000$567,000$640,000$434,000$492,000$623,000$499,000$584,000$369,000$466,487
  K22    $134,000$141,000$136,000$143,000$145,000$142,000$148,000$152,000$149,000$156,000$164,000$167,000$161,000$169,568
  K23  $133,000$129,000$129,000$133,000$139,000$138,000$140,000$141,000$143,000$143,000$146,000$149,000$150,000$153,000$156,752
  K24    $102,000$105,000$116,000$119,000$126,000$119,000$142,000$154,000$156,000$159,000$164,000$169,000$171,000$159,011
  K25      $122,000$123,000$120,000$125,000$129,000$134,000$138,000$137,000$128,000$144,000$138,000$142,000$140,822
  K99                  $90,000$89,000$96,000$97,000$99,000$105,000$101,651
  All Other Ks$95,000$95,000$174,000$156,000$111,000$143,000$135,000$138,000$246,000$520,000$455,000$366,000$237,000$249,000$497,000$561,467
All Other Research Grants$153,000$228,000$272,000$371,000$294,000$325,000$696,000$336,000$399,000$329,000$332,000$392,000$378,000$387,000$382,000$398,553
Training, Individual$27,000$27,000$32,000$32,000$34,000$37,000$40,000$40,000$41,000$42,000$41,000$41,000$42,000$43,000$44,000$43,303
  F30$25,000$22,000$23,000$27,000$27,000$31,000$33,000$36,000$34,000$36,000$35,000$35,000$37,000$36,000$39,000$36,480
  F31$20,000$19,000$24,000$25,000$27,000$28,000$31,000$32,000$33,000$34,000$33,000$33,000$34,000$35,000$36,000$35,616
  F32$28,000$28,000$34,000$35,000$38,000$42,000$44,000$45,000$46,000$48,000$49,000$49,000$50,000$50,000$52,000$51,237
  F33$34,000$37,000$41,000$41,000$45,000$45,000$53,000$43,000$48,000$46,000$52,000$54,000$47,000$45,000$55,000$51,239
  All Other Fs$36,000$36,000$38,000$36,000$42,000$58,000$52,000$57,000$72,000$61,000$49,000  $56,000$0$52,000$65,090
Training, Institutional$169,000$179,000$202,000$240,000$252,000$279,000$271,000$263,000$312,000$261,000$300,000$286,000$271,000$372,000$283,000$316,672
  T32$169,000$187,000$206,000$252,000$263,000$281,000$278,000$274,000$324,000$272,000$307,000$296,000$282,000$312,000$294,000$306,816
  T34$296,000$261,000$224,000$289,000$272,000$354,000$343,000$229,000$424,000$287,000$363,000$385,000$281,000$441,000$329,000$382,843
  All Other Ts$65,000$68,000$85,000$99,000$95,000$166,000$121,000$169,000$150,000$174,000$182,000$182,000$188,000$880,000$202,000$367,086
 
Notes:
This slide excludes Reimbursable, Gift Fund and Stamp Fund

Research Grants are defined as extramural awards made for Research Centers, Research Projects, Small Business Innovation Research(SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer(STTR) Grants, and Other Research Grants.

Research Grants are defined by the following activity codes:
R,P,M,S,K,U(excluding UC6),DP1,DP2,DP3,DP4,DP5,D42 and G12.

Training Grants are defined by the following activity codes:
F05,F30,F31,F32,F33,F34,F35,F36,F37,F38,T14,T15,T32,T34,T35,T36,T37,T90,TL1,TU2

Not included are awards made under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and, beginning with fiscal year 2009, awards made under reimbursable agreements, appropriations to NIH for Superfund-related activities, gift funds, and Breast Cancer Research Stamp funds.

Source: NIH IMPAC, Success Rate File

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