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
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$2.64
Economic Activity
NIH RESEARCH SUPPORTS JOBS
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568,585
TOTAL JOBS
NIH RESEARCH FUELS THE ECONOMY
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$96.84B
IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY