The NIH's mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. NIH works toward that mission by conducting research in its own laboratories; supporting the research of non-Federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; helping in the training of research investigators; and fostering communication of biomedical information.
Simply described, the goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold.
From a total of about $300 in 1887, the NIH budget has grown to more than $10 billion in 1995.
This NIH Grants database is updated at least every two weeks, and contains information about all current NIH grants. It also contains a complete listing, for each institution, of dollar ($) amounts for grants awarded. (Where no dollar amount appears in the listing, grants are either for NIH intramural research or NIH contracts - for which NIH does not release the figures.)