13. Research Training and Career Development Programs

NHLBI Research Training and Career Development Obligations: Fiscal Years 2002–2012

NHLBI Research Training and Career Development Obligations: Fiscal Years 2001-2011
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* National Research Service Awards (NRSA).

NHLBI Full-Time Training Positions: Fiscal Years 2002–2012

NHLBI Full-Time Training Positions: Fiscal Years 2001-2011

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* 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 2012

  Number of
Awards
Obligated 		Trainees
(Full-time
Training
Positions) 		Direct Cost Indirect
Cost 		Total Cost Percent of
Total NHLBI
Training
Program
Dollars
Fellowship Programs            
Individual Predoctoral NRSA for  M.D./Ph.D. (F30) 80 80 $2,963,467 $— $2,963,467 3.2%
Predoctoral Individual NRSA (F31) 39 39 1,295,231 — 1,295,231 1.4
Postdoctoral Individual NRSA (F32) 101 101 5,368,753 — 5,368,753 5.9
Subtotal, Fellowships 220 220 9,627,451 — 9,627,451 7.3
Graduate Training Programs            
Institutional NRSA (T32) 223 1,531 72,748,190 6,028,080 78,776,270* 87.3
Minority Institutional NRSA (T32) 4 24 769,678 59,660 829,338 0.9
Off-Quarter Professional Student Training NRSA (T34, T35) 18 92 1,985,459 168,914 2,154,373 2.4
Subtotal, Graduate Training Programs 245 1,647 75,503,327 6,256,654 81,759,981 90.6
Total, Training Programs 465 1,867 $85,130,778 $6,256,654 $91,387,432* 100.0%

* Excludes assessment of $1,930,000.

History of Training Obligations by Activity: Fiscal Years 2002–2012

Dollars (Thousands)

  FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
Fellowship Programs                      
Individual Predoctoral NRSA for M.D./Ph.D. (F30) $         — $         — $         — $         — $         — $         — $   641 $  2,191 $  3,024 $  3,297 $  2,963
Predoctoral Individual NRSA (F31) 478 563 549 794 1,202 1,509 1,888 2,009 2,094 1,562 1,295
Postdoctoral Individual NRSA (F32) 8,887 7,868 8,128 8,813 8,790 6,684 6,487 6,012 6,559 5,767 5,369
Senior Fellowships NRSA (F33) 84 112 144 58 53 — 59 118 — — —
Subtotal, Fellowships 9,449 8,543 8,821 9,665 10,045 8,193 9,075 10,330 11,677 10,626 9,627
Graduate Training Programs                      
Institutional NRSA (T32) 62,999A 69,951B 71,229C 70,524D 71,831E 78,343F 80,373G 81,453H 81,319I 82,536J 78,776K
Minority Institutional NRSA (T32) 1,092 1,006 734 1,184 743 780 688 349 1,050 949 829
Off-Quarter Professional Student Training NRSA (T34, T35) 1,987 1,975 1,993 2,233 2,215 2,411 2,021 2,202  1,941  1,904  2,154
Short-Term Training for
Minority Students (T35M) 		2,057 2,594 2,671 2,976 2,527 1,673 804 283 — — —
Subtotal, Training Grants 68,135 75,526 76,627 76,917 77,316 83,207 83,886 84,287 84,310 85,389 81,759
Total, Training Programs $77,584A $84,069B $85,448C $86,582D $87,361E $91,400F $92,961G $94,617H $95,987I $96,015J $91,386K

A Excludes Assessment of $1,584,000.
B Excludes Assessment of $1,716,000.
C Excludes Assessment of $1,744,000.
D Excludes Assessment of $1,764,000.
E Excludes Assessment of $1,818,000.
F Excludes Assessment of $1,916,000.
G Excludes Assessment of $1,912,000.
H Excludes Assessment of $1,960,000.
I  Excludes Assessment of $1,976,000.
J  Excludes Assessment of $1,982,000.
K Excludes Assessment of $1,930,000.

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Full-Time Training Positions by Activity: Fiscal Years 2002–2012

Number of Positions

  FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
Fellowship Programs                      
Individual Predoctoral NRSA for M.D./Ph.D. (F30) — — — — — — 20 63 85 88 80
Predoctoral Individual NRSA (F31) 18 19 18 25 32 44 56 59 62 46 39
Postdoctoral Individual NRSA (F32) 194 164 168 176 171 130 125 118 128 112 101
Senior Fellowships NRSA (F33) 2 2 3 1 2 — 1 2 — — —
Subtotal, Fellowships 214 185 189 202 205 174 202 242 275 246 220
Graduate Training Programs                      
Institutional NRSA (T32) 1,482 1,542 1,578 1,540 1,512 1,585 1,525 1,602 1,660 1,667 1,531
Minority Institutional NRSA (T32) 39 42 32 35 26 23 18 19 26 27 24
Off-Quarter Professional Student Training NRSA (T34, T35) 179 93 99 95 104 105 93 102 91 86 92
Short-Term Training for Minority Students (T35M) 30 107 119 128 99 77 48 24 — — —
Subtotal, Training Grants 1,730 1,784 1,828 1,798 1,741 1,790 1,684 1,747 1,777 1,780 1,647
Total, Training Positions 1,944 1,969 2,017 2,000 1,946 1,964 1,886 1,989 2,052 2,026 1,867


NHLBI Research Career Programs: Fiscal Years 2002–2012

Number of Awards

  FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
Mentored Career Development Award To Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research* (K01) 54 47 46 45 40 35 35 37 47 45 46
Mentored Career Award for Faculty at Minority-Serving Institutions** (K01) 2 7 6 4 4 5 7 5 6 5 4
Mentored Scientist Development Award in Research Ethics (K01) — 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 — — —
Independent Scientist Award (K02) 33 32 31 32 24 25 22 19 19 21 17
Research Career Award (K06) 2 2 1 1 1 — — — — — —
Sleep Academic Award (K07) 8 — — — — — — — — — —
Nutrition Academic Award (K07) 19 9 9 — — — — — — — —
Pediatric Transfusion Medicine Academic Award (K07) — — — — — 4 4 4 4 4 —
Cultural Competence and Health Disparities Academic Award (K07) — — 8 14 18 18 18 9 4 — —
Innovators in Hemoglobinopathies Care Career Development Award (K07) — — — — — — — — — 2 2
Clinical Investigator Development Award (K08) 236 240 229 239 226 214 210 232 218 210 189
Career Development Program in Vascular Medicine Research (K12) — — — — 2 7 7 7 — 3 6
Clinical Hematology and Transfusion Medicine Research Career Development Program (K12)† — — — — 6 6 6 6 6 — 6
Genetics and Genomics of Lung Diseases Career Development Program (K12) — — — — — 8 8 8 8 — 8
Clinical Research Career Development Programs in Emergency Medicine (K12) — — — — — — — — — 6 6
Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell Research (K18) — 1 5 3 2 4 6 3 4 5 3
NHLBI Career Transition Award (K22) — — 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) 90 110 122 127 122 120 133 149 160 170 164
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) 37 38 32 32 33 29 29 34 35 34 36
Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) 7 9 12 17 16 15 15 15 15 15 16
Clinical Research Curriculum Award (K30) 55 55 55 —‡ 14 16 — — — — —
Career Transition Award (K99) — — — — — 24 47 42 64 47 56
Total, Research Career Programs 543 552 559 519 512 534 549 572 591 570 562

*    Formerly known as Mentored Research Scientist Development Award for Minority Faculty.
**  Formerly known as Minority Institution Faculty Mentored Research Scientist Development Award.
†     Formerly known as Clinical Hematology Research Career Development Program.
‡     In FY 2005, NHLBI relinquished management of the K30 program and as a result did not receive the grant count.

