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The 2002 NCI Budget Request


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This budget analyzer can answer the following questions:

How much is NCI requesting for fiscal year 2002?
How does NCI construct its budget request?
What is the breakdown of the budget request by category?
How will NCI spend its budget?
How does this budget request compare with previous budgets?

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How much is NCI requesting for fiscal year 2002?

Our total Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Request is $5,030,000,000. This represents an increase of $1,524,928,000 over the Fiscal Year 2001 President's Budget.

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How does NCI construct its budget request?

The budget request is divided into four categories. Each serves a specific purpose advancing cancer research. For Fiscal Year 2002, NCI is requesting 43% more than the President asked Congress for in his Fiscal Year 2001 budget.

For amounts of the request, see the table below. For more details on the parts of the budget, click on the links in the bar chart.



2002 NCI budget request bar chartlinks to budget sections
Priorities Increase Request Priorities Increase Request Infrastructure Increase Request Infrastructure Increase Request Core Budget Increase Request Core Budget Increase Request 2001 President's Budget Request 2001 President's Budget Request Genes and Environment Cancer Imaging Defining Signatures of Cancer Cells Molecular Targets Research on Tobacco Cancer Communications Invesigator-Initiated Research Centers, Networks and Consortia National Clinical Trials Program Studying Emerging Trends Quality of Cancer Care Reducing Health Disparities Building Systems to Collect and Share Information Training, Education and Career Development

Breakdown of the budget request by category

National Cancer Institute - 2002 Budget Request
(dollars in thousands)


 2001 President's Budget Request Core Increase Request Infrastructure Increase Request Priorities Increase Request Total Budget Request
Research Project Grants (RPGs):

Ongoing
 $1,245,664 $156,176 – – $1,401,840

New and Renewal
 404,811 – 183,261 253,000 841,072

 Subtotal (RPG's)
 1,650,475 156,176 183,261 253,000 2,242,912

Small Business Innovation Research
 71,337 1,784 13,000 14,000 100,121

Total RPGs
 1,721,812 157,960 196,261 267,000 2,343,033

 2001 President's Budget Request Core Increase Request Infrastructure Increase Request Priorities Increase Request Total Budget Request
Intramural Research 532,002 13,300 39,500 2,000 586,802
Cancer Centers 182,216 4,555 53,000 30,000 269,771
Specialized Programs of Research Excellence 60,916 1,523 32,000 18,250 112,689

 2001 President's Budget Request Core Increase Request Infrastructure Increase Request Priorities Increase Request Total Budget Request
Clinical Trials Infrastructure

Cooperative Clinical Research
 154,763 3,869 218,500 12,250 389,382

Community Clinical Oncology Program
 69,232 1,731 68,000 32,000 170,963

Subtotal Clinical Trials Infrastructure
 223,995 5,600 286,500 44,250 560,345

 2001 President's Budget Request Core Increase Request Infrastructure Increase Request Priorities Increase Request Total Budget Request
Training and Education Grants 133,971 4,475 64,100 4,500 207,046
Research Support Contracts 367,286 9,182 101,600 122,850 600,918
Cancer Control Operations 105,052 2,626 10,000 2,000 119,678
Research Management and Support 120,600 3,015 27,750 19,700 171,065
Other Grants 57,222 1,431 – – 58,653
TOTAL NCI $3,505,072 $203,667 $810,711 $510,550 $5,030,000


How We Spend Our Budget

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How does this budget request compare with previous budgets?

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