NCI Funding Trends
Funding amounts and percentages reflect actual obligations for each fiscal year.
NCI Funding
| Mechanism | 2017** | 2018** | 2019** | 2020** | 2021** |
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*Other mechanisms includes the Career Program, Cancer Education, Minority Biomedical Research Support, Other Research Grants, National Research Service Awards (NRSA), Research Management & Support, and Buildings & Facilities. |
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**Fiscal years 2017 through 2021 includes Cancer Moonshot funding appropriated that fiscal year and excludes all carryover obligations for fiscal years 2018 through 2021. |
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| Total NCI | $5,636.4 | $5,927.7 | $5,992.3 | $6,383.3 | $6,442.7 |
| Research Project Grants | 2,278.4 | 2,450.6 | 2,541.7 | 2,749.4 | 2,822.4 |
| Cancer Centers | 313.0 | 331.4 | 337.1 | 382.0 | 344.7 |
| SPOREs | 111.4 | 115.8 | 110.7 | 113.2 | 119.6 |
| Other P50s/P20s | 1.3 | 0 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 3.3 |
| Specialized Centers | 135.6 | 178.3 | 200.8 | 110.7 | 95.9 |
| Clinical Cooperative Groups | 245.3 | 255.3 | 290.1 | 295.6 | 300.0 |
| R&D Contracts | 880.4 | 825.4 | 768.1 | 823.0 | 812.2 |
| Intramural Research | 899.7 | 945.5 | 964.9 | 1,072.6 | 1,102.5 |
| Other Mechanisms* | 771.2 | 825.3 | 771.5 | 829.0 | 842.0 |
Percent Change by Mechanism
| Mechanism | 2016 to 2017 | 2017 to 2018 | 2018 to 2019 | 2019 to 2020 | 2020 to 2021 |
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| *Other mechanisms includes the Career Program, Cancer Education, Minority Biomedical Research Support, Other Research Grants, National Research Service Awards (NRSA), Research Management & Support, and Buildings & Facilities. | |||||
| **Fiscal years 2017 through 2021 includes Cancer Moonshot funding appropriated that fiscal year and excludes all carryover obligations for fiscal years 2018 through 2021. | |||||
| Total NCI | 8.3% | 5.2% | 1.1% | 6.5% | 0.9% |
| Research Project Grants | 6.2% | 7.6% | 3.7% | 8.2% | 2.7% |
| Cancer Centers | -6.6% | 5.9% | 1.7% | 13.3% | -9.8% |
| SPOREs | 3.0% | 3.9% | -4.4% | 2.3% | 5.6% |
| Other P50s/P20s | -52.6% | -100.0% | 100.0% | 6.5% | -58.4% |
| Specialized Centers | 36.5% | 31.5% | 12.6% | -44.9% | -13.3% |
| Clinical Cooperative Groups | 11.0% | 4.1% | 13.6% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| R&D Contracts | 20.2% | -6.2% | -6.9% | 7.1% | -1.3% |
| Intramural Research | 0.6% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 11.2% | 2.8% |
| Other Mechanisms* | 15.6% | 7.0% | -6.5% | 7.5% | 1.6% |