At a glance
This page provides information about NIOSH's extramural awards in fiscal year (FY) 2021.
NIOSH extramural grant distribution
The chart below shows NIOSH's extramural spending in FY 2021 across categories.
Multidisciplinary centers received $65.2 million dollars (61.7%). This category includes:
- Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health
- Centers of Excellence for Total Worker Health®
- Education and Research Centers
- National Construction Center
Cooperative research agreements received $14.8 million dollars (14.0%). This category includes:
- State Occupation Safety and Health Surveillance
- National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank (NMVB) for Translational Research
- Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Research
Research and career development received $16.0 million dollars (15.1%). This category is also sometimes called investigator-initiated research.
Small Business Innovation Research grants received $1.8 million dollars (1.7%). This is a special subset of grants for small businesses.
Specialty training programs received $7.9 million dollars (7.5%)
Overall success rates for research project grants
NIOSH tracks the success rates for investigator-initiated grant applications (R01, R03, R21). See success rates for data tables.
Research funding by sector program
NIOSH uses the 10 sector programs from the National Occupational Research Agenda as an organizing structure. The chart below shows the sector categories for research grants funded in FY 2021.
- HSA= Healthcare and Social Assistance ($3.9 million)
- AFF= Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing ($3.3 million)
- ALL= All Sectors ($3.1 million)
- MNF= Manufacturing ($1.9 million)
- CON= Construction ($1.2 million)
- TWU= Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities ($1.2 million)
- PSS= Public Safety ($1.0 million)
- WRT= Wholesale and Retail Trade ($0.2 million)
- SRV= Services ($0.2 million)
- MIN= Mining ($0.0 million)
- OGE= Oil and Gas Extraction ($0.0 million)
NIOSH-supported occupational safety and health graduates
The table below lists the graduates from Education and Research Centers (ERCs) and Training Project Grants (TPGs).
| 2020-2021 | ERC | TPG | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Safety | 47 | 83 | 130 |
| Industrial Hygiene | 104 | 78 | 182 |
| Occupational Medicine | 33 | 22 | 55 |
| Occupational Health Nursing | 49 | 0 | 49 |
| Allied OSH | 80 | 73 | 154 |
| Total | 313 | 256 | 569 |
Summary of all awards by type of funding in FY 2021
| Award Category | Award Name | Award Mechanism | Number of Awards | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary Centers | 40 | $65,210,564 | ||
| Education and Research Centers | Training Grant (T42) | 18 | $29,280,156 | |
| Agriculture Safety and Health Centers | Cooperative Research Agreement (U54) | 11 | $18,012,361 | |
| National Center for Construction Research & Training | Cooperative Research Agreement (U60) | 1 | $5,750,000 | |
| Centers of Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce | Cooperative Research Agreement (U19) | 10 | $12,168,047 | |
| Investigator-Initiated Research Grants | 55 | $16,008,471 | ||
| Research Grants | Investigator Initiated (R01, R03, R21, R13, U13) | 41 | $14,216,740 | |
| National Robotics Initiative | Intra-Agency Research Grant Agreements | 2 | $502,361 | |
| Career Developmental Research | Mentored Career Scientist (K01) | 12 | $1,289,370 | |
| Other Research (Cooperative Agreements) | 31 | $14,836,245 | ||
| Surveillance | Cooperative Research Agreement (U60) | 22 | $9,792,839 | |
| Underground Mine Evacuation Technologies and Human Factors Research | Cooperative Research Agreement (U60) | 2 | $1,945,678 | |
| Mesothelioma Tissue Bank | Cooperative Research Agreement (U24) | 1 | $1,054,341 | |
| Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Research | Cooperative Research Agreement (U01) | 5 | $1,818,387 | |
| Occupational Safety & Health Surveillance Collaboration, Education & Translation | Cooperative Research Agreement (U24) | 1 | $225,000 | |
| Specialty Training Programs | 33 | $7,879,743 | ||
| Training Project Grants | Training Grant (T03) | 27 | $5,237,805 | |
| Miner Safety and Health Training Program | Cooperative Research Agreement (U60) | 2 | $970,080 | |
| Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Training | Training Grant (T03) | 4 | $1,671,858 | |
| Small Business Innovation Research | 5 | $1,803,706 | ||
| Small Business Innovation Research | Phase I (R43) & Phase II (R44) | 5 | $1,803,706 | |
| Total Extramural Funding | 164 | $105,738,729 |