Major Changes in the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request

Major Changes in the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request

Major changes by budget mechanism and/or budget activity detail are briefly described below. Note that there may be overlap between budget mechanism and activity detail and these highlights will not sum to the total change for the FY 2011 budget request for FIC, which is $3.020 million more than the FY 2010 Estimate, for a total of $73.027 million.

Major Change (+$3.020 million; total $73.027 million):

FIC will support a total of 144 Research Project Grant (RPG) awards in FY 2011. Noncompeting RPGs will increase by 2 awards and increase by $.215 million. Competing RPGs will increase by 1 award and increase by $.058 million. In FY 2011, FIC will support new investigators on R01 equivalent awards at success rates equivalent to those of established investigators submitting new R01 equivalent applications.

Research Capacity Strengthening (+$1.413 million; total $40.303 million):

FIC will increase slightly the funding level for the Bioethics program, as well as the International Clinical, Operational and Health Services Research and Training Award for non-communicable diseases and disorders, malaria, AIDS and TB. FIC is also continuing the Millennium Promise Awards: Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases Research Training Program. This program will focus on the fields related to cancer, cerebrovascular disease including stroke, lung disease including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), environmental factors including indoor air pollution, and obesity and lifestyle factors related to these conditions.

Development of Human Resources for Global Health Research (+$.127 million; total $3.626 million):

FIC will continue to build on progress made in the international clinical scholars and fellows program and in the research career development program to advance the global health careers for both U.S. and foreign scientists.

International Collaborative Research (+$.792 million; total $14.683 million):

FIC will continue emphasis on the Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan program, as well as other areas of competing research programs.