8. Long-Term Trends

Budget History of the NHLBI: Fiscal Years 1950–2010
NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Category: Fiscal Years 2000–2010
NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Mechanism: Fiscal Years 2000–2010
NHLBI Employment: Fiscal Years 2000–2010
NHLBI Intstitute-Initiated and Investigator-Initiated Awards: Fiscal Years 2000–2010
NHLBI Grants and Research and Development Contracts as Subsets of Institute-Initiated Awards: Fiscal Years 2000–2010
NHLBI Extramural Programs: Fiscal Years 2000–2010
NHLBI Extramural Research Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Years 2000–2010

Budget History of the NHLBI: Fiscal Years 1950–2010

Dollars (Thousands)

Fiscal Year	Budget Estimate to Congress	House Allowance	Senate Allowance	Appropriation	Obligations	Cumulative Fiscal Year Obligations
1950	$ 34,630	$ 11,575	$ 29,117	$ 16,075	$ 5,768	$ 15,768
1951	8,800	8,800	9,400	9,400	8,497	24,265
1952	10,237	10,074	10,156	10,083	9,850	34,115
1953	9,779	9,623	12,000	12,000	11,398	45,513
1954	11,040	12,000	15,418	15,168	14,952	60,465
1955	14,570	16,168	17,168	16,668	16,595	77,060
1956	17,454	17,398	23,976	18,808	18,838	95,898
1957	22,106	25,106	33,396	33,396	32,392	128,290
1958	33,436	33,436	38,784	35,936	35,973	164,263
1959	34,820	36,212	49,529	45,613	45,468	209,731
1960	45,594	52,744	89,500	62,237	61,565	271,296
1961	63,162	71,762	125,166	86,900	86,239	357,535
1962	97,073	105,723	160,000	132,912	110,849	468,384
1963	126,898	143,398	149,498	147,398	120,597	588,981
1964	130,108	129,325	130,545	132,404	117,551	706,532
1965	125,640	124,521	125,171	124,824	124,412	830,944
1966	141,412	146,212	143,462	141,462	141,171	972,115
1967	148,407	154,770	164,770	164,770	164,342	1,136,457
1968	167,954	167,954	177,954	167,954	162,134	1,298,591
1969	169,735	164,120	172,120	166,928	161,834	1,460,425
1970	160,513	160,513	182,000	171,257	160,433	1,620,858
1971	171,747	178,479	203,479	194,901	194,826	1,815,684
1972	195,492	211,624	252,590	232,627	232,577	2,048,261
1973	255,280	300,000	350,000	300,000	255,722	2,303,983
1974	265,000	281,415	320,000	302,915	327,270	2,631,253
1975	309,299	321,196	330,000	327,996	327,953	2,959,206
1976	324,934	329,079	379,059	370,096	368,648	3,327,854
TQ^A	59,715	58,015	58,015	58,763	60,639	3,388,493
1977	342,855	380,661	420,661	396,661	396,857	3,785,350
1978	403,642	432,642	456,000	447,901	447,968	4,233,318
1979	454,336	485,584	485,584	510,134	510,080	4,743,398
1980	507,344	527,544	527,544	527,544	527,248	5,270,646
1981	532,799	560,264	565,264	549,693	550,072	5,820,718
1982	579,602	583,831	587,741	559,637	559,800	6,380,518
1983	577,143	620,947	624,542	624,259	624,260	7,004,778
1984	639,774	665,859	683,489	704,939	705,064	7,709,842
1985	718,852	764,135	807,149	805,269	803,810	8,513,652
1986	775,254	856,388	863,652	859,239	821,901	9,335,553
1987	785,697	921,410	921,502	930,001	929,982	10,265,535
1988	821,887	990,808	1,000,349	965,536	965,283	11,230,818
1989	1,054,503	1,018,983	1,056,003	1,045,985	1,045,508	12,276,326
1990	1,039,846	1,090,930	1,091,597	1,072,354	1,070,683	13,347,009
1991	1,112,502	1,135,589	1,137,235	1,126,942	1,125,915	14,472,924
1992	1,209,924	1,202,398	1,190,396	1,191,500	1,190,070	15,662,994
1993	1,245,396	1,228,455	1,228,455	1,214,693	1,214,693	16,877,687
1994	1,198,402	1,277,880	1,277,880	1,277,880	1,277,852	18,155,539
1995	1,266,961	1,259,590	1,259,590	1,258,472	1,314,969	19,470,508
1996	1,337,021	1,355,866	1,320,254^B	1,355,866	1,351,422^C	20,821,930
1997	1,320,555^D	1,438,265	1,344,742^D	1,432,529^E	1,431,821	22,253,751
1998	1,467,189	1,513,004	1,531,898	1,531,061^F	1,526,276	23,780,027
1999	1,709,328^G	1,720,344	1,793,697	1,793,697^F	1,788,008	25,568,035
2000	1,759,806	1,937,404	2,001,185	2,040,291^F	2,027,286	27,595,321
2001	2,069,582	2,328,102	2,328,105	2,299,866^H	2,298,035	29,893,356
2002	2,567,429	2,547,675	2,618,966	2,576,125^I	2,569,794	32,463,150
2003	2,791,411	2,812,011	2,818,684	2,812,011^J	2,793,681	35,256,831
2004	2,867,995	2,867,995	2,897,595	2,882,715^K	2,882,601	38,139,432
2005	2,963,953	2,963,953	2,985,900	2,965,453	2,922,573^L	41,062,005
2006	2,951,270	2,951,270	3,023,381	2,951,270^J	2,893,527	43,955,532
2007	2,901,012	2,901,012	2,924,299	2,921,757	2,922,322^L	46,877,854
2008	2,894,341	2,965,775	2,992,197	2,974,900	2,937,333	49,815,187
2009	2,924,942	3,025,500	3,006,344	3,015,689	3,014,552	52,829,739
2010	3,050,356	3,123,403	3,006,827	3,096,916	3,093,501	55,923,240

