NIH Funding Strategies

This page provides the latest information about NIH fiscal policies, as well as links to the funding strategies for each NIH Institute, Center, and Office that makes grant awards. Use this information to better understand NIH’s approach to grant funding.

• Current and historical NIH budget information from the NIH Office of Budget.
• Summary statistics on the NIH-funded portfolio from the NIH Data Book

• NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards – FY 2019
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2019
• Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2019

FY 2018

• NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards – FY 2018
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) Postdoctoral Stipends, Training Related Expenses, Institutional Allowance, and Tuition/Fees Effective for Fiscal Year 2018
• Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2018
• Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements
• NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution Through March 23, 2018
• NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution Through February 8, 2018
• NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution Through December 8, 2017

• NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards - FY 2017
• Revision: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) Predoctoral Stipends, Training Related Expenses, Institutional Allowance, and Tuition/Fees Effective for Fiscal Year 2017
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) Postdoctoral Stipends, Training Related Expenses, Institutional Allowance, and Tuition/Fees Effective for Fiscal Year 2017
• Revision: Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements
• Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2017
• NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution (December 10, 2016)
• NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution (September 29, 2016)

• ORIP - Office of Research Infrastructure Programs, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director
• FIC - Fogarty International Center
• NCATS - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
• NCCIH - National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health 
• NCI - National Cancer Institute
• NEI - National Eye Institute
• NHGRI - National Human Genome Research Institute
• NHLBI - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• NIA - National Institute on Aging
• NIAAA - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• NIAID - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• NIAMS - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• NIBIB - National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
• NICHD - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse
• NIDCD - National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders
• NIDCR - National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
• NIDDK - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• NIGMS - National Institute of General Medical Sciences
• NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health
• NIMHD - National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• NINDS - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• NINR - National Institute of Nursing Research
• NLM - National Library of Medicine

• Historical NIH Appropriations Information (FY 1997 - Present)
• Historical Salary Cap Summary (FY 1990-Present)
•  Financial Operations Archive