Research for the People

The NIH invests about $41.7* billion annually in medical research for the American people.

More than 80 percent of NIH’s funding is awarded for extramural research, largely through almost 50,000 competitive grants to more than 300,000 researchers at more than 2,500 universities, medical schools, and other research institutions in every state.

About 10% of the NIH's budget supports projects conducted by nearly 6,000 scientists in its own laboratories, most of which are on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

Justifications, Testimonies, and Appropriations

Budget Requests — congressional justifications

Congressional Testimony — budget requests & testimony by the NIH Director

History of NIH Appropriations — from 1938

Funding for Diseases, Conditions, Research Areas

Funding levels for diseases, conditions, and research areas, based on actual grants, contracts, research conducted at NIH, and other mechanisms of support.

Grants Awarded