What is the budget of NIH?
approximately $51.96 billion
In May 2021, President Biden submitted to Congress his FY 2022 Budget encompassing all Federal agencies – including a proposed budget of approximately $51.96 billion for the NIH.
When did the NIH budget double?
In 1997, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously in support of doubling the NIH’s budget in five years to foster research discoveries in the field and research workforce development (Pear 1998). As result, NIH appropriations were increased from $13.6 billion in 1998 to $27.1 billion in 2003 (Smith 2006).
What is the NIH budget for 2020?
$42 billion
The National Institutes of Health is receiving a $2.6 billion or 7% funding increase in fiscal year 2020, bringing the agency’s budget to $42 billion. This is the fifth year in a row that Congress has provided the agency a multibillion dollar boost.
What is the NIH budget for 2018?
$26.9 billion
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Budget provides $26.9 billion for NIH, which is $5.7 billion below the FY 2017 Continuing Resolution level.
Who funded NIH?
Funding for NIH comes primarily from annual Labor, HHS, and Education (LHHS) Appropriations Acts, with an additional smaller amount for the Superfund Research Program from the Interior/Environment Appropriations Act. Those two bills provide NIH discretionary budget authority.
Who runs NIH?
Francis Collins
National Institutes of Health
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Annual budget | US$42 billion (2020) US$39 billion (2019) US$37 billion (2018) |
| Agency executives | Francis Collins, Director Lawrence A. Tabak, Principal Deputy Director |
| Parent agency | Department of Health & Human Services |
What have Bill and Melinda Gates done?
It has since become one of the world’s biggest philanthropic foundations, and had an endowment of $49.8 billion as of 2019. Its has funded work in areas including global health, emergency relief, education, and poverty, and has pumped around $1.75 billion into COVID-19 relief efforts.