Budget
Budget
Research for the People
The ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ invests most of its nearly $48 billion budget1 in medical research for the American people.
Nearly 82 percent2 of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s funding is awarded for , largely through almost 50,000 to more than 300,000 researchers at more than 2,500 universities, medical schools, and other research institutions in every state.
In addition, approximately 11 percent2 of the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's budget supports projects conducted by , most of which are on the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ campus in Bethesda, Maryland. The remaining 6 percent2 covers research support, administrative, and facility construction, maintenance, or operational costs.
Justifications, Testimonies, and Appropriations
- — congressional justifications
- Congressional Testimony — budget requests & testimony by the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Director
- History of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Appropriations — from 1938
Funding for Diseases, Conditions, Research Areas
- , conditions, and research areas, based on actual grants, contracts, research conducted at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ, and other mechanisms of support.
Grants Awarded
- — universities and research organizations around the nation receiving research grants and contracts
- — funding for grants and contracts
- — annual percentage of research grant applications that are funded
- — a searchable database of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ-funded research projects
1 Based on historical distribution of actual FY 2022 obligations across extramural and intramural mechanisms that comprise the annual ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ budget.
2 Reflects the sum of enacted discretionary budget authority of slightly over $46.1 billion received under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328). The budget total of $47.7 billion also includes $1.412 billion derived from PHS Evaluation financing, $141.5 million mandatory funding for the Special type 1 diabetes account, and $1.085 billion received from 21st Century Cures Act allocations. Appropriations received by the recently established Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) are excluded as is unobligated carryover related to emergency pandemic supplemental appropriations enacted prior to FY 2022 and resources from the HHS Nonrecurring Expenses Fund (NEF).
Related Links
— ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ budget management, policy, planning, analysis, formulation and presentation
— provides leadership and direction for ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ financial management activities
— provides guidance to ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Institutes for research and training conducted outside the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ
— coordinates research conducted directly by ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ scientists
— A one-stop shop for reports on the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ research portfolio
Impact of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Research
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ research has had a major positive impact on nearly all of our lives by improving human health, fueling the U.S. economy, and creating jobs in our communities.
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