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NHLBI Research Career Program Obligations: Fiscal Years 2002–2012

Dollars (Thousands)

  FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
Mentored Career Development Award To Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research* (K01) $5,711 $ 6,156 $ 6,150 $ 6,088 $ 5,453 $ 4,718 $ 4,574 $ 4,745 $ 6,089 $ 5,860 $ 5,891
Mentored Career Award for Faculty at Minority-Serving Institutions** (K01) 1,703 991 867 588 567 698 949 663 804 668 546
Mentored Scientist Development Award in Research Ethics (K01) — 255 253 355 358 357 102 164 62 126 67
Independent Scientist Award (K02) 3,130 3,099 3,079 3,218 2,421 2,511 2,184 1,880 1,847 2,076 1,653
Research Career Award (K06) 69 69 34 34 34 — — — — — —
Sleep Academic Award (K07) 722 — — — — — — — — — —
Nutrition Academic Award (K07) 2,906 1,472 1,516 — — — — — — — —
Pediatrics Transfusion Medicine Academic Award (K07) — — — — — 486 486 486 486 486 —
Cultural Competence and Health Disparities Academic Award (K07) — — 925 1,620 2,109 2,232 2,197 1,138 562 — —
Innovators in Hemoglobinopathies Care Career Development Award (K07) — — — — — — — — — 574 533
Clinical Investigator Development Award (K08) 29,295 30,288 29,037 30,429 28,973 27,286 27,005 29,706 28,165 27,166 24,514
Research Career Development Program in Vascular Medicine (K12) — — — — 772 3,206 5,499 7,325 — 2,499 959
Clinical Hematology and Transfusion Medicine Research Career Development Program (K12)† — — — — 2,360 2,367 2,364 2,375 2,371 — 2,325
Genetics and Genomics of Lung Diseases Career Development Program (K12) — — — — — 3,154 3,190 3,190 3,194 — 2,244
Clinical Research Career Development Programs in Emergency Medicine (K12) — — — — — — — — — 1,186 3,065
Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell Research (K18) — 243 980 512 213 652 1,014 477 706 789 392
NHLBI Career Transition Award (K22) — — 185 364 178 160 162 162 162 699 700
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) 11,909 14,571 16,216 17,086 16,720 16,419 18,556 20,831 22,368 23,871 23,027
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) 4,058 4,368 3,815 3,929 4,315 4,037 4,161 5,078 5,942 5,851 6,079
Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) 921 1,195 1,622 2,206 2,184 2,077 2,082 1,996 2,134 2,110 2,304
Clinical Research Curriculum Award (K30) 3,090 3,110 3,115 4,589 3,708 2,520 — — — — —
Career Transition Award (K99) — — — — — 2,074 4,190 4,430 6,652 5,129 5,877
Total, Research Career Program Obligations $63,514 $65,817 $67,794 $71,018 $70,365 $74,954 $78,715 $84,646 $81,544 $79,090 $80,176

* Formerly known as Mentored Research Scientist Development Award for Minority Faculty.
** Formerly known as Minority Institution Faculty Mentored Research Scientist Development Award.
† Formerly known as Clinical Hematology Research Career Development Program.


NHLBI Minority Biomedical Research Training, Career Development, and Research Supplements Program Obligations: Fiscal Years 2002–2012

NHLBI Minority Biomedical Research Training, Career Development, and Research Supplements Program Obligations: Fiscal Years 2000-2010

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NHLBI Minority Biomedical Research Training, Career Development, and Research Supplements Program Obligations: Fiscal Years 2002–2012

Dollars (Thousands)

  FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
MARC Summer Research Training Program $    15 $    4 $    — $    — $    — $    — $    — $    — $    — $    — $    —
Mentored Career Development Award To Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research* 5,711 6,156 6,150 6,088 5,453 4,718 4,574 4,745 6,089 5,860 5,891
Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) 2,793 3,600 2,806 2,846 2,403 2,475 1,527 2,167 2,540 3,228 2,947
Mentored Career Award for Faculty at Minority-Serving Institutions** 1,703 991 867 588 567 698 949 663 804 668 546
Minority Institution Research Training Program 1,092 1,006 734 1,184 743 780 688 349 1,050 949 829
Minority Predoctoral Fellowship 278 308 374 545 1,012 1,115 1,728 1,979 2,064 1,562 1,295
Diversity Research Supplements Program 9,822 9,323 10,938 11,214 10,680 10,834 10,303 10,412 11,198 10,260 10,901
Reentry Supplements — — — 96 132 245 401 887 1,050 621 595
Short-Term Training for Minority Students 2,057 2,594 2,671 2,976 2,526 1,673 804 283 — — —
Short-Term Research Education Program To Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research 835 3,402 3,205 4,297 5,571 5,999 5,047 6,375 7,320 7,219 7,247
Total, Minority Programs $24,306 $27,384 $27,745 $29,834 $29,087 $28,537 $26,021 $27,860 $32,115 $30,367 $30,251


NHLBI Research Supplements Program by Award Type on Grants: Fiscal Years 2002–2012

Number of Awards

  FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
Diversity Supplements                      
Investigator 46 47 35 29 27 31 25 22 17 10 17
Postdoctoral 33 38 37 52 49 43 42 45 50 49 54
Graduate 45 57 61 80 74 73 69 71 71 66 64
Undergraduate 17 18 17 12 11 16 17 18 13 9 8
High School 3 4 3 7 3 3 3 2 7 10 12
Post-Master/Post-Baccalaureate 2 8 17 16 11 4 9 21 21 33 29
Reentry Supplements — — 3 2 1 1 3 9 8 5 4
Disability Supplements 5 4 3 2 2 4 1 — 2 2 2
Total, Research Supplements Program 151 176 176 200 178 175 169 188 189 184 190


NHLBI Research Supplements Program by Award Type on Contracts: Fiscal Years 2002–2012

Number of Awards

  FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
Diversity Supplements                      
Investigator — — 1 2 1 2 2 4 3 3 1
Postdoctoral — 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 4 4 5
Graduate — 2 7 7 2 5 2 5 5 6 7
Undergraduate — — — — 1 1 1 1 1 — —
High School — 1 — — — — — — — — —
Post-Master/Post-Baccalaureate — — 1 — — — — — — — —
Total, Research Supplements Program — 5 10 11 5 9 5 11 13 13 13


NHLBI Research Supplements Program Obligations by Award Type on Grants: Fiscal Years 2002–2012

Dollars (Thousands)

  FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
Diversity Supplements                      
Investigator $ 5,046 $ 3,844 $ 4,256 $ 3,552 $ 3,343 $ 3,719 $ 3,285 $ 2,679 $ 2,183 $ 1,601 $ 2,209
Postdoctoral 2,554 2,655 2,713 3,432 3,542 3,284 3,074 3,284 3,928 3,595 4,173
Graduate 1,864 2,181 2,439 3,208 3,114 3,021 3,029 3,212 3,533 3,389 3,176
Undergraduate 260 301 282 179 178 350 424 386 240 151 139
High School 33 33 13 30 18 16 26 28 61 75 64
Post-Master/Post-
Baccalaureate 		65 309 597 618 352 156 367 823 1,076 1,284 1,140
Reentry Supplements — — 495 96 132 245 401 887 1,050 621 431
Disability Supplements 474 360 143 99 133 288 98 — 177 165 164
Total, Research Supplements Program $10,296 $9,683 $10,938 $11,214 $10,812 $11,079 $10,704 $11,299 $12,248 $10,881 $11,496


NHLBI Research Supplements Program Obligations by Award Type on Contracts: Fiscal Years 2002–2012

Dollars (Thousands)

  FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
Diversity Supplements                      
Investigator $— $— $142 $296 $148 $261 $271 $541 $376 $420 $139
Postdoctoral — 246 71 137 62 62 — 155 391 245 354
Graduate — 108 323 229 101 294 79 155 143 215 226
Undergraduate — — — — 26 13 20 16 8 — —
High School — 7 — — — — — — — — —
Post-Master/Post-
Baccalaureate 		— — 51 — — — — — — — —
Total, Research Supplements Program $— $361 $587 $662 $337 $630 $370 $867 $918 $880 $719

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