Annual Economic Report - United For Medical Research

Every Research Dollar That Leaves NIH Does Double Duty

In Fiscal Year 2022, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded $36.68 billion in extramural research
funding to researchers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. According to UMR’s latest report,
“NIH’s Role in Sustaining the U.S. Economy,” this funding directly and indirectly supported
568,585 jobs and produced $96.84 billion in new economic activity nationwide —
or $2.64 of economic activity for every $1 of research funding.

AN EXPONENTIAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT

$1

NIH-Funded Research

$2.64

Economic Activity

NIH RESEARCH SUPPORTS JOBS

568,585

TOTAL JOBS

NIH RESEARCH FUELS THE ECONOMY

$96.84B

IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

Every State Benefits

As NIH funding is awarded to researchers in individual states, that funding supports employment and the purchase
of research-related goods, services and materials. The income generated from these jobs and purchases cycles
through the economy to produce new economic activity. Researchers in every state receive NIH funding and
every state benefits from the jobs and economic activity that result.

NIH RESEARCH SUPPORTS JOBS

568,585 TOTAL JOBS

                                42 states with 1,000+ jobs
                                
                                26 states with 5,000+ jobs
                                
                                16 states with 10,000+ jobs

NIH RESEARCH FUELS THE ECONOMY

$96.84B IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

                                46 states with $100M+ 
                                
                                31 states with $500M+ 
                                
                                23 states with $1B+

STATES WITH THE LARGEST PERCENT INCREASES FY2021 TO FY2022

AWARD FUNDING

South Dakota	41.4%
New Jersey	21.3%
Minnesota	17.9%
Virginia	16.8%
Wyoming	15.1%

JOBS

South Dakota	22.2%
New Jersey	15.7%
Minnesota	14.4%
Virginia	13.5%
Wyoming	11.8%

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

South Dakota	22.2%
New Jersey	15.7%
Minnesota	14.4%
Virginia	13.5%
Wyoming	11.8%

Interested to see how NIH research supports your state’s economy?

State-specific fact sheets and resources are available to download from our 2023 Report Toolkit.

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A Strong NIH is a National Priority

Thanks to bipartisan congressional commitment to patients and families affected by disease and to keeping the
U.S. at the forefront of biomedical innovation, the NIH budget has increased each year since Fiscal Year 2016.

RECENT INCREASES TO THE NIH BUDGET

	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022
Total NIH appropriations	$32.311 billion	$34.300 billion	$37.311 billion	$39.313 billion	$41.636 billion	$42.936 billion	$45.182 billion
Total NIH research funds awarded in 50 states + D.C.	$24.59 billion	$26.10 billion	$28.05 billion	$30.82 billion	$34.65 billion	$35.73 billion	$36.68 billion
Total NIH research grants awarded in 50 states + D.C.	52,470	54,128	57,110	59,421	61,993	62,996	64,657
Total jobs supported nationwide	379,471	402,816	433,011	59,421	536,338	552,444	568,585
Total economic activity nationwide	$64.799 billion	$68.795 billion	$73.909 billion	$81.220 billion	$91.350 billion	$94.180 billion	$94.180 billion

Making Progress

COMPARED TO FY2015, INCREASES TO THE NIH BUDGET IN FY2022 RESULTED IN

$13.86B

MORE GRANT FUNDING TO RESEARCHERS

$36.13B

MORE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

216,236

MORE JOBS

This steady growth in the NIH budget has helped it to regain critical ground lost during a long period of stagnant funding.

#keepNIHstrong | THANK YOU CONGRESS!

Economic Updates From Previous Years:

2023 Update (FY2022)

2022 Update (FY2021) 2021 Update (FY2020) 2020 Update (FY2019) 2019 Update (FY2018) 2018 Update (FY2017) 2017 Update (FY2016) 2016 Update (FY2015) 2015 Update (FY2014) 2012 Update (FY2011) An Economic Engine (FY2010)

NIH’S ROLE IN SUSTAINING THE U.S. ECONOMY

Every Research Dollar That Leaves NIH Does Double Duty

Every State Benefits

A Strong NIH is a National Priority

Making Progress

Economic Updates From Previous Years: