Obligations by Budget Mechanism and Division

All NIH Institutes and Centers report their actual obligations each fiscal year by budget mechanism. The tables below display NCI funding by mechanism and division. The number of awards, trainees, or employees for each mechanism, as well as the dollar amount and percent share of the total NCI budget for each funding mechanism is also included.

NCI Obligations by Mechanism

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Other research mechanisms includes the following grants: Career Programs (K Awards), Cancer Education, Clinical Cooperative Groups, Pre-Doc Post-Doc Transition Awards, Education Projects - Cooperative Agreements, Minority Biomedical Research Support, Research Pathway in Residency, Pilot Research Project, Resource Grants, International Research Training grants, Cooperative Conference Agreements, Conference grants, and Other Transaction Authority (OTA).

NCI Obligations by Mechanism, FY23
*(Whole Dollars)*
Type of Mechanism	Mechanism	Number	Amount	% of Total Amount
All items in italics are non-add entries.
*Includes FY23 Cures-Moonshot funding.
*Excludes FY22 through FY17 Cures-Moonshot carryover obligations.
Research Project Grants (RPGs)	Noncompeting	4,139	$2,232,418,863	31.1%
	Administrative Supplements	354	$39,659,222	0.6%
	Competing	1,369	$697,785,647	9.7%
	Subtotal, without SBIR/STTR Grants	5,508	$2,969,863,732	41.3%
	SBIR/STTR Grants	228	$175,373,048	2.4%
	Subtotal, RPGs	5,736	$3,145,236,780	43.8%
Centers & SPOREs	Cancer Centers Grants-P20/P30	82	$353,500,692	4.9%
	SPOREs	63	$124,109,217	1.7%
	Other P50s/P20s	4	$5,302,188	0.1%
	Other Specialized Centers	100	$141,526,500	2.0%
	Subtotal, Centers	249	$624,438,597	8.7%
Other Research	Career Program			0.0%
	Postdoc Fellow Awards-K00	81	$7,511,395	0.1%
	Research Scientist Development Award-K01	30	$4,930,862	0.1%
	Academic/Teacher Award-K07	1	$636,196	0.0%
	Clinical Investigator-K08	262	$60,838,215	0.8%
	Physician Scientist Award (Program)-K12	23	$14,203,536	0.2%
	Transitional Career Development-K22	60	$11,108,024	0.2%
	Mentored Quant. Res Career-K25	2	$377,331	0.0%
	International Research Career Development Award-K43	1	$416,344	0.0%
	Career Transition Award-K99	76	$10,313,551	0.1%
	Subtotal, Career Program	536	$110,335,454	1.5%
	Cancer Education Program-R25 (including BD2K)	83	$23,218,691	0.3%
	Clinical Cooperative Groups-U10/UG1	118	$303,623,771	4.2%
	Predoc Postdoc Transition Awards-F99	0	$1,955,422	0.0%
	Education Projects-UE5	0	$528,237	0.0%
	Minority Biomedical Support-S06	0	$2,563,376	0.0%
	Research Pathway in Residency-R38	0	$1,233,360	0.0%
	Other Transaction Authority-OT2		$19,684,436	0.3%
	Resource Grants-R24/U24/U2C	12	$154,268,060	2.1%
	Cooperative Conference Agreements-U13/R13	0	$1,050,263	0.0%
	International Research Training Grants Conference-D43	0	$3,039,704	0.0%
	International Training Cooperative Agreement-U2R	0	$0	0.0%
	Subtotal, Career and Other Research Grants	749	$621,500,774	8.6%
Subtotal, Research Grants		6,734	$4,391,876,151	61.1%
National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowships	Trainees	1,559	$90,324,558	1.3%
R&D Contracts	R&D Contracts	409	$738,215,732	10.3%
	SBIR Contracts	29	$24,397,507	0.3%
	NIH Management Fund/SSF Assessment	0	$136,456,932	1.9%
	Subtotal, Contracts	438	$899,070,171	12.5%
Intramural Research	Program	1,865	$983,006,934	13.7%
	NIH Management Fund/SSF Assessment	0	$295,537,156	4.1%
	Subtotal, Intramural Research (FTEs)	1,865	$1,278,544,090	17.8%
Research Management & Support (RMS)	Research Management and Support (RMS)	1,385	$384,080,402	5.3%
	SBIR RMS	0	$3,483,639	0.0%
	NIH Management Fund/SSF Assessment	0	$110,222,485	1.5%
	Subtotal, RMS (FTEs)	1,385	$497,786,526	6.9%
Buildings & Facilities		0	$30,000,000	0.4%
*Total NCI	(FTEs)	3,250	$7,187,601,496	100.0%

Division Obligations by Mechanism

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Division Obligations

Total Division Obligations, FY23
*(Whole Dollars)*
Division	Total
Center for Cancer Research (CCR)	$598,072,228
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG)	$115,754,029
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD)	$595,710,724
Division of Cancer Biology (DCB)	$59,954,941
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS)	$153,317,190
Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP)	$238,130,638
Division of Extramural Activities (DEA)	$21,813,439
Office of the Director (OD)	$1,724,988,746
Total Division	$6,535,805,879
*Includes FY23 Cures-Moonshot funding.
*Excludes FY22 through FY17 Cures-Moonshot carryover obligations.

