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NCI Funding Trends

Funding amounts and percentages reflect actual obligations for each fiscal year.

NCI Funding

Funding, FY 2013-2017
*(Dollars in Millions)*
Mechanism	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017**
* Other mechanisms includes Research Career Program Cancer Education, Minority Biomedical Research Support, Other Grants, National Research Service Awards (NRSA), Research Management & Support, Buildings & Facilities.
** Includes Cancer Moonshot funding.
Research Project Grants	2,000.2	2,012.6	2,092.6	2,146.1	2,278.4
Cancer Centers	262.2	281.8	288.7	335.0	313.0
SPOREs	104.3	104.6	102.7	108.2	111.4
Other P50s/P20s	21.5	18.2	5.8	2.8	1.3
Specialized Centers	146.0	139.2	112.3	99.3	135.6
Clinical Cooperative Groups	235.4	271.6	250.8	221.0	245.3
R&D Contracts	616.0	652.3	597.0	732.3	880.4
Intramural Research	811.6	845.1	843.2	894.5	899.7
Other Mechanisms*	591.8	607.0	659.6	666.9	771.2
Total NCI	$4,789.0	$4,932.4	$4,952.6	$5,206.2	$5,636.4

Percent Change by Mechanism

Percent Change by Mechanism, FY 2012-2017
Mechanism	2012 to 2013	2013 to 2014	2014 to 2015	2015 to 2016	2016 to 2017
*Other mechanisms includes Research Career Program Cancer Education, Minority Biomedical Research Support, Other Grants, National Research Service Awards (NRSA), Research Management & Support, Buildings & Facilities.
Total NCI	-5.5%	3.0%	0.4%	5.1%	8.3%
Research Project Grants	-7.0%	0.6%	4.0%	2.6%	6.2%
Cancer Centers	-6.3%	7.5%	2.4%	16.0%	-6.6%
SPOREs	-8.1%	0.3%	-1.8%	5.4%	3.0%
Other P50s/P20s	-35.8%	-15.2%	-68.1%	-51.5%	-52.6%
Specialized Centers	-21.5%	-4.6%	-19.3%	-11.6%	36.5%
Clinical Cooperative Groups	2.4%	15.4%	-7.7%	-11.9%	11.0%
R&D Contracts	4.5%	5.9%	-8.5%	22.7%	20.2%
Intramural Research	-5.4%	4.1%	-0.2%	6.1%	0.6%
Other Mechanisms*	-5.5%	2.6%	8.7%	1.1%	15.6%

Percent Share of Total NCI Dollars

Mechanism Share of NCI Budget, FY 2013-2017
Mechanism	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
*Other mechanisms includes Research Career Program Cancer Education, Minority Biomedical Research Support, Other Grants, National Research Service Awards (NRSA), Research Management & Support, Buildings & Facilities.
Research Project Grants	41.8%	40.8%	42.3%	41.2%	40.4%
Cancer Centers	5.5%	5.7%	5.8%	6.4%	5.6%
SPOREs	2.2%	2.1%	2.1%	2.1%	2.0%
Other P50s/P20s	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Specialized Centers	3.0%	2.8%	2.3%	1.9%	2.4%
Clinical Cooperative Groups	4.9%	5.5%	5.1%	4.2%	4.4%
R&D Contracts	12.9%	13.2%	12.1%	14.1%	15.6%
Intramural Research	16.9%	17.1%	17.0%	17.2%	16.0%
Other Mechanisms*	12.4%	12.3%	13.3%	12.8%	13.7%