7. Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Overview

NHLBI Obligations by Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Year 2009
NHLBI Extramural Obligations by Program: Fiscal Year 2009
NHLBI Cardiovascular Diseases Program*
NHLBI Prevention and Population Sciences Program
NHLBI Lung Diseases Program
NHLBI Blood Diseases and Resources Program

NHLBI Obligations by Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Year 2009

Funding Mechanism	*Obligated Dollars (Thousands)**	Percent of Total NHLBI Budget
Research Project Grants**	$2,039,861	67.7%
SCORs/SCCORs	73,331	2.4
Sickle Cell Centers	13,567	0.5
Centers for AIDS Research	3,254	0.1
Other Research Grants	131,001	4.3
Research Careers Programs†	84,647	2.8
Training Programs	96,578	3.2
Research and Development Contracts	361,098	12.0
Intramural Laboratory and Clinical Research	181,734	6.1
Research Management and Support‡	114,128	3.8
Total Obligations	$3,014,552	100%

* Excludes funds provided by other Agencies by means of a reimbursable agreement.
** Includes $76,341 for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grants.
† Research Career Programs are a subset of Other Research Grants and are not added as a distinct funding mechanism.
‡ Excludes OD and DIR research contracts, which are included in R&D contracts.

NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Category	NHLBI Extramural Obligations by Program	NHLBI Extramural Obligations by Division
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* Includes Cardiovascular Diseases and Prevention and Population Sciences.
For detailed data on FY 2009: Research grants, see Chapters 9 and 11 Research and development contracts, see Chapters 10 and 11 Research training and career development, see Chapter 13 Geographic distribution of awards, see Chapter 14.

NHLBI Extramural Obligations by Program: Fiscal Year 2009

Program	Obligated Dollars (Thousands)	Percent of NHLBI Extramural Budget
Heart and Vascular Diseases*	$1,659,109	61.0%
Lung Diseases	627,848	23.1
Blood Diseases and Resources	431,733	15.9
Total, Extramural Obligations	$2,718,690	100%

* Includes Cardiovascular Diseases and Prevention and Population Sciences.

NHLBI Cardiovascular Diseases Program*

Obligations by Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Year 2009

Funding Mechanism	Obligated Dollars (Thousands)	Percent of Program Budget
Research Project Grants	$1,064,115	82.1%
SCORs/SCCORs	28,806	2.2
Other Research Grants	49,130	3.8
Research Career Programs**	34,659	2.7
Training Programs	46,665	3.6
Research and Development Contracts	107,676	8.3
Total, Cardiovascular Diseases	$1,296,392	100%

* Includes Cardiovascular Diseases only.
** Research Career Programs are a subset of Other Research Grants and are not added as a distinct funding mechanism.

NHLBI Prevention and Population Sciences Program

Obligations by Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Year 2009

Funding Mechanism	Obligated Dollars (Thousands)	Percent of Program Budget
Research Project Grants	$187,013	51.6%
SCORs/SCCORs	—	—
Other Research Grants	11,743	3.2
Research Career Programs*	6,368	1.8
Training Programs	8,063	2.2
Research and Development Contracts	155,898	43.0
Total, Prevention and Population Sciences	$362,717	100%

* Research Career Programs are a subset of Other Research Grants and are not added as a distinct funding mechanism.
Note: Numbers may not add to total due to rounding.

NHLBI Lung Diseases Program

Obligations by Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Year 2009

Funding Mechanism	Obligated Dollars (Thousands)	Percent of Program Budget
Research Project Grants	$478,154	76.2%
SCORs/SCCORs	26,336	4.2
Other Research Grants	51,724	8.2
Research Career Programs*	28,689	4.6
Training Programs	25,100	4.0
Research and Development Contracts	46,534	7.4
Total, Lung Diseases	$627,848	100%

* Research Career Programs are a subset of Other Research Grants and are not added as a distinct funding mechanism.

NHLBI Blood Diseases and Resources Program

Obligations by Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Year 2009

Funding Mechanism	Obligated Dollars (Thousands)	Percent of Program Budget
Research Project Grants	$310,580	71.9%
SCORs/SCCORs	18,190	4.2
Sickle Cell Centers	13,567	3.1
Centers for AIDS Research	3,254	0.8
Other Research Grants	18,403	4.3
Research Career Programs*	14,931	3.5
Training Programs	16,749	3.9
Research and Development Contracts	50,990	11.8
Total, Blood Diseases and Resources	$431,733	100%

* Research Career Programs are a subset of Other Research Grants and are not added as a distinct funding mechanism.

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