Research Project Grants (RPGs)
During fiscal year 2019,
- Over 73% of competing dollars supported grants awarded within the established payline and RFAs and the remainder supported grants as an exception to the fundable range.
- RFA funds accounted for 17.6% of the FY 2019 competing dollars.
- A total of 1,178 competing RPGs were funded.
FY 2019 data on this page includes FY 2019 Cures-Moonshot funding and excludes FY 2017 and 2018 Cures-Moonshot carryover obligations.
Number of RPG Awards
Includes Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Awards.
Fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 includes Cancer Moonshot funding.
RPGs Summary, FY 2018-2019
| RPG Awards Funded | 2018 No. or % | 2018 Amount | 2019 No. or % | 2019 Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Funding for RPGs | 4,780 | $2,450,558 | 4, 984 | 2,541`,700 |
| SBIR/STTR | 280 | $142,899 | 245 | 136,670 |
| Funding for RPGs without SBIR/STTR Program | 4,500 | $2,307,659 | 4, 739 | 2,405,030 |
| Continuation or Noncompeting Grants Funded | 3,338 | $1,615,654 | 3,561 | 1,716,055 |
| Competing Grants Funded | 1,162 | $571,222 | 1,178 | 572,716 |
| Administrative Supplements | 280 | $36,754 | 268 | 30,715 |
| Partial Assessment for DHHS Program Evaluation | $84,028 | 85,543 |
| Grant Category | R01 or Share | 2018 No. or % |
2018 Amount | 2019 No. or % | 2019 Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants within Paylines |
841 |
$326,426 |
805 | 319,359 | |
| Traditional R01 | 534 | $250,668 | 544 | 260,317 | |
| RFA Grants | 115 | $107,311 | 118 | 100,779 | |
| Share of Competing Grant Funds | 18.8% | 17.6% | |||
| Exception Grants | 321 | $244,796 | 373 | 253,357 | |
| Share of Competing Grant Funds | 42.9% | 44.2% |
| Statistical Measure | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| *Excludes SBIR/STTR | ||
| Total Competing Application Requests* | 10,317 | 10,108 |
| Funding Success Rate | 11% | 12% |
| Percentile Funding for R01 Grants | 9th & 14th | 8th & 14th |
| Average Cost-Competing | $492 | $486 |
| Average Reduction from Recommended/Requested Levels | -13% | -14% |
FY 2019 figures include FY 2019 Cancer Moonshot funds.
FY 2018 figures include FY 2018 Cancer Moonshot funds.
RPGs Funding Mechanisms
The "Other" category includes DP1, DP2, DP5, R00, R37, U01, U19,UH2, UH3, UG3, UA5, R50, UM1, R15, R55 and R56 activities.
| RPG Mechanism | 2018 | 2019 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| *SPL = Scientific Program Leaders (NCI) | |||
| R01 Traditional Grants | 9th & 14th | 8th & 14th | Percentile |
| P01 Program Projects | 17% Reduction | 19% Reduction | SPL Selected* |
| R03 Small Grants | 25 | 25 | Impact Score |
| R15 Academic Research | 25 | 25 | Impact Score |
| R21 Exploratory Phase I | 7th | 7th | Percentile |
| R33 Exploratory Phase II* | N/A | N/A | SPL Selected* |
| R41/R42 STTR | 25 | 22 | Impact Score |
| R43/R44 SBIR | 27 | 29 | Impact Score |
RPGs Requested and Awarded
The following table displays requested and awarded RPGs and the success rate for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. These numbers include Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBTT) awards. The Download the Data link contains data for the prior ten years.
| Fiscal Year | Type | Number Requested | Amount Requested | Number Awarded | Amount Awarded | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Includes Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Awards. | ||||||
| Fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 figures includes Cancer Moonshot funding data. | ||||||
| Success rate is the number of awarded grants divided by the number of awards requested. | ||||||
| 2018 | Competing New | 10,921 | $4,914,256 | 1,220 | $546,677 | 11.9% |
| Competing Renewal | 471 | 327,711 | 134 | 96,208 | ||
| Competing Supplement | 33 | 8,382 | 2 | 331 | ||
| Competing Subtotal | 11,425 | 5,250,349 | 1,356 | 643,216 | ||
| Non-Competing | 3,424 | 1,807,342 | ||||
| FY 2018 RPG Total | 4,780 | $2,450,558 | ||||
| 2019 | Competing New | 10,713 | $4,880,003 | 1,207 | $545,687 | 11.9% |
| Competing Renewal | 445 | 332,705 | 122 | 90,402 | ||
| Competing Supplement | 28 | 7,197 | 7 | 1,611 | ||
| Competing Subtotal | 11,186 | 5,219,905 | 1,336 | 637,700 | ||
| Non-Competing | 3,648 | 1,903,999 | ||||
| FY 2019 RPG Total | 4,984 | $2,541,700 | ||||
RPG Awards by Grant Activity Codes
This table displays awarded research project grants (RPG) data by grant activity code and count. Please visit NIH Activity Codes for more information on the descriptions.
| Grant Code | 2018 Number |
2018 Amount |
2019 Number |
2019 Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 3,092 | $1,375,890 | 3,195 | $1,425,516 |
| DP1 | 2 | 2,388 | 1 | 1,161 |
| DP2 | 1 | 2,711 | 0 | 466 |
| DP5 | 6 | 2,494 | 3 | 1,312 |
| P01 | 85 | 165,529 | 95 | 179,123 |
| R00 | 103 | 24,704 | 109 | 26,260 |
| R37 | 66 | 30,163 | 99 | 43,535 |
| U01 | 285 | 243,522 | 306 | 276,369 |
| U19 | 2 | 5,087 | 2 | 7,593 |
| UH2 | 7 | 1,408 | 7 | 1,413 |
| R35 | 125 | 118,267 | 142 | 129,232 |
| R50 | 63 | 10,559 | 81 | 13,319 |
| UH3 | 21 | 11,275 | 33 | 18,797 |
| UA5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UM1 | 33 | 110,404 | 27 | 69,816 |
| UG3 | 11 | 5,574 | 8 | 4,500 |
| R03 | 149 | 12,227 | 121 | 9,735 |
| R21 | 382 | 74,013 | 447 | 85,575 |
| R33 | 45 | 17,863 | 38 | 14,993 |
| R15 | 20 | 8,951 | 23 | 10,082 |
| R55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R56 | 2 | 602 | 2 | 689 |
| RC2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBIR/STTR | 280 | 142,899 | 245 | 136,670 |
| Total | 4,780 | 2,366,530 | 4,984 | $2,456,156 |
RPG Activity Codes with a "0" count displayed for No. are grants where NCI co-funded a grant but was not the primary IC funding the award.
Fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 includes Cancer Moonshot funds and excludes carryover obligations for fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
*From FY 2017 onward, RFAs will be accounted for in the actual grant mechanism categories under which they fall.