Funding amounts and percentages reflect actual obligations for each fiscal year.
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NCI Funding
Funding, FY 2014-2018
(Dollars in Millions)
Mechanism |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017** |
2018** |
*Other mechanisms includes Research Career Program Cancer Education, Minority Biomedical Research Support, Other Grants, National Research Service Awards (NRSA), Research Management & Support, Buildings & Facilities. |
*Includes FY 2018 Cures-Moonshot funding. |
*Excludes FY 2017 Cures-Moonshot carryover obligations. |
Research Project Grants |
2,012.6 |
2,092.6 |
2,146.1 |
2,278.4 |
2,450.6 |
Cancer Centers |
281.8 |
288.7 |
335.0 |
313.0 |
331.4 |
SPOREs |
104.6 |
102.7 |
108.2 |
111.4 |
115.8 |
Other P50s/P20s |
18.2 |
5.8 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
- |
Specialized Centers |
139.2 |
112.3 |
99.3 |
135.6 |
178.3 |
Clinical Cooperative Groups |
271.6 |
250.8 |
221.0 |
245.3 |
255.3 |
R&D Contracts |
652.3 |
597.0 |
732.3 |
880.4 |
825.4 |
Intramural Research |
845.1 |
843.2 |
894.5 |
899.7 |
945.5 |
Other Mechanisms* |
607.0 |
659.6 |
666.9 |
771.2 |
825.3 |
Total NCI |
$4,932.4 |
$4,952.6 |
$5,206.2 |
$5,636.4 |
$5,927.7 |
Percent Change by Mechanism
Percent Change by Mechanism, FY 2013-2018
Mechanism |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
*Other mechanisms includes Research Career Program Cancer Education, Minority Biomedical Research Support, Other Grants, National Research Service Awards (NRSA), Research Management & Support, Buildings & Facilities. |
Total NCI |
3.0% |
0.4% |
5.1% |
8.3%
|
5.2% |
Research Project Grants |
0.6% |
4.0% |
2.6% |
6.2% |
7.6% |
Cancer Centers |
7.5% |
2.4% |
16.0% |
-6.6% |
5.9% |
SPOREs |
0.3% |
-1.8% |
5.4% |
3.0% |
3.9% |
Other P50s/P20s |
-15.2% |
-68.1% |
-51.5% |
-52.6% |
-100.0% |
Specialized Centers |
-4.6% |
-19.3% |
-11.6% |
36.5% |
31.5% |
Clinical Cooperative Groups |
15.4% |
-7.7% |
-11.9% |
11.0% |
4.1% |
R&D Contracts |
5.9% |
-8.5% |
22.7% |
20.2% |
-6.2% |
Intramural Research |
4.1% |
-0.2% |
6.1% |
0.6% |
5.1% |
Other Mechanisms* |
2.6% |
8.7% |
1.1% |
15.6% |
7.0% |
Percent Share of Total NCI Dollars
Mechanism Share of NCI Budget, FY 2014-2018
Mechanism |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
*Other mechanisms includes Research Career Program Cancer Education, Minority Biomedical Research Support, Other Grants, National Research Service Awards (NRSA), Research Management & Support, Buildings & Facilities. |
Research Project Grants |
40.8% |
42.3% |
41.2% |
40.4% |
41.3% |
Cancer Centers |
5.7% |
5.8% |
6.4% |
5.6% |
5.6% |
SPOREs |
2.1% |
2.1% |
2.1% |
2.0% |
2.0% |
Other P50s/P20s |
0.4% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
Specialized Centers |
2.8% |
2.3% |
1.9% |
2.4% |
3.0% |
Clinical Cooperative Groups |
5.5% |
5.1% |
4.2% |
4.4% |
4.3% |
R&D Contracts |
13.2% |
12.1% |
14.1% |
15.6% |
13.9% |
Intramural Research |
17.1% |
17.0% |
17.2% |
16.0% |
16.0% |
Other Mechanisms* |
12.3% |
13.3% |
12.8% |
13.7% |
13.9% |