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Extramural vs Intramural and RMS Funding

The following is a comparison broken out by mechanism and total between Extramural dollars spent vs Intramural Research Program (IRP) and Research Management and Support (RMS).

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*Fiscal years 2018 through 2022 includes Cancer Moonshot funding appropriated that fiscal year and excludes all carryover obligations for fiscal years 2018 through 2022.

FY 2018-2022 Total NCI Funding
(Dollars in Millions)
2018* 2019* 2020* 2021* 2022* 2018-2022 % Change
*Fiscal years 2018 through 2022 includes Cancer Moonshot funding appropriated that fiscal year and excludes all carryover obligations for fiscal years 2018 through 2022.
$5,927.7 $5,992.3 $6,383.4 $6,442.7 $6,833.7 15.3%
FY 2018-2022 Extramural Funding
(Dollars in Millions)
Mechanism 2018* 2019* 2020* 2021* 2022* 2018-2022 % Change
*Fiscal years 2018 through 2022 includes Cancer Moonshot funding appropriated that fiscal year and excludes all carryover obligations for fiscal years 2018 through 2022.
Research Project Grants $2,450.6 $2,541.7 $2,749.4 $2,822.4 $2,966.5 21.1%
Cancer Centers 331.4 337.1 382.0 344.7 339.7 2.5%
SPOREs 115.8 110.7 113.2 119.6 128.2 10.7%
Other P50s/P20s 0.0 7.4 7.9 3.3 13.2 0.0%
Other Specialized Centers 178.3 200.8 110.7 95.9 106.0 -40.6%
Other Research Grants 537.9 506.8 548.1 556.1 624.8 16.2%
NRSA 82.4 87.0 96.4 93.0 91.1 10.6%
R&D Contract 825.4 768.1 823.0 812.2 835.8 1.3%
Buildings & Facilities 18.0 18.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 66.7%
Total Extramural Funds $4,539.8 $4,577.5 $4,860.7 $4,877.3 $5,135.3 13.1%
FY 2018-2022 Intramural and RMS Funding
(Dollars in Millions)
Mechanism 2018* 2019* 2020* 2021* 2022* 2018-2022 % Change
*Fiscal years 2018 through 2022 includes Cancer Moonshot funding appropriated that fiscal year and excludes all carryover obligations for fiscal years 2018 through 2022.
Intramural Research $945.5 $964.9 $1,072.6 $1,102.5 $1,230.4 30.1%
RMS 442.4 449.9 450.0 462.9 468.0 5.8%
Total IRP & RMS Funds $1,387.9 $1,414.8 $1,522.6 $1,565.4 $1,698.4 22.4%
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