Research Grants
Research and training grants: Success rates by mechanism and selected activity codes

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 1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
All Research Grants33%33%34%33%34%33%32%26%24%22%24%25%23%22%19%19%
Research Projects Grants31%31%32%32%32%31%30%25%22%20%21%22%21%21%18%18%
  R0130%31%32%31%31%30%30%25%22%20%23%23%22%22%18%18%
  R155%9%4%7%15%37%42%31%30%25%25%28%22%19%15%15%
  R2144%26%32%24%30%28%24%21%18%15%16%16%14%15%13%14%
  All Other RPGs34%34%40%40%40%41%36%27%29%25%21%26%27%25%25%23%
SBIR33%31%31%28%34%31%27%22%21%24%27%31%25%16%14%18%
  Phase 129%28%27%26%30%27%24%20%18%19%24%27%22%14%11%16%
  Phase 252%49%48%39%53%49%44%37%36%41%42%48%40%34%30%40%
  Fast track32%17%35%28%29%27%22%18%15%21%18%32%23%16%10%16%
STTR26%28%24%28%33%37%28%38%25%21%16%19%21%22%19%23%
  Phase 125%27%23%26%30%33%27%37%22%20%14%16%19%20%16%20%
  Phase 234%35%30%42%49%63%43%49%49%26%28%39%30%35%36%39%
  Fast track  0%14%22%25%0%28%38%24%25%11%10%15%23%10%34%
Research Centers36%42%40%49%53%40%44%31%39%34%34%40%34%37%37%33%
Research Career Awards51%50%46%43%46%46%44%36%35%31%31%35%38%36%32%32%
  K0135%34%39%36%43%42%43%32%31%28%32%39%36%40%34%32%
  K0253%57%71%54%56%46%48%47%38%35%42%38%36%29%38%26%
  K0749%44%43%41%36%39%36%20%22%24%26%34%39%22%25%7%
  K0855%58%52%50%50%52%47%40%39%34%36%44%47%44%42%42%
  K12100%45%36%24%43%35%46%31%28%34%45%53%52%49%32%47%
  K22  0%9%19%38%40%33%32%29%29%27%23%26%25%30%24%
  K23  100%42%49%46%47%42%36%34%27%33%38%44%38%34%37%
  K24    44%45%45%44%45%42%51%44%47%50%47%61%45%46%
  K25      42%56%52%42%30%33%31%35%48%22%30%23%25%
  K99                  100%20%23%29%25%22%23%
  All Other Ks66%70%54%49%51%59%56%49%60%48%49%67%66%47%47%42%
All Other Research Grants57%49%53%51%50%52%53%44%43%40%54%56%55%27%40%38%
Training, Individual40%41%45%47%49%44%39%35%31%29%30%33%32%30%29%28%
  F3060%61%63%71%81%69%57%49%44%40%45%46%49%40%35%37%
  F3146%48%51%52%58%53%43%39%31%30%34%34%36%31%34%28%
  F3238%39%44%45%45%39%37%33%30%27%26%30%27%28%26%26%
  F3335%21%35%35%44%42%53%44%36%26%52%50%50%14%17%60%
  All Other Fs47%59%48%54%42%33%67%21%33%15%75%0%18%0%9%25%
Training, Institutional62%64%63%66%63%58%54%48%43%44%48%50%50%54%48%48%
  T3264%64%64%67%62%58%53%49%42%42%49%48%50%52%47%48%
  T3450%53%51%47%70%54%48%50%36%33%47%31%33%50%29%48%
  All Other Ts39%74%65%70%73%72%66%37%60%62%34%78%63%74%65%48%
 
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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