Program accomplishments...
In fiscal year 2003, 2,917 research grants and 285 National Research Service Awards were made. The estimates or fiscal year 2004 are 2,937 research grants and 281 National Research Service awards. The estimates for fiscal year 2005 are 2,879 research grants and 301 National Research Service Awards. In fiscal year 2003, for new and competing renewal awards: 8,171 grant applications were received, and of these, 798 were awarded; 2,185 National Research Service Award applications were received, and of these, 258 were awarded. Small Business innovation Research Awards: In fiscal year 2003, 69 Phase I awards, and 25 Phase II awards were made.