7. Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Overview

NHLBI Obligations by Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Year 2011


Funding Mechanism		 Obligated Dollars* (Thousands) Percent of Total
NHLBI Budget
Research Project Grants** $2,079,920  67.8%
SCCORs and P50 Centers 34,365 1.5
Sickle Cell Centers 5,901 0.2
Centers for AIDS Research 3,334 0.1
Other Research Centers Grants 12,331 0.4
Other Research Grants 152,772 5.0
  Research Careers Programs† 79,090 2.6
Training Programs 97,998 3.2
Research and Development Contracts 368,291 12.0
Intramural Laboratory and Clinical Research 192,083 6.1
Research Management and Support‡ 122,554 4.0
Total Obligations $3,069,549 100.0%

*   Excludes funds provided by other Agencies by means of a reimbursable agreement.
**Includes $74,935 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 Total Obligations by Budget Category
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For detailed data on FY 2011:
  • 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 2011


Program		 Obligated Dollars (Thousands) Percent of NHLBI
Extramural Budget
Cardiovascular Sciences $1,736,223 63.0%
Lung Diseases 635,493 23.1
Blood Diseases and Resources 383,196 13.9
Total, Extramural Obligations $2,754,912  100%

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NHLBI Cardiovascular Sciences Program

Obligations by Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Year 2011


Funding Mechanism		 Obligated Dollars (Thousands) Percent of Program
Budget
Research Project Grants $1,281,756 73.8%
SCCOR and P50 Centers 11,928 0.7
Other Research Centers Grants 12,180 0.7
Other Research Grants 73,283 4.2
  Research Career Programs* 39,949 2.3
Training Programs 57,876 3.3
Research and Development Contracts 299,200 17.2
Total, Cardiovascular Sciences $1,736,223 100%

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NHLBI Lung Diseases Program

Obligations by Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Year 2011


Funding Mechanism		 Obligated Dollars (Thousands) Percent of Program
Budget
Research Project Grants $504,070 79.3%
SCCORs and P50 Centers 22,437 3.5
Other Research Centers Grants 151 0.0
Other Research Grants 57,606 9.1
  Research Career Programs* 25,844 4.1
Training Programs 25,891 4.1
Research and Development Contracts 25,338 4.0
Total, Lung Diseases $635,493 100%

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NHLBI Blood Diseases and Resources Program

Obligations by Funding Mechanism: Fiscal Year 2011


Funding Mechanism		 Obligated Dollars (Thousands) Percent of Program
Budget
Research Project Grants $294,094 76.7%
Sickle Cell Centers 5,901 1.5
Centers for AIDS Research 3,334 0.9
Other Research Grants 21,884 5.7
  Research Career Programs* 13,297 3.5
Training Programs 14,231 3.7
Research and Development Contracts 43,752 11.4
Total, Blood Diseases and Resources $383,196 100%

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

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