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Overview of NIH grants
NIH funds both research and training, using funds allocated by
Congress. NIH remains the largest single source of funds for cancer
research, providing almost one third of all funds. Generally
speaking, NIH is more willing than industry to fund long-term
projects whose benefits may only become demonstrable after a number
of years. The focus of industry, on the other hand, is usually
directed to a speedier transferal of medical products or procedures
to market.
NIH supports cancer research across a continuum of cancer and
research types (e.g., diagnosis, survivorship). To appreciate the
breadth of NIH's funding, visit the cancer site listings in NCI's
Cancer Research Portfolio. Once there, click on the cancer of
interest to you to view the number of projects that NIH is funding
for that specific disease.
NCI allocates its grant funding across 40 different types of grant
mechanisms under eight major
categories. Most grant types are defined by applicant career
stage or research context. For example, the "K" and "F" series of
grants focuses on career development and training. They are geared
towards clinical investigators at various stages of career
advancement. On the other hand, the very common R01 and P01 grants
fund different types of research contexts. The R01 grants underwrite
discrete, specific research projects; whereas the P01 grants support
large, broad-based research programs, each encompassing many
projects united by a common research objective.
Each individual grant mechanism funds a number of different NIH
programs. In turn, these programs encompass multiple studies. For a
better understanding of this breakdown, visit NCI's Grant
Mechanisms and Descriptions and view the different "Program
Announcements" (PAs) listed under each
grant mechanism.
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