National Institutes of Health Support for Clinical Emergency Care Research, 2015 to 2018.

Abstract

I determine the most recent data on National Institutes of Health (NIH) support for clinical emergency care research. A search of the NIH category of emergency care from 2015 to 2018 was conducted, using a clinical focus and excluding animal and bench research projects, as well as career development grants. During the study period, the number of new emergency care projects submitted to NIH increased from 373 in 2015 to 434 in 2018. A total of 403 new applications were funded for $161.9 million, with an overall success rate of 24%. The total amount of support for both new and existing projects during the 4-year study period was $263 million. The number of funded R01 grants increased from 17 in 2015 to 32 in 2018, with an overall success rate of 21%. There were fewer emergency care grant submissions than those for other similar-sized disciplines. During the 4-year study period, emergency care research increased, but the number of grant submissions remains low.