A	TQ=Transition Quarter, July 1-September 30, 1976.
B	Senate Allowance reflects the Institute share of the Government-wide rescission and the HHS rescission.
C	Obligations reflect the Institute share of the Government-wide rescission, the HHS rescission, and a transfer to other NIH Institutes through the NIH Director's 1 percent transfer authority.
D	Excludes funds for AIDS research activities consolidated in the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR).
E	Excludes enacted administrative reduction.
F	Excludes Director transfer, Secretary transfer, and rescission.
G	Includes Bioterrorism reduction.
H	Excludes Office of Human Research Protection transfer, Secretary transfer, and rescission.
I	Excludes Government-wide rescission, Labor/HHS/Education rescission, from HHS to OMB rescission, and Secretary 1 percent transfer.
J	Excludes Government-wide rescission.
K	Includes Roadmap adjustments.
L	Includes Roadmap Transfer and Government-wide rescission.

NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Category: Fiscal Years 2000–2010

Current Dollars

NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Category: Fiscal Years 1998–2008 - Current Dollars
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Note: Beginning in 2007, the WHI funds are included in the "Heart" category and the Sleep Disorders Research funds are included in the "Lung" category. Previously they were reported separately.

NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Category: Fiscal Years 2000–2010

Dollars (Millions)

Budget Category	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010
Extramural Research–Heart	$1,115.7	$1,245.8	$1,412.4	$1,538.8	$1,604.7	$1,599.6	$1,582.7	$1,624.9	$1,652.2	$1,659.2	$1,769.1
Extramural Research–Lung	415.5	481.0	535.2	590.5	596.0	628.2	610.3	597.6	572.2	627.8	629.9
Extramural Research–Blood	305.9	364.0	396.0	419.3	429.2	439.5	434.9	429.7	426.2	431.7	389.2
Intramural Research	122.3	133.7	146.7	157.8	164.2	166.3	168.3	169.5	177.5	431.7	186.2
Research Management and Support	67.9	73.5	79.4	87.3	88.5	89.0	97.2	100.6	109.2	114.1	119.1
Total	$2,027.3	$2,298.0	$2,569.7	$2,793.7	$2,882.6	$2,922.6	$2,893.4	$2,922.3	$2.937.3	$3,014.5	$3,093.5

Note: From 1999 to 2006, the WHI was reported separately. In this table, it has been incorporated into the "Heart" line. The Sleep Disorders Research was reported separately from 1996 to 2006. In this table, it has been incorporated into the "Lung" line.

NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Category: Fiscal Years 2000–2010*

Constant 2000 Dollars

NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Category: Fiscal Years 1998–2008 - Constant 1998 Dollars
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* This chart is based on the Biomedical Research & Development Price Index through 2010.
Note: Beginning in 2007, the WHI funds are included in the "Heart" category and the Sleep Disorders Research funds are included in the "Lung" category. Previously they were reported separately.

NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Category: Fiscal Years 2000–2010

Constant 2000 Dollars (Millions)

Budget Category	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010
Extramural Research–Heart	$1,115.7	$1,206.0	$1,323.7	$1,392.6	$1,400.3	$1,343.1	$1,270.2	$1,256.7	$1,220.2	$1,185.1	$1,225.1
Extramural Research–Lung	415.5	465.6	501.6	534.4	520.1	527.5	489.8	462.2	422.6	448.4	436.2
Extramural Research–Blood	305.9	352.4	371.1	379.5	374.5	369.0	349.1	332.3	314.8	308.4	269.5
Intramural Research	122.3	129.4	137.5	142.8	143.3	139.6	135.1	131.1	131.1	129.8	128.9
Research Management and Support	67.9	71.2	74.4	79.0	77.2	74.7	78.0	77.8	80.6	81.5	82.5
Total	$2,027.3	$2,224.6	$2,408.3	$2,528.2	$2,515.4	$2,453.9	$2,322.2	$2,260.1	$2,169.4	$2,153.2	$2,142.3

* This chart is based on the Biomedical Research & Development Price Index through 2010.
Note: From 1999 to 2006, the WHI was reported separately. In this table, it has been incorporated into the "Heart" line. The Sleep Disorders Research was reported separately from 1996 to 2006. In this table, it has been incorporated into the "Lung" line.

NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Mechanism: Fiscal Years 2000–2010

NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Mechanism: Fiscal Years 1998–2008
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^* Includes Research Career Programs.
^** Excludes Office of the Director and DIR research contracts, which are included in R&D contracts.

NHLBI Total Obligations by Budget Mechanism: Fiscal Years 2000–2010

Current Dollars (Millions)

Funding Mechanism	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010
Research Grants^*	$1,570.5	$1,796.9	$2,006.2	$2,172.3	$2,257.3	$2,310.2	$2,275.9	$2,263.1	$2,216.9	$2,261.0	$2,310.3
Research and Development (R&D) Contracts	201.3	220.1	258.3	290.5	285.5	268.6	262.8	295.8	338.8	361.1	379.9
Training Programs	65.4	73.7	79.2	85.8	87.1	88.4	89.2	93.3	94.9	96.6	98.0
Intramural Research and Research Management and Support^**	190.1	207.3	226.1	245.1	252.7	255.4	265.6	270.1	286.7	295.8	305.3
Total	$2,027.3	$2,298.0	$2,569.8	$2,793.7	$2,882.6	$2,922.6	$2,893.5	$2,922.3	$2,937.3	$3,014.5	$3,093.5

^* Includes Research Career Programs.
^** Excludes Office of the Director and DIR research contracts, which are included in R&D contracts.

NHLBI Employment: Fiscal Years 2000–2010

Staff	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010
FTEs*	865	868	880	880	861	796	797	814	846	856	876

* Full-time equivalents.

NHLBI Institute-Initiated and Investigator-Initiated Awards: Fiscal Years 2000–2010

NHLBI Institute-Initiated and Investigator-Initiated Awards: Fiscal Years 1998–2008
* Includes Research Career Programs.
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NHLBI Grants and Research and Development Contracts as Subsets of Institute-Initiated Awards: Fiscal Years 2000–2010

NHLBI Grants and Research and Development Contracts as Subsets of Institute-Initiated Awards: Fiscal Years 1998–2008
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NHLBI Extramural Programs: Fiscal Years 2000–2010

Dollars (Millions)

Funding Mechanism	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010
Investigator-Initiated Awards
Investigator-Initiated Grants^*	$1,187.4	$1,388.8	$1,521.4	$1,616.1	$1,716.8	$1,747.2	$1,747.0	$1,719.3	$1,742.1	$1,765.5	$1,865.9
Research Career Programs	54.2	57.5	63.5	65.8	67.8	71.0	70.4	55.4	78.7	84.6	68.0
Subtotal, Investigator-Initiated Awards	1,241.6	1,446.3	1,584.9	1,681.9	1,784.6	1,818.2	1,817.3	1,774.7	1,820.8	1,850.1	1933.9
Institute-Initiated Awards
Institute-Initiated Grants (RFA)	328.9	350.7	421.3	490.4	472.5	492.1	458.6	488.2	396.1	410.9	376.4
Centers^**	123.8	127.2	128.2	138.9	140.6	151.5	141.1	141.0	107.3	90.1	72.6
R&D Contracts (RFP)	201.3	220.1	258.3	290.5	285.5	268.6	262.9	295.8	338.8	361.1	379.9
Subtotal, Institute-Initiated Awards	530.2	570.8	679.6	780.9	758.0	760.7	721.4	784.0	734.9	772.0	756.3
Training
Individual Awards	8.9	8.9	9.5	8.6	8.8	9.7	10.0	8.2	9.0	10.3	11.7
Institutional Awards	56.5	64.8	69.7	77.2	78.4	78.7	79.1	85.1	85.8	86.2	86.3
Subtotal, Training	65.4	73.7	79.2	85.8	87.2	88.4	89.2	93.3	94.8	96.5	98.0
Total, Extramural	$1,837.2	$2,090.8	$2,343.7	$2,548.6	$2,629.8	$2,667.3	$2,628.0	$2,652.0	$2,650.5	$2,718.6	$2,788.2

^* Includes all R18s.
^** Centers are a subset of Institute-Initiated Grants (RFAs) and are not added to the Institute-Initiated Awards subtotal as a distinct category.

NHLBI Extramural Programs: Fiscal Years 2000–2010

Percent of Total Extramural Budget

Funding Mechanism	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010
Investigator-Initiated Awards
Investigator-Initiated Grants*	64.6%	66.4%	64.9%	63.4%	65.3%	65.5%	66.5%	64.8%	65.7%	64.9%	66.9%
Research Career Programs (K04, K06)	3.0	2.8	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.1	3.0	3.1	2.4
Subtotal, Investigator-Initiated Awards	67.6	69.2	67.6	66.0	67.9	68.2	69.2	66.9	68.7	68.1	69.4
Institute-Initiated Awards
Institute-Initiated Grants (RFA)	17.9	16.8	18.0	19.2	18.0	18.4	17.5	18.4	14.9	15.1	13.5
Centers^**	6.7	6.1	5.5	5.5	5.3	5.7	5.4	5.3	4.0	3.3	2.6
R&D Contracts (RFP)	11.0	10.5	11.0	11.4	10.9	10.1	10.0	11.2	12.8	13.3	13.6
Subtotal, Institute-Initiated Awards	28.9	27.3	29.0	30.6	28.8	28.5	27.5	29.6	27.7	28.4	27.1
Training
Individual Awards	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4
Institutional Awards	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1
Subtotal, Training	3.6	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.5
Total, Extramural	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

^* Includes all R18s.
^** Centers are a subset of Institute-Initiated Grants (RFAs) and are not added to the Institute-Initiated Awards subtotal as a distinct category.

NHLBI Extramural Research Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Years 2000–2010

NHLBI Extramural Research Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Years 1998–2008
*Includes Research Career Programs; does not include Centers.
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NHLBI Extramural Research Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Years 2000–2010

Dollars (Millions)

Funding Mechanism	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010
Research Grants^*	$1,446.7	$1,669.8	$1,878.0	$2,033.4	$2,116.6	$2,158.8	$2,134.9	$2,121.9	$2,109.6	$2,170.9	$2,237.7
Centers	123.8	127.2	128.2	138.9	140.6	151.5	141.1	141.0	107.3	90.1	72.6
R&D Contracts	201.3	220.1	258.3	290.5	285.5	268.6	262.9	295.8	338.8	361.1	379.9
Research Training	65.4	73.7	79.2	85.8	87.1	88.4	89.2	93.3	94.8	96.5	98.0
Total, Extramural	$1,837.2	$2,090.8	$2,343.7	$2,548.6	$2,629.8	$2,667.3	$2,628.0	$2,652.0	$2,650.5	$2,718.6	$2,788.2

^* Includes Research Career Programs; does not include Centers.

NHLBI Extramural Research Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Years 2000–2010

NHLBI Extramural Research Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Years 1998–2008

*Includes Research Career Programs; does not include Centers.
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NHLBI Extramural Research Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Years 2000–2010

Percent of Total Extramural Budget

Funding Mechanism	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002	FY 2003	FY 2004	FY 2005	FY 2006	FY 2007	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010
Research Grants^*	78.7%	79.9%	80.1%	79.8%	80.5%	80.9%	81.2%	80.0%	79.6%	79.9%	80.3%
Centers	6.7	6.1	5.5	5.5	5.3	5.7	5.4	5.3	4.0	3.3	2.6
R&D Contracts (RFP)	11.0	10.5	11.0	11.4	10.9	10.1	10.0	11.2	12.8	13.3	13.6
Research Training	3.6	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.5
Total, Extramural	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

^* Includes Research Career Programs; does not include Centers.
Note: Numbers may not add to total due to rounding.

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