FY
 2004
 
FY
2005
FY
2006
FY
2007
FY
2008
FY
2009
Research/Disease Areas       

Actual

Actual

Actual

 Actual
Est

 Est
 

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

$72

$72

$74

$48

$48

$48

 

Agent Orange & Dioxin

20

20

17

18

18

18

 

Aging

2,343

2,415

2,431

2,462

2,461

2,461

 

Alcoholism

503

512

511

521

521

521

 

Allergic Rhinitis (Hay Fever)

2

3

4

5

5

5

 

ALS

47

42

44

39

39

39

 

Alzheimer's Disease

633

656

643

645

644

644

 

American Indians / Alaska Natives

134

140

155

141

140

139

 

Anorexia

12

14

15

12

12

12

 

Anthrax

249

183

150

105

105

105

 

Antimicrobial Resistance

203

217

221

269

269

269

 

Aphasia

5

3

15

14

14

14

 

Arctic

25

22

17

19

19

18

 

Arthritis

374

368

355

339

339

337

 

Assistive Technology

131

138

182

184

186

186

 

Asthma

272

289

283

294

293

292

 

Ataxia Telangiectasia

9

10

9

11

11

12

 

Atherosclerosis

326

322

337

347

346

346

 

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

104

107

116

107

107

107

 

Autism

100

102

108

127

128

128

 

Autoimmune Disease

584

589

598

587

586

586

 

Basic Behavioral and Social Science

1,052

1,065

1,062

1,104

1,098

1,092

 

Batten Disease

8

9

8

8

8

8

 

Behavioral and Social Science

2,932

3,044

3,001

3,060

3,061

3,057

 

Biodefense

1,629

1,696

1,766

1,735

1,728

1,748

 

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Bioengineering

1,216

1,318

1,546

1,469

1,470

1,478

 

Biotechnology

10,685

10,889

9,974

9,814

9,804

9,794

 

Brain Cancer

187

157

178

193

188

183

 

Brain Disorders

4,821

4,784

4,732

4,670

4,675

4,671

 

Breast Cancer

708

700

718

707

705

703

 

Burden of Illness

429

433

508

524

522

521

 

Cancer

5,547

5,639

5,575

5,643

5,652

5,654

 

Cardiovascular

2,360

2,333

2,349

2,370

2,366

2,361

 

Cerebral Palsy

22

23

18

16

16

16

 

Cervical Cancer

94

96

97

96

96

96

 

Charcot-Marie Tooth Disease

N/A

N/A

7

7

7

7

 

Child Abuse and Neglect Research

N/A

40

38

38

38

38

 

Childhood Leukemia

62

60

53

55

55

55

 

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

5

5

5

4

4

4

 

Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis

362

410

408

379

378

377

 

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

55

63

67

91

91

90

 

Climate Change

63

57

50

47

47

47

 

Clinical Research

8,495

8,719

8,785

9,116

8,662

8,688

 

Clinical Trials

2,877

2,863

2,767

2,949

2,954

2,958

 

Colo-Rectal Cancer

297

284

269

282

282

282

 

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

309

306

301

299

298

296

 

Conditions Affecting Unborn Children

113

108

103

110

110

109

 

Contraception/Reproduction

355

340

335

314

318

318

 

Cooley's Anemia

47

42

42

34

34

34

 

Cost Effectiveness Research

126

134

143

155

155

154

 

Crohn's Disease

53

59

64

69

69

69

 

Cystic Fibrosis

128

89

85

82

81

81

 

Dental/Oral and Craniofacial Disease

410

415

413

417

417

417

 

Depression

302

329

335

345

344

343

 

Diabetes

996

1,055

1,038

1,037

1,035

1,033

 

Diagnostic Radiology

750

788

712

694

694

694

 

Diethylstilbestrol (DES)

8

9

8

6

6

6

 

Digestive Diseases

1,237

1,237

1,252

1,234

1,233

1,231

 

Digestive Diseases - (Gallbladder)

