NIH Research Grants Average Cost

Fiscal Years 1992 - 1996

(Average cost amounts are single year total costs)

  Fiscal Year
  1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Mechanism Activity Awards Average Award Awards Average Award Awards Average Award Awards Average Award Awards Average Award
All Awards All 30,554 $274,710 29,957 $264,649 30,373 $251,818 29,528 $245,767 29,995 $236,036
Research Projects All 24,875 $262,546 24,185 $254,031 24,393 $244,199 23,799 $237,412 24,138 $227,614
  P01 774 $1,068,979 794 $1,027,464 789 $1,015,522 815 $980,583 832 $955,254
  P42 17 $1,770,900 17 $1,976,488 18 $1,717,044 18 $1,680,278 18 $1,609,139
  R01 18,312 $240,288 17,740 $228,816 18,226 $216,924 17,800 $209,172 18,089 $200,182
  R03 571 $56,748 493 $52,074 381 $50,120 388 $52,860 414 $56,396
  R15 174 $99,180 148 $96,524 140 $97,953 130 $99,836 154 $99,441
  R21 203 $166,211 118 $139,964 37 $89,225 59 $113,956 48 $127,275
  R29 2,808 $103,866 2,736 $102,692 2,623 $101,389 2,579 $99,906 2,736 $99,228
  R35 75 $913,411 79 $896,832 86 $820,027 89 $798,581 90 $776,242
  R37 1,159 $314,980 1,265 $304,975 1,272 $295,214 1,263 $287,473 1,197 $276,087
  U01 728 $580,460 753 $542,974 814 $511,808 657 $554,946 560 $594,155
  U19 54 $777,197 42 $766,394 7 $888,740 1 $862,828 . .
Research Centers All 911 $1,140,418 916 $1,101,929 972 $1,004,669 886 $1,019,037 856 $1,036,717
  G12 17 $1,363,138 17 $1,559,802 21 $1,333,861 24 $1,109,691 25 $1,040,193
  M01 134 $1,094,244 120 $1,134,418 111 $1,190,625 104 $1,204,806 95 $1,326,300
  P20 44 $456,480 74 $292,402 128 $302,982 99 $274,009 62 $271,492
  P30 257 $1,114,073 247 $1,063,221 275 $924,197 230 $1,015,179 232 $1,006,778
  P40 19 $321,121 18 $350,241 20 $326,415 21 $322,915 25 $296,616
  P41 66 $807,650 63 $762,468 62 $705,454 58 $687,210 63 $638,433
  P50 317 $1,232,336 316 $1,223,394 297 $1,209,066 289 $1,165,289 294 $1,128,880
  P51 7 $6,389,507 7 $6,277,132 8 $5,407,424 13 $3,175,346 14 $3,013,664
  P60 46 $1,330,816 46 $1,390,530 44 $1,410,030 42 $1,359,267 40 $1,384,857
  U41 2 $1,290,333 2 $2,977,690 1 $2,306,776 1 $2,001,138 1 $1,000,767
  U54 2 $2,067,704 6 $1,279,178 5 $1,293,136 5 $1,307,665 5 $1,381,561
SBIR/STTR All 1,014 $186,301 1,074 $161,375 916 $137,550 946 $118,661 815 $111,635
  R41 90 $97,560 89 $98,205 48 $97,811 . . . .
  R42 19 $268,228 . . . . . . . .
  R43 525 $96,667 622 $94,395 526 $74,317 588 $49,881 541 $49,199
  R44 380 $327,059 363 $291,634 341 $240,851 354 $233,682 274 $234,912
  U43 . . . . 1 $80,250 4 $50,000 . .
Research Career All 2,140 $93,421 2,043 $92,535 1,964 $90,340 1,808 $89,219 1,747 $87,196
  K01 90 $88,932 58 $80,181 49 $78,154 54 $78,706 52 $78,619
  K02 192 $86,339 152 $88,563 146 $84,794 136 $84,202 118 $81,616
  K04 163 $66,473 197 $66,955 212 $66,544 235 $65,660 275 $64,723
  K05 130 $99,870 131 $99,421 132 $97,846 129 $97,090 120 $95,285
  K06 10 $34,274 10 $32,670 10 $33,976 16 $32,341 19 $37,093
  K07 144 $106,525 158 $106,221 149 $104,340 144 $103,959 125 $104,845
  K08 926 $84,431 791 $82,139 735 $81,754 632 $80,708 568 $79,467
  K10 . . . . . . . . 1 $33,723
  K11 223 $85,221 286 $81,617 314 $81,199 311 $80,516 336 $80,170
  K12 32 $347,219 35 $297,552 42 $255,304 40 $269,314 35 $278,458
  K14 61 $88,861 47 $91,717 29 $91,008 16 $72,874 18 $70,260
  K15 16 $76,704 23 $75,405 20 $75,940 17 $76,090 20 $74,685
  K16 11 $342,748 0 . 8 $615,260 8 $683,746 8 $697,166
  K17 6 $83,403 6 $81,326 7 $75,898 2 $63,652 . .
  K20 68 $131,880 79 $127,415 64 $118,472 44 $113,382 33 $109,826
  K21 68 $112,557 70 $111,744 47 $102,279 24 $95,711 19 $92,334
Other Research All 1,614 $269,463 1,739 $237,279 2,128 $193,495 2,089 $206,041 2,439 $186,548
  D42 . . . . . . . . 0 .
  P41 7 $621,777 4 $852,707 2 $1,962,930 2 $1,921,269 3 $1,247,975
  P50 . . . . . . 0 . 1 $508,031
  R01 . . . . . . 39 $163,277 40 $154,423
  R03 133 $25,058 122 $24,362 97 $24,923 94 $23,771 42 $23,173
  R10 38 $303,111 28 $349,395 29 $320,523 12 $318,403 16 $146,266
  R13 233 $19,794 243 $17,958 250 $17,334 259 $16,284 260 $17,174
  R18 12 $956,895 13 $877,581 46 $803,204 79 $907,212 113 $819,790
  R24 47 $359,343 41 $333,785 39 $283,304 29 $300,754 37 $227,388
  R25 301 $135,847 246 $139,212 240 $127,368 150 $153,315 135 $128,625
  R29 . . . . . . 12 $104,925 12 $101,503
  R55 111 $97,457 114 $99,750 103 $99,882 93 $100,000 299 $99,034
  S03 . . 234 $16,158 367 $17,030 384 $24,628 386 $23,379
  S06 103 $401,137 103 $422,864 101 $448,681 91 $461,760 92 $476,115
  S07 . . . . . . . . 104 $50,000
  S10 86 $239,599 44 $232,142 45 $200,022 46 $190,370 39 $224,564
  S11 1 $293,690 . . . . . . . .
  S14 5 $196,775 17 $197,251 17 $160,334 16 $190,420 12 $111,555
  S15 . . . . 280 $16,353 280 $18,295 362 $17,847
  U01 9 $439,330 10 $402,577 8 $430,189 3 $473,667 . .
  U10 468 $456,501 464 $426,310 456 $410,678 447 $395,674 440 $398,605
  U13 3 $134,126 4 $116,184 3 $154,150 1 $83,127 . .
  U18 7 $937,365 7 $736,971 12 $890,314 12 $762,196 14 $694,006
  U24 8 $383,138 8 $336,905 2 $840,000 1 $336,658 2 $340,337
  U42 17 $645,428 17 $666,823 13 $693,130 13 $591,979 12 $582,505
  U45 20 $1,436,050 20 $1,949,785 18 $1,250,733 26 $1,214,843 18 $1,109,535
  UH1 5 $100,000 . . . . . . . .