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13. Research Training and Career Development Programs

NHLBI Research Training and Career Development Obligations: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

NHLBI Research Training and Career Development Obligations: Fiscal Years 1995-2005
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NHLBI Full-Time Training Positions: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

NHLBI Full-Time Training Positions: Fiscal Years 1995-2005

* National Research Service Awards (NRSA).
Note: Numbers of awards and trainees may not agree with other tables due to the method of counting supplements.


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Training Awards, Full-Time Training Positions, and Obligations by Activity: Fiscal Year 2005

  Number of Awards Obligated Trainees (Full-time Training Positions) Direct Cost Indirect Cost Total Cost Percent of Total NHLBI Training Program Dollars
Fellowship Programs            
Predoctoral Fellowship Award (F31)
 25 25 $794,457 $--- $794,457 0.9%
Individual NRSA (F32)
 176 176 8,813,429 --- 8,813,429 10.2
Senior Fellowships NRSA (F33)
 1 1 57,536 --- 57,536 0.1
Subtotal, Fellowships 202 202 9,665,422 --- 9,665,422 11.2
Graduate Training Programs            
Institutional NRSA (T32)
 215 1,540 65,275,920 5,248,233 70,524,153 * 81.4
Minority Institutional NRSA (T32)
 5 35 1,107,098 76,456 1,183,554 1.4
Off-Quarter Professional Student Training NRSA (T34, T35)
 19 95 2,054,204 179,118 2,233,322 2.6
Short-Term Training for Minority Students (T35M)
 36 128 2,713,088 262,887 2,975,975 3.4
Subtotal, Graduate Training Programs 275 1,798 71,150,310 5,766,694 76,917,004 * 88.8
Total, Training Programs 477 2,000 $80,815,732 $5,766,694 $86,582,426 100.0%
* Excludes assessment of $1,764,000.

History of Training Obligations by Activity: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

  Dollars (Thousands)
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Fellowship Programs                      
Predoctoral Fellowship Award (F31) $304 $551 $388 $466 $346 $248 $264 $478 $563 $549 $794
Individual NRSA (F32) 6,651 6,483 6,281 6,969 8,807 8,517 8,515 8,887 7,868 8,128 8,813
Senior Fellowships NRSA (F33) 99 233 179 125 90 92 147 84 112 144 58
Intramural NRSA (F35) 49 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Subtotal, Fellowships 7,103 7,267 6,848 7,560 9,243 8,857 8,926 9,449 8,543 8,821 9,665
Graduate Training Programs                      
Institutional NRSA (T32) 36,270A 36,718B 38,253C 37,904D 45,551E 50,507F 58,516G 62,999H 69,951I 71,229J 70,524K
Minority Institutional NRSA (T32) 982 679 898 706 901 1,167 996 1,092 1,006 734 1,184
Off-Quarter Professional Student Training NRSA (T34, T35) 951 1,001 1,216 1,435 1,384 966 1,974 1,987 1,975 1,993 2,233
MARC (T36) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 --- --- --- ---
Short-Term Training for Minority Students (T35M) 1,760 1,834 1,612 1,964 2,494 2,570 1,877 2,057 2,594 2,671 2,976
Subtotal, Training Grants 39,968 40,237 41,984 42,014 50,335 55,215 63,368 68,135 75,526 76,627 76,917
Total, Training Programs $47,071A $47,504B $48,832C $49,574D $59,578E $64,072F $72,294G $77,584H $84,069I $85,448J $85,582K

A Excludes Assessment of $964,000.
B Excludes Assessment of $982,000.
C Excludes Assessment of $1,004,000.
D Excludes Assessment of $1,032,000.
E Excludes Assessment of $1,216,000.
F Excludes Assessment of $1,280,000.
G Excludes Assessment of $1,424,000.
H Excludes Assessment of $1,584,000.
I Excludes Assessment of $1,716,000.
J Excludes Assessment of $1,744,000.
K Excludes Assessment of $1,764,000.

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Full-Time Training Positions by Activity: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

  Number of Positions
  Fiscal Year
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Fellowship Programs                      
Predoctoral Fellowship Award (F31) 13 21 15 19 13 11 12 18 19 18 25
Individual NRSA (F32) 222 220 210 225 237 225 208 194 164 168 176
Senior Fellowships NRSA (F33) 4 7 5 4 2 2 3 2 2 3 1
Intramural NRSA (F35) 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Subtotal, Fellowships 241 248 230 248 252 238 223 214 185 189 202
Graduate Training Programs                      
Institutional NRSA (T32) 1,201 1,216 1,179 1,423 1,185 1,368 1,425 1,482 1,542 1,578 1,540
Minority Institutional NRSA (T32) 47 30 43 52 53 48 43 39 42 32 35
Off-Quarter Professional Student Training NRSA (T34, T35) 76 78 68 --- --- 51 409 179 93 99 95
Short-Term Training for Minority Students (T35M) 125 113 75 --- --- 136 93 30 107 119 128
Subtotal, Training Grants 1,449 1,437 1,365 1,475 1,238 1,603 1,670 1,730 1,784 1,828 1,798
Total, Training Positions 1,690 1,685 1,595 1,723 1,490 1,841 1,893 1,944 1,969 2,017 2,000

NHLBI Research Career Programs: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

  Number of Awards
  Fiscal Year
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award for Minority Faculty (K01) --- --- 5 19 30 29 44 54 47 46 45
Minority Institution Faculty Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) --- --- 1 --- --- 11 9 2 7 6 4
Mentored Scientist Development Award in Research Ethics (K01) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2 2 3
Independent Scientist Award (K02) --- 3 8 14 18 27 34 33 32 31 32
Research Career Development Award (K04) 30 25 18 10 6 1 --- --- --- --- ---
Research Career Award (K06) 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Preventive Cardiology Academic Award (K07) 7 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Preventive Pulmonary Academic Award (K07) 4 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Transfusion Medicine Academic Award (K07) 5 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Systemic Pulmonary and Vascular Disease Academic Award (K07) 15 11 9 3 3 1 --- --- --- --- ---
Asthma Academic Award (K07) 9 9 9 6 3 --- --- --- --- --- ---
Tuberculosis Academic Award (K07) 15 19 23 20 13 9 5 --- --- --- ---
Sleep Academic Award (K07) --- 8 12 20 20 20 12 8 --- --- ---
Nutrition Academic Award (K07) --- --- --- 10 10 19 19 19 9 9 ---
Cultural Competence and Health Disparities Academic Award (K07) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 8 14
Clinical Investigator Development Award (K08) 222 254 267 278 262 257 241 236 240 229 239
Physician Scientist Award (K11) 22 12 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Minority School Faculty Development Award K14) 11 15 9 --- --- 4 1 --- --- --- ---
Research Development Award for Minority Faculty (K14) 28 36 34 37 32 7 --- --- --- --- ---
Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell Research (K18) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1 5 3
NHLBI Career Transition Award (K22) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1 2
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) --- --- --- --- 13 36 58 90 110 122 127
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) --- --- --- --- 11 20 27 37 38 32 32
Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) --- --- --- --- --- --- 2 7 9 12 17
Clinical Research Curriculum Award (K30) --- --- --- --- 9 16 55 55 55 55 0*
Total, Research Career Programs 371 397 398 420 422 459 509 543 552 559 519
* In FY 2005, the NHLBI relinquished management of the K30 program and as a result no longer receives the grant count.

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NHLBI Research Career Program Obligations: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

  Dollars (Thousands)
  Fiscal Year
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award for Minority Faculty (K01) $--- $--- $460 $1,723 $2,738 $3,650 $5,556 $5,711 $6,156 $6,150 $6,088
Minority Institution Faculty Mentored Research Scientist Award (K01) --- --- 106 101 905 1,300 1,143 1,703 991 867 588
Mentored Scientist Development Award in Research Ethics (K01) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 255 253 355
Independent Scientist Award (K02) --- 207 545 933 1,548 2,350 3,202 3,130 3,099 3,073 3,218
Research Career Development Award (K04) 2,006 1,693 1,226 684 568 69 --- --- --- --- ---
Research Career Award (K06) 104 105 103 103 70 70 70 69 69 34 34
Preventive Cardiology Academic Award (K07) 957 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Preventive Pulmonary Academic Award (K07) 309 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Transfusion Medicine Academic Award (K07) 485 326 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Systemic Pulmonary and Vascular Diseases Academic Award (K07) 2,295 1,715 1,415 386 423 113 --- --- --- --- ---
Asthma Academic Award (K07) 749 740 764 509 248 --- --- --- --- --- ---
Tuberculosis Academic Award (K07) 1,155 1,496 1,831 1,566 1,161 745 396 --- --- --- ---
Sleep Academic Award (K07) --- 699 1,027 1,734 1,736 1,760 1,081 722 --- --- ---
Nutrition Academic Award (K07) --- --- --- 1,491 1,480 2,829 2,869 2,906 1,472 1,516 ---
Cultural Competence and Health Disparities Academic Award (K07) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 925 1,620
Clinical Investigator Development Award (K08) 18,090 21,093 22,238 23,122 29,741 30,189 29,263 29,295 30,288 29,037 30,429
Physician Scientist Award (K11) 1,903 1,023 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Minority School Faculty Development Award (K14) 810 1,158 729 618 445 862 98 --- --- --- ---
Research Development Award for Minority Faculty (K14) 2,812 3,607 3,468 3,099 2,093 393 --- --- --- --- ---
Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell Research (K18) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 243 980 512
NHLBI Career Transition Award (K22) --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 185 364
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) --- --- --- --- 1,687 4,619 7,570 11,909 14,571 16,216 17,086
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) --- --- --- --- 1,054 2,072 2,877 4,058 4,368 3,815 3,929
Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) --- --- --- --- --- --- 272 921 1,195 1,622 2,206
Clinical Research Curriculum Award (K30) --- --- --- --- 1,772 3,163 3,073 3,090 3,110 3,115 4,589
Total, Research Career Program Obligations $31,675 $33,862 $33,912 $36,069 $47,669 $54,184 $57,470 $63,514 $65,817 $67,794 $71,018

NHLBI Minority Biomedical Research Training, Career Development, and Research Supplements Program Obligations: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

NHLBI Minority Biomedical Research Training, Career Development, and Research Supplements Program Obligations: Fiscal Years 1995-2005

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NHLBI Minority Biomedical Research Training, Career Development, and Research Supplements Program Obligations: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

  Dollars (Thousands)
  Fiscal Year
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
MARC Summer Research Training Program $28 $32 $17 $--- $10 $4 $20 $15 $4 $--- $---
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award for Minority Faculty --- --- 460 1,723 2,738 3,650 5,556 5,711 6,156 6,150 6,088
MARC --- 5 5 5 --- 5 5 --- --- --- ---
Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) 2,313 2,503 2,722 2,978 3,423 3,873 3,165 2,793 3,600 2,806 2,846
Minority Institution Faculty Mentored Research Scientist Development Award --- --- 106 101 905 1,300 1,143 1,703 991 867 588
Minority Institution Research Training Program 982 679 898 706 901 1,167 996 1,092 1,006 734 1,184
Minority Predoctoral Fellowship 304 551 388 436 345 248 264 278 308 374 545
Minority Research Supplements Program 7,265 6,714 7,070 7,043 7,440 8,304 8,587 9,822 9,323 10,938 11,214
Minority School Faculty Development Award 810 1,158 729 618 445 862 98 --- --- --- ---
Reentry Supplements --- 140 152 249 106 176 384 --- --- --- 96
Research Development Award for Minority Faculty 2,812 3,607 3,468 3,099 2,093 393 --- --- --- --- ---
Short-Term Training for Minority Students 1,760 1,834 1,612 1,964 2,494 2,570 1,876 2,057 2,594 2,671 2,976
Total, Minority Programs $16,274 $17,223 $17,627 $18,922 $20,900 $22,552 $22,094 $23,471 $23,982 $24,540 $25,537

NHLBI Research Supplements Program by Award Type: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

  Number of Awards
  Fiscal Year
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Minority Supplements                      
Investigator
 49 42 38 31 32 33 33 46 47 35 29
Postdoctoral
 39 49 47 50 47 42 41 33 38 37 52
Graduate
 42 37 36 48 53 47 43 45 57 61 80
Undergraduate
 27 12 23 25 17 19 12 17 18 17 12
High School
 10 8 9 11 6 --- 3 3 4 3 7
Post-Master/Post-Baccalaureate
 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2 8 17 16
Reentry Supplements --- 2 2 3 2 1 3 --- --- 3 2
Disability Supplements 4 3 3 2 1 5 4 5 4 3 2
Total, Research Supplements Program 171 153 158 170 158 147 139 151 176 176 200

NHLBI Research Supplements Program Obligations by Award Type: Fiscal Years 1995–2005

  Dollars (Thousands)
  Fiscal Year
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Minority Supplements                      
Investigator
 $3,319 $2,552 $2,412 $2,185 $2,331 $3,262 $3,430 $5,046 $3,844 $4,256 $3,552
Postdoctoral
 2,153 2,899 3,172 3,032 3,110 3,053 3,086 2,554 2,655 2,713 3,432
Graduate
 1,402 1,116 1,181 1,527 1,806 1,791 1,818 1,864 2,181 2,439 3,208
Undergraduate
 351 120 273 246 166 198 235 260 301 282 179
High School
 40 27 32 53 27 --- 18 33 33 13 30
Post-Master/Post-Baccalaureate
 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 65 309 597 618
Reentry Supplements --- 140 152 249 106 176 384 --- --- 495 96
Disability Supplements 277 194 165 96 72 282 187 474 360 143 99
Total, Research Supplements Program $7,542 $7,048 $7,387 $7,388 $7,618 $8,762 $9,158 $10,296 $9,683 $10,938 $11,214

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