7

7

7

6

6

6

 

Digestive Diseases - (Peptic Ulcer)

18

18

17

23

23

23

 

Down Syndrome

19

15

14

16

17

17

 

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Drug Abuse (NIDA only)

992

1,006

990

1,001

1,001

1,002

 

Duchenne / Becker Muscular Dystrophy

18

17

18

23

23

23

 

Dystonia

15

19

19

16

16

16

 

Emerging Infectious Diseases

1,807

1,872

1,857

1,816

1,815

1,815

 

Emphysema

17

21

17

21

21

21

 

Endometriosis

9

10

12

12

12

12

 

Epilepsy

102

105

103

105

105

105

 

Estrogen

204

183

153

164

163

162

 

Eye Disease and Disorders of Vision

693

715

705

714

714

713

 

Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy

2

2

2

4

4

4

 

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

25

28

29

34

33

33

 

Fibroid Tumors (Uterine)

13

15

15

14

14

13

 

Fibromyalgia

9

10

9

9

8

8

 

Food Safety

294

329

316

278

291

292

 

Fragile X Syndrome

20

22

20

27

27

27

 

Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)

21

29

33

31

31

31

 

Gene Therapy

391

355

356

325

324

324

 

Gene Therapy Clinical Trials

37

31

32

31

31

31

 

Genetic Testing

401

422

417

395

395

395

 

Genetics

4,535

4,840

4,878

4,878

4,871

4,865

 

Global Warming Climate Change

N/A

24

58

56

56

56

 

Health Disparities

2,590

2,699

2,766

2,744

2,736

2,732

 

Health Effects of Climate Change

165

159

157

164

164

164

 

Health Services

887

940

929

1,023

1,022

1,021

 

Heart Disease

2,110

2,087

2,087

2,126

2,122

2,111

 

Heart Disease: Coronary Heart Disease

416

397

398

382

381

379

 

Hematology

1,131

1,122

1,114

1,128

1,126

1,126

 

Hepatitis

162

179

177

174

173

172

 

Hepatitis - A

3

5

3

2

2

2

 

Hepatitis - B

32

39

36

42

42

42

 

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Hepatitis - C

116

121

122

108

108

107

 

HIV/AIDS 1/

2,850

2,921

2,902

2,906

2,913

2,913

 

Hodgkin's Disease

17

18

21

17

17

17

 

Homelessness

24

24

21

18

18

18

 

Homicide and Legal Interventions

15

12

11

8

8

8

 

HPV and/or Cervical Cancer Vaccines

14

16

14

20

20

20

 

Human Fetal Tissue

23

24

23

19

19

19

 

Human Genome

1,118

1,084

1,065

1,099

1,097

1,099

 

Huntington's Disease

49

48

48

53

53

53

 

Hyperbaric Oxygen

4

2

2

2

2

2

 

Hypertension

378

371

395

390

389

388

 

Immunization

1,585

1,438

1,438

1,342

1,325

1,324

 

Infant Mortality/ (LBW)

513

504

478

464

469

470

 

Infectious Diseases

3,055

3,188

3,132

3,059

3,052

3,045

 

Infertility

36

40

40

51

52

52

 

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

64

70

72

80

80

80

 

Influenza

113

164

207

271

271

271

 

Injury (total) Accidents/Adverse Effects

361

353

355

403

376

375

 

Injury - Childhood Injuries

25

26

28

27

27

27

 

Injury - Trauma, (Head and Spine)

243

241

233

219

218

218

 

Injury - Traumatic brain injury

80

87

85

82

82

82

 

Injury - Unintentional Childhood Injury

20

22

25

21

21

21

 

Interstitial Cystitis

24

26

25

23

23

23

 

Kidney Disease

388

427

434

450

448

445

 

Lead Poisoning

14

15

15

15

15

15

 

Liver Cancer

N/A

82

88

90

90

90

 

Liver Disease

403

454

450

423

421

420

 

