NIH Funding Trends

NIH funding for P&S has far surpassed the increase in the overall NIH budget during the past six years. In fact, while the NIH budget has remained mostly flat, NIH funding to P&S has increased 24% over the six-year period.

Annual Percent Change in P&S Awards vs. NIH Budget

  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 6 Year* Annual Average
P&S (%) 3.8 5.7 1.5 -3.9 4 11 24 4
Total NIH Budget (%) 2.3 -1 -0.3 -5 2.6 1.6 0 4
Difference (%) 1.5 6.7 1.8 1.1. 1.4 9.4 24 4

*Due to rounding of individual years, they do not sum to actual 6 year change.

P&S NIH Proposal Success Rate

FY # Proposals Submitted % Funded
09 1180* 28
10 868 33*
11 899 28
12 948 28
13 884 28
14 1032 30

*Reflects submission and subsequent funding of one-time ARRA (stimulus package) awards.