Curling up with a New NIH Data Book

For the New Year, we resolve to make NIH data, reports, and analyses more accessible, interactive, and easy to use. For over a decade, the NIH Data Book has served as a helpful resource for describing funding trends on grants and contract awards, success rates, small business programs, peer review, as well as the scientific workforce. These data, presented as graphics and tables, have allowed you to get a better understanding of decisions made here at NIH.  We are proud to announce a new edition is available for your 2019 reading list. Not only are the data you are familiar with still available and updated with Fiscal Year 2018 details, but now you will experience interactive visualizations and more configuration options to make it easier for you to find the information you need. Let’s look at some data stories you can uncover. The dashboard displays multiple slides from a category at the same time for easy browsing, so all charts and tables are now one click away. For example, several charts are available on the Research Grants section at a glance. When hovering over individual data points on the “Research Grants: Funding, by Institute / Center” chart, we see that NIH awarded over $25 billion in Research Grants in FY 2018 (Figure 1).  You can click on the individual IC bars at the top of the chart and see corresponding IC-specific trends appear on the bottom.  Try it! Figure 1: New dashboard layout If you look immediately to the left, you w...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - Category: Research Authors: Tags: Open Mike Funding data funding rate NIH Data Book R01 Success Rate Source Type: funding