Lung

1,000

1,025

978

1,013

1,012

1,010

 

Lung Cancer

297

289

266

249

249

249

 

Lupus

87

89

97

84

84

84

 

Lyme Disease

28

27

24

22

22

22

 

Lymphoma

166

177

170

158

158

158

 

Macular Degeneration

59

58

60

70

70

70

 

Malaria

89

104

98

104

106

111

 

Malaria Vaccine

30

44

35

36

36

35

 

Mental Health

1,818

1,848

1,824

1,853

1,851

1,849

 

Mental Retardation

190

192

188

204

207

208

 

Methamphetamine

N/A

43

45

45

44

45

 

Mind and Body

157

152

136

133

133

128

 

Minority Health

2,288

2,404

2,423

2,407

2,399

2,393

 

Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS)

10

10

10

10

10

10

 

Multiple Sclerosis

101

110

110

98

98

97

 

Muscular Dystrophy

39

40

40

47

47

47

 

Myasthenia Gravis

4

5

9

6

6

6

 

Myotonic Dystrophy

6

6

7

8

8

8

 

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Nanotechnology

106

165

192

215

226

226

 

Networking Information Technology R&D

492

509

423

507

502

501

 

Neurodegenerative

1,128

1,215

1,217

1,166

1,167

1,167

 

Neurofibromatosis

13

17

16

13

13

13

 

Neuropathy

51

51

54

59

59

59

 

Neurosciences

4,911

4,902

4,830

4,809

4,818

4,823

 

Nutrition

1,035

1,072

1,039

1,075

1,073

1,071

 

Obesity

422

519

594

661

660

658

 

Organ Transplantation

328

358

363

358

357

357

 

Orphan Drug

1,179

1,228

1,255

1,158

1,157

1,157

 

Osteogenesis Imperfecta

8

9

5

5

5

5

 

Osteoporosis

192

191

169

164

164

163

 

Otitis Media

16

15

17

15

15

15

 

Ovarian Cancer

112

106

102

103

103

103

 

Paget's Disease

6

6

6

4

4

4

 

Pain Conditions, Chronic

223

229

220

224

222

221

 

Parkinson's Disease

224

225

208

187

186

186

 

Pediatric

3,132

3,210

3,161

3,173

3,185

3,188

 

Pediatric AIDS

280

279

276

262

263

266

 

Pediatric Research Initiative

148

145

141

171

167

167

 

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

4

4

4

3

3

3

 

Perinatal - Birth, Preterm (LBW)

393

394

374

351

356

355

 

Perinatal - Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome

11

10

8

9

9

9

 

Perinatal Period, Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period

428

429

407

387

396

397

 

Pick's Disease

1

1

1

1

1

1

 

Pneumonia

174

154

145

132

132

132

 

Pneumonia & Influenza

287

317

351

405

405

404

 

Polycystic Kidney Disease

34

25

32

36

35

35

 

Prevention

7,185

7,100

6,815

6,729

6,737

6,739

 

Prostate Cancer

378

373

348

345

344

344

 

Psoriasis

6

6

8

10

10

10

 

Regenerative Medicine

585

591

614

575

574

574

 

Rehabilitation

301

325

324

344

345

344

 

Rett's Syndrome

6

6

5

6

6

6

 

Reye's Syndrome

1

1

1

1

1

1

 

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Rural Health

178

199

202

208

206

205

 

Schizophrenia

343

353

364

358

357

356

 

Scleroderma

11

11

11

12

12

12

 

Septicemia

35

42

49

49

49

49

 

Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Herpes

237

252

264

288

287

286

 

Sickle Cell Disease

90

91

91

94

94

93

 

Sleep Disorders

196

189

199

190

189

188

 

Smallpox

324

187

149

122

123

123

 

Smoking and Health

537

533

517

534

533

536

 

Spina Bifida

13

10

11

9

9

9

 

Spinal Cord Injury

89

89

66

64

64

64

 

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

14

15

15

11

11

11

 

