Data are Available on NIH Funding Plans

The NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FYs 2016-2020) laid the groundwork for discussing data on our funding strategies—see page 28 for example data on R01 applications across peer review percentiles in FY 2014. The 21st Century Cures Act recognized the value of reporting such information. Building on what we have blogged on before (see here, here, here, and here), let’s talk more about how we make funding decisions and show some data as well. Funding decisions rely heavily on peer review scores, but there is more to the story. NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) weigh those scores together with ensuring their entire research portfolio  addresses the wide array of diseases, conditions, or other research areas  within its mission. They also account for unmet scientific needs and build on recent unexpected breakthroughs as part of prudent planning. When public health needs emerge, such as for the opioid epidemic or a microbial outbreak, ICs must be nimble enough to respond. Training, work force, and infrastructure needs are also thrown into the mix. Want more?  See our NIH Funding Strategies page and find individual IC strategic plans on NIH RePORT. Some ICs, though not all, set percentile-based  paylines each fiscal year. R01 applications that fall below the payline are likely to be funded, while those above may not. Moreover, not every application scored within the payline, it should be noted, may be selected for funding (see here for some r...
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