Number of RPG Awards
Includes Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Awards.
FY 2020 - 2023 Includes Cancer MoonshotSM Funding
RPGs Summary, Fiscal Years 2023-2024
| RPG Awards Funded | 2023 No. or % | 2023 Amount | 2024 No. or % | 2024 Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Funding for RPGs | 5,736 | $3,145,237 | 5,739 | $3,129,796 |
| SBIR/STTR | 228 | $175,373 | 199 | $158,454 |
| Funding for RPGs without SBIR/STTR Program | 5,508 | $2,969,864 | 5,540 | $2,971,342 |
| Continuation or Noncompeting Grants Funded | 4,139 | $2,125,093 | 4,316 | $2,174,188 |
| Competing Grants Funded | 1,369 | $697,786 | 1,224 | $640,639 |
| Administrative Supplements | 354 | $39,659 | 436 | $47,330 |
| Partial Assessment for DHHS Program Evaluation | $107,326 | $109,184 |
| Grant Category | R01 or Share | 2023 No. or % | 2023 Amount | 2024 No. or % | 2024 Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants within Paylines | 1018 | $481,920 | 888 | $420,190 | |
| Traditional R01 | 776 | $428,468 | 616 | $347,693 | |
| RFA Grants | 115 | $71,919 | 108 | $79,166 | |
| Share of Competing Grant Funds | 10.3% | 12.4% | |||
| Exception Grants | 351 | $215,866 | 336 | $220,450 | |
| Share of Competing Grant Funds | 30.9% | 34.4% |
| Statistical Measure | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| *Excludes SBIR/STTR | ||
| Total Competing Application Requests* | 8,618 | 8,990 |
| Funding Success Rate | 16% | 14% |
| Percentile Funding for R01 Grants | 12th & 17th | 10th & 17th |
| Average Cost-Competing | $510 | $523 |
| Average Reduction from Recommended/Requested Levels | -14% | -14% |
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 | 2023 | 2024 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| *SPL = Scientific Program Leaders (NCI) | |||
| R01 Traditional Grants | 12th & 17th | 10th & 17th | Percentile |
| P01 Program Projects | 17% Reduction | 17% Reduction | SPL Selected* |
| R03 Small Grants | 25 | 25 | Impact Score |
| R15 Academic Research | 25 | 25 | Impact Score |
| R21 Exploratory Phase I | 9th | 10th | Percentile |
| R33 Exploratory Phase II | N/A | N/A | SPL Selected* |
| R41/R42 STTR | 26 | 25 | Impact Score |
| R43/R44 SBIR | 27 | 25 | Impact Score |
RPGs Requested and Awarded
The following table displays requested and awarded RPGs and the success rate for fiscal years 2023 and 2024. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Competing New | 9,302 | $4,888,297,784 | 1,319 | $653,918 | 15.4% | |
| Competing Renewal | 427 | $341,237,643 | 179 | $130,281 | |||
| Competing Supplement | 0 | $0 | |||||
| Competing Subtotal | 9,729 | $5,229,535,427 | 1,498 | $784,199 | |||
| Non-Competing | 4,238 | $2,253,712 | |||||
| FY 2023 RPG Total | 5,736 | $3,037,911 | |||||
| 2024 | Competing New | 9,932 | $5,470,395 | 1,177 | $608,278 | 12.8% | |
| Competing Renewal | 413 | $347,341 | 145 | $100,450 | |||
| Competing Supplement | 8 | $2,005 | 3 | $515 | |||
| Competing Subtotal | 10,353 | $5,819,741 | 1,325 | $709,243 | |||
| Non- Competing | 4,414 | $2,311,369 | |||||
| FY 2024 RPG Total | 5,739 | $3,020,612 | |||||
| Includes Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Awards. | |||||||
| FY 2020-2023 figures include Cancer MoonshotSM funding data. | |||||||
| Success rate is the number of awarded grants divided by the number of awards requested. | |||||||
| Includes FY 2023 Cancer Moonshot funding. Excludes FY 2017 through FY2022 Moonshot carryover obligations. | |||||||
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.
| Year | Total No. Awarded | Total Amount | Average Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4,814 | $1,939,623 | $403 |
| 2015 | 4,767 | $2,019,308 | $424 |
| 2016 | 4,666 | $2,068,869 | $443 |
| 2017 | 4,663 | $2,195,184 | $471 |
| 2018 | 4,780 | $2,366,530 | $495 |
| 2019 | 4,984 | $2,456,156 | $493 |
| 2020 | 5,070 | $2,677,206 | $514 |
| 2021 | 5,221 | $2,739,345 | $525 |
| 2022 | 5,505 | $2,871,997 | $522 |
| 2023 | 5,736 | $3,037,911 | $530 |
| 2024 | 5,739 | $3,020,612 | $526 |
| Grant Code | 2023 Number | 2023 Amount | 2024 Number | 2024 Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 3,725 | $1,864,401 | 3,698 | $1,842,927 |
| DP1 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,090 |
| DP2 | 0 | $356 | 0 | $20 |
| DP5 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| P01 | 96 | $197,631 | 90 | $187,561 |
| R00 | 104 | $25,555 | 115 | $28,296 |
| R37 | 343 | $164,733 | 381 | $180,953 |
| U01 | 321 | $236,674 | 333 | $234,896 |
| U19 | 7 | $12,552 | 10 | $15,494 |
| U34 | 1 | $284 | 2 | $564 |
| UH2 | 5 | $1,057 | 4 | $937 |
| R34 | 3 | $881 | 15 | $4,384 |
| R35 | 133 | $127,082 | 120 | $112,120 |
| R50 | 94 | $16,474 | 111 | $19,286 |
| UH3 | 30 | $24,463 | 29 | $22,827 |
| UA5 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| UM1 | 21 | $53,731 | 19 | $55,120 |
| UG3 | 3 | $4,126 | 18 | $16,176 |
| R03 | 108 | $9,508 | 102 | $10,375 |
| R21 | 433 | $93,605 | 395 | $96,400 |
| R33 | 43 | $16,046 | 47 | $16,996 |
| R15 | 20 | $9,050 | 20 | $9,213 |
| R55 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| R56 | 5 | $1,220 | 4 | $1,006 |
| R61 | 13 | $3,108 | 25 | $5,515 |
| RC2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| SBIR/STTR | 228 | $175,373 | 199 | $158,454 |
| Total | 5,736 | $3,037,911 | 5,739 | $3,020,612 |