Discretionary Grants by Major Activity Type
FY 2003 Discretionary Dollars: $37,001,091,757
FY 2003 Discretionary Awards: 68,934
FY 2003 Discretionary Recipients: 10,719
Highlights
The Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) uses 16 activity types to describe the nature of the grant being funded. For the purpose of this report, these 16 have been grouped into four major activity types:
Research (52% of FY 2003 discretionary grant funds and 66% of the number of discretionary awards): These awards support traditional research projects by individual investigators, as well as broadly based traditional research; multi disciplinary research programs; general and categorical research centers and research resources; research career programs of NIH; and general research support to grantee institutions to strengthen research activities.
Top Research Programs:
| CFDA | Program Name | OPDIV | Awards | Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93856 | Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research | NIH | 3,038 | $1,557,154,380 |
| 93837 | Heart and Vascular Diseases Research | NIH | 2,667 | $1,183,752,214 |
| 93853 | Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders | NIH | 2,973 | $1,094,796,205 |
Services (38% of FY 2003 discretionary grant funds and 15% of the number of discretionary awards): Includes grant programs for the delivery of health services; treatment and rehabilitation programs; education and information programs; and programs for the detection of health problems.
Top Services Programs:
| CFDA | Program Name | OPDIV | Awards | Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93600 | Head Start | ACF | 1,925 | $6,496,029,045 |
| 93283 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Investigations and Technical Assistance | CDC | 386 | $1,416,298,618 |
| 93268 | Immunization Grants | CDC | 64 | $1,369,097,683 |
Training (7% of FY 2003 discretionary grant funds and 13% of the number of discretionary awards): Includes research training programs; applied training programs and traineeships; education projects; general educational support to health professions schools; and the research career programs of HRSA.
Top Training Programs:
| CFDA | Program Name | OPDIV | Awards | Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93003 | Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund | HRSA | 64 | $509,045,048 |
| 93398 | Cancer Research Manpower | NIH | 629 | $121,951,361 |
| 93283 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention_Investigations and Technical Assistance | CDC | 31 | $73,739,599 |
Other (3% of FY 2003 discretionary grant funds and 7% of the number of discretionary awards): Includes construction projects; grants for the planning and development of health programs and health resources; evaluations; and health infrastructure awards.
Top Other Programs:
| CFDA | Program Name | OPDIV | Awards | Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93887 | Project Grants for Renovation or Construction of Non-Acute Health Care Facilities and Other Facilities | HRSA | 411 | $297,282,623 |
| 93389 | Research Infrastructure | NIH | 42 | $123,645,716 |
| 93230 | Consolidated Knowledge Development and Application (KD&A) Program | SAMHSA | 138 | $100,597,987 |
| Grant Type | Awards | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Research | 45,212 | $19,361,739,460 |
| Services | 10,106 | $13,971,515,605 |
| Training | 8,706 | $2,537,270,153 |
| Other | 4,910 | $1,130,566,539 |
| TOTAL | 68,934 | $37,001,091,757 |