Stem Cell Research

553

609

643

657

656

655

 

Stem Cell Research -- Human Embryonic

24

40

38

42

42

41

 

Stem Cell Research -- Non-Human Embryonic

89

97

110

106

105

105

 

Stem Cell Research -- Human Non-Embryonic

203

199

206

203

203

203

 

Stem Cell Research -- Non-Human Non-Embryonic

236

273

289

306

305

306

 

Stem Cell Research Involving Umbilical Cord Blood / Placenta

19

18

19

22

22

22

 

Stem Cell Research- Umbilical Cord Blood / Placenta -- Human

16

15

16

19

19

19

 

Stem Cell Research- Umbilical Cord Blood- Placenta-Non-Human

3

3

4

2

2

2

 

Stroke

313

342

342

340

340

340

 

Substance Abuse

1,496

1,508

1,490

1,523

1,521

1,522

 

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

81

84

77

81

81

81

 

Suicide

33

34

32

43

42

42

 

Teenage Pregnancy

30

26

21

16

16

16

 

Temporomandibular Muscle/Joint Disorder

17

20

17

15

15

15

 

Tobacco

536

531

515

536

535

538

 

Topical Microbicides

66

66

88

99

106

110

 

Tourette Syndrome

16

13

13

11

11

11

 

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE)

33

37

35

43

43

43

 

Transplantation

530

545

551

534

532

531

 

Tuberculosis

137

158

150

166

165

170

 

Tuberculosis Vaccine

18

26

22

17

17

17

 

Tuberous Sclerosis

10

9

9

12

12

12

 

Urologic Diseases

595

576

536

526

525

525

 

Uterine Cancer

35

39

28

22

22

22

 

Vaccine Related

1,610

1,450

1,449

1,358

1,342

1,341

 

Vaccine Related (AIDS)

452

511

593

597

593

598

 

Vector-Borne Diseases

419

447

464

424

405

405

 

Violence Against Women

20

22

20

24

24

23

 

Violence Research

N/A

121

113

106

105

105

 

West Nile Virus

43

43

85

69

57

56

 

Women's Health

3,478

3,551

3,498

3,470

3,466

3,461

 

Youth Violence

N/A

69

67

60

60

60

 

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Table Updated February 5, 2008
This table displays funding levels for various diseases, conditions, and research areas, based on actual grants, contracts, research conducted at NIH, and other mechanisms of support in FY 2004 through FY 2007. The FY 2008 and FY 2009 figures are estimates, and are based on the FY 2007 levels, and the FY2008 current rate level, and the FY 2009 Budget.

Important Notes: The current year (FY 2008) and budget year (FY 2009) dollar amounts provided represent NIH's best estimate on what will be funded for the categories. The figures provided are not allocated or set aside for these categories. The table is not additive. Funding included in one area may also be included in other areas. For example, Clinical Research includes Clinical Trials.

1/ Includes research on HIV/AIDS, its associated opportunistic infections, malignancies, & clinical manifestations as well as basic science that also benefits a wide spectrum of non-AIDS disease research.

(Dollars in millions and rounded)

www.alsandus.org

 

 Which charity gives the

biggest percent of its total revenue to ALS research? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Which charity gives the

biggest percent of its total
revenue to patient services?

 

 

Legend

 

Why is so little being spent on ALS?

 

Why is so much being spent on these?

 

Do these research areas really

need so much money? Why do we

get shortchanged ?

 

This amount is fine--look at the

line immediately above this!

 

Who decides which research

area gets the lion's share?

We certainly get the scraps!

 

  Approximately the same

 number of people die from

  ALS and HIV/AIDS

every year!

 

NIH funding of ALS

research has decreased

$5 million in 4 years!

 

During the same 4 years

NIH funding of HIV/AIDS

research increased by

$58 million?

 

 

Where are our lobbyists?

 

A bill to watch is H.R. 493

Genetic Information

 Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

This bill will protect future

ALS victims as well as your

decendants from genetic

discrimination!