Cancer Moonshot℠ - Obligations by Budget Mechanism
With $300 million appropriated for Cancer Moonshot activities in fiscal year (FY) 2017, funding was allocated into three budget mechanisms: research grants, R&D contracts, and intramural research, as shown in the chart below.
Similar to the institute’s annual appropriation, NCI reports Cancer Moonshot obligations by funding mechanism.
| Type of Mechanism | Mechanism | Number | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Project Grants (RPGs) | Competing | 40 | $55,346,604 |
| Administrative Supplements | 26 | $3,090,180 | |
| Subtotal, without SBIR | 40 | $58,436,784 | |
| SBIR/STTR Grants | 8 | $4,571,635 | |
| Subtotal, RPGs | 48 | $63,008,419 | |
| Centers |
Cancer Centers Grants-P30s | 25 | $4,028,663 |
| Cooperative Agreements-U54s | 9 | $22,619,831 | |
| Subtotal, Centers | 9 | $26,648,494 | |
| Other Research | Resource Grants-U24s | 8 | $59,234,334 |
| Subtotal, Other Research | 8 | $59,234,334 | |
| Subtotal, Research Grants | 65 | $148,891,247 | |
| Intramural Research | Program | $2,861,948 | |
| R&D Contracts | R&D Contracts | 7 | $118,912,332 |
| SBIR/STTR Contracts | 9 | $6,019,309 | |
| Subtotal, R&D Contracts | 16 | $124,931,641 | |
| Carryover | FY 2017 Carryover | $23,315,164 | |
| Total |
$300,000,000 |