Center for Cancer Research (CCR)

CCR Obligations
*(Whole Dollars)*
Type of Mechanism	Mechanism	Amount
Intramural Research	Program	$598,072,228
Intramural Research	NIH Management Fund	$0
Total CCR		$598,072,228
*Includes FY 2023 Cures-Moonshot funding.
*Excludes FY 2022 through FY 2017 Cures-Moonshot carryover obligations.

Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG)

DCEG Obligations
*(Whole Dollars)*
Type of Mechanism	Mechanism	Amount
R&D Contracts	R&D Contracts	$15,304,016
	SBIR Contracts	$0
	Subtotal, Contracts	$15,304,016
Intramural Research	Program	$100,450,013
	NIH Management Fund	$0
	Subtotal, Intramural Research	$100,450,013
Total DCEG		$115,754,029
*Includes FY23 Cures-Moonshot funding.
*Excludes FY22 through FY17 Cures-Moonshot carryover obligations.

Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD)

DCTD Obligations
*(Whole Dollars)*
Type of Mechanism	Mechanism	Amount
Centers & SPOREs	Cancer Centers Grants-P20/P30	$0
	SPOREs-P50	$117,621,136
	Other P50s/P20s	$0
	Other Specialized Centers	$18,086,776
	Subtotal, Centers	$135,707,912
Other Research–Grants	Cancer Education Program-R25 (including BD2K)	$0
	Education Projects-UE5	$0
	Clinical Cooperative Groups-U10/UG1	$143,878,408
	PreDoc PostDoc Transition Awards-F99	$0
	Minority Biomedical Support-S06	$0
	Rsrch Pathway in Residency-R38	$0
	Pilot Research Project-OT2	$0
	Resource Grants-R24/U24/U2C	$0
	Cooperative Conference Agreements-U13/R13	$0
	International Research Training Grant-D43	$0
	International Training Cooperative Agreement-U2R	$0
	Subtotal, Other Research-Grants	$143,878,408
Subtotal, Research Grants		$279,586,320
R&D Contracts	R&D Contracts	$248,976,185
	SBIR Contracts	$0
	NIH Management Fund/SSF Assessment	$0
	Subtotal, Contracts	$248,976,185
Research Management & Support (RMS)	RMS	$67,148,219
	SBIR RMS	$0
	NIH Management Fund/SSF Assessment	$0
	Subtotal, RMS	$67,148,219
Total DCTD		$595,710,724
*Includes FY23 Cures-Moonshot funding.
*Excludes FY22 through FY17 Cures-Moonshot carryover obligations.

Division of Cancer Biology (DCB)

DCB Obligations
*(Whole Dollars)*
Type of Mechanism	Mechanism	Amount
Centers & SPOREs	Cancer Centers Grants-P20/P30	$0
	SPOREs-P50	$0
	Other P50s/P20s	$587,068
	Other Specialized Centers	$44,316,999
	Subtotal, Centers	$44,904,067
Other Research-Grants	Subtotal, Other Research–Grants	$0
Subtotal, Research Grants		$44,904,067
R&D Contracts	R&D Contracts	$66,552
	SBIR Contracts	$0
	NIH Management Fund/SSF Assessment	$0
	Subtotal, Contracts	$66,552
Research Management & Support (RMS)	RMS	$14,984,322
	SBIR RMS	$0
	NIH Management Fund	$0
	Subtotal, RMS	$14,984,322
Total DCB		$59,954,941
*Includes FY23 Cures-Moonshot funding.
*Excludes FY22 through FY17 Cures-Moonshot carryover obligations.

Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS)

DCCPS Obligations
*(Whole Dollars)*
Type of Mechanism	Mechanism	Amount
Centers & SPOREs	Cancer Centers Grants-P20/P30	$0
	SPOREs-P50	$0
	Other P50s/P20s	$5,302,188
	Other Specialized Centers	$10,120,819
	Subtotal, Centers	$15,423,007
Other Research-Grants	Cancer Education Program-R25 (including BD2K)	$0
	Education Projects-UE	$0
	Clinical Cooperative Groups-U10/UG1	$0
	PreDoc PostDoc Transition Awards-F99	$0
	Minority Biomedical Support-S06	$0
	Research Pathway in Residency-R38	$0
	Pilot Research Project-OT2	$0
	Resource Grants-R24/U24/U2C	$0
	Cooperative Conference Agreements-U13/R13	$0
	International Research Training Grants-D43	$0
	International Training Cooperative Agreement-U2R	$0
	Subtotal, Other Research Grants	$0
Subtotal, Research Grants		$15,423,007
R&D Contracts	R&D Contracts	$95,860,843
	SBIR Contracts	$0
	NIH Management Fund/SSF Assessment	$0
	Subtotal, Contracts	$95,860,843
Research Management & Support (RMS)	RMS	$42,033,340
	SBIR RMS	$0
	NIH Management Fund	$0
	Subtotal, RMS	$42,033,340
Total DCCPS		$153,317,190
*Includes FY23 Cures-Moonshot funding.
*Excludes FY22 through FY17 Cures-Moonshot carryover obligations.

Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP)

DCP Obligations
*(Whole Dollars)*
Type of Mechanism	Mechanism	Amount
Centers & SPOREs	Cancer Centers Grants-P20/P30	$0
	SPOREs-P50	$0
	Other P50s/P20s	$0
	Other Specialized Centers	$10,110,005
	Subtotal, Centers	$10,110,005
Other Research–Grants	Cancer Education Program-R25 (including BD2K)	$0
	UE5 Education Projects	$0
	Clinical Cooperative Groups-U10/UG1	$153,267,629
	PreDoc PostDoc Transition Awards-F99	$0
	Minority Biomedical Support-S06	$0
	Rsrch pathway in Residency-R38	$0
	Pilot Research Project-OT2	$0
	Resource Grants-R24/U24/U2C	$0
	Cooperative Conference Agreements-U13/R13	$0
	International Research Training Grants-D43	$0
	International Training Cooperative Agreement-U2R	$0
	Subtotal, Other Research Grants	$153,267,629
Subtotal, Research Grants		$163,377,634
R&D Contracts	R&D Contracts	$45,967,374
	SBIR Contracts	$0
	NIH Management Fund/SSF Assessment	$0
	Subtotal, Contracts	$45,967,374
Research Management & Support (RMS)	RMS	$28,785,630
	SBIR RMS	$0
	NIH Management Fund/SSF Assessment	$0
	Subtotal, RMS	$28,785,630
Total DCP		$238,130,638
*Includes FY23 Cures-Moonshot funding.
*Excludes FY22 through FY17 Cures-Moonshot carryover obligations.

Division of Extramural Activities (DEA)

DEA Obligations
*(Whole Dollars)*
Type of Mechanism	Mechanism	Amount
Research Management & Support (RMS)	RMS	$21,813,439
	SBIR RMS	$0
	NIH Management Fund	$0
Total DEA		$21,813,439
*Includes FY 2023 Cures-Moonshot funding.
*Excludes FY 2022 through FY 2017 Cures-Moonshot carryover obligations.

Office of the Director (OD)

OD Obligations
*(Whole Dollars)*
Type of Mechanism	Mechanism	Amount
Research Project Grants (RPGs)	Noncompeting	$0
	Administrative Supplements	$0
	Competing	$0
	Subtotal, without SBIR/STTR Grants	$0
	SBIR/STTR Grants-R41 -44	$175,373,048
	Subtotal, RPGs	$175,373,048
Centers & SPOREs	Cancer Centers Grants-P20/P30	$352,913,624
	SPOREs	$4,348,587
	Other P50s/P20s	$0
	Other Specialized Centers	$60,668,325
	Subtotal, Centers	$417,930,536
Other Research–Career Program	Career Program	$0
	Post-Doc-Fellow Awards-K00	$7,511,395
	Research Scientist Development Award-K01	$4,930,862
	Research Scientist Award-K05	$0
	Academic/Teacher Award-K07	$636,196
	Clinical Investigator-K08	$60,838,215
	Physician Scientist Award (Program)-K12	$14,203,536
	Transitional Career Development-K22	$11,108,024
	Mentored Patient Oriented RCDA-K23	$0
	Mid-Career Invest. & Patient Orient. Res-K24	$0
	Mentored Quant. Res Career-K25	$377,331
	International Research Career Development Award-K43	$416,344
	Career Transition Award-K99	$10,313,551
	Subtotal, Career Program	$110,335,454
Other Research–Grants	Cancer Education Program-R25 (including BD2K)	$23,218,691
	Education Projects-UE5	$0
	Clinical Cooperative Groups-U10/UG1	$6,477,734
	PreDoc PostDoc Transition Awards-F99	$0
	Minority Biomedical Support-S06	$0
	Rsrch Pathway in Residency-R38	$0
	Pilot Research Project-OT2	$0
	Resource Grants-R24/U24/U2C	$19,496,381
	Cooperative Conference Agreements-U13/R13	$0
	International Research Training Grants-D43	$0
	International Training Cooperative Agreement-U2R	$0
	Subtotal, Other Research–Grants	$49,192,806
Subtotal, Research Grants		$752,831,844
NRSA Fellowships		$88,434,849
R&D Contracts	R&D Contracts	$332,040,762
	SBIR Contracts	$24,397,507
	NIH Management Fund/SSF Assessment/Program Evaluation	$0
	Subtotal, Contracts	$356,438,269
Intramural Research	Program	$284,484,693
	NIH Management Fund/SSF Assessment/Program Evaluation	$0
	Subtotal, Intramural Research	$284,484,693
Research Management & Support (RMS)	RMS	$209,315,452
	SBIR RMS	$3,483,639
	NIH Management Fund/SSF Assessment/Program Evaluation	$0
	Subtotal, RMS	$212,799,091
Buildings and Facilities		$30,000,000
Total OD		$1,724,988,746
*Includes FY23 Cures-Moonshot funding.
*Excludes FY22 through FY17 Cures-Moonshot carryover obligations.