California Biomedical Industry - California Healthcare Institute

NIH GrantsDataData for this analysis come from theNational Institutes of Health Officeof Extramural Research, available athttp://grants. nih.gov/grants/oer.htm.The 2009 data do not include researchand development contracts due to theunavailability of that data at the time ofpublication of this report. Prior year’sdata may also not include researchand development contracts to ensurecomparability across years. Also, NIHgrants funded under the AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009(ARRA) are documented separately andare not included in funding totals unlessotherwise noted.The data include all awards toCalifornia from NIH, some of which donot necessarily fund basic biomedicalresearch. For example, some grantswere used for training programs andprojects that are designed to supportthe research training of scientists forcareers in the biomedical and behavioralsciences, as well as to help professionalschools to establish, expand, or improveprograms of continuing professionaleducation. Other grants were used tofund health policy or behavioral scienceresearch. Despite these caveats, overallthe NIH grant funding demonstrates thefederal commitment to health scienceresearch in California. The 2009 datareflected in this report were collectedin the fall of 2010. Data for prior yearsare from the California BiomedicalIndustry 2010 Report in order to ensurecomparability between reports.The datacome in two forms:1. State and Congressional District:http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/State_Congressional/StateOverview.cfm2. NIH SBIR and STTR grants: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/Funding/award_data.html.3. Data on NIH grants funded underARRA: http://report.nih.gov/recoveryCalifornia Biomedical Industry 2011 Report | 103