CIHR's expenditures have increase by approximately 130% from 1999-2000 to 2004-2005. CIHR invested a total $275M in Grants and Awards and $14M in Operating in 1999-2000 compared to a total a total $619M in Grants and Awards and $46M in Operating in 2004-2005.
| Expense Category | 1999-2000 | 2004-2005 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Funding |
% of Budget |
Funding |
% of Budget | |
| Operating Expenditures 2 | $14 | 5% | $46 | 7% |
| Open Competitions | $251 | 87% | $441 | 66% |
| Strategic Initiatives | $24 | 8% | $178 | 27% |
| Total | $289 | 100% | $666 | 100% |
Note:
CIHR invests in various programs to foster and strengthen excellent health research. CIHR funds open competitions, which are investigator-initiated projects in all areas of health research, and strategic initiatives, which respond to the strategic health priorities of Canadians. CIHR has aimed to commit approximately 70% of its budget to open competitions and 30% to Strategic Initiatives. In 2004-2005, CIHR invested approximately 71% of its budget into Open Competitions and 29% into Strategic Initiatives.
| 1999-2000 | 2004-2005 | Percent Increases | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Funding 2 |
Number |
Funding |
Number | Funding | Number | |||
| Grants and Awards | $275 | 4,822 3 | $619 | 7,648 | 125% | 59% | ||
| Open Competitions | $251 | 4,229 | $441 | 5,710 | 76% | 35% | ||
| Strategic Initiatives | $24 | 602 | $178 | 2,099 | 642% | 249% | ||
Note:
Please see CIHR Funding Process section of the About CIHR for an explanation of Open Competitions (Investigator-Initiated) and Strategic Initiatives
Since 1999-2000, CIHR has significantly increased its funding to various programs. In the span of 6 years, CIHR's grants and awards funding --which includes Open Competition Operating Grants, Salary Programs, Training Programs, and All Other Grants-- has increased by 125% from $276M in 1999-2000 to $619M in 2004-2005. In addition to this, Partner Contributions have increased by 69%, from $52M in 1999-2000 to $88M in 2004-2005. Partners include: universities, teaching hospitals, voluntary health sector, governments, agencies, community groups, private sector, and international agencies.
| 1999-2000 | 2004-2005 1 | Percentage Increase | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funding (millions) |
Number | Funding (millions) |
Number | Funding | Number | |||
| Open Competition Operating Grants (including Randomized Controlled Trials) | $170 | 2,341 | $324 | 3,393 | 91% | 45% | ||
| All Other Grants 2 | $57 | 612 | $213 | 2,047 | 274% | 234% | ||
| Salary Programs | $23 | 497 | $40 | 736 | 74% | 48% | ||
| Training | $26 | 1,372 | $42 | 1,759 | 64% | 28% | ||
| Partner Contributions | $52 | 578 | $88 | 1,063 | 69% | 84% | ||
Note:
Please see the Description of Program Categories page for a more complete listing and explanation of funding programs
CIHR categorizes health research in four themes: bio-medical research; clinical research; research respecting health systems and services; and research into the health of populations, societal and cultural dimensions of health, and environmental influences on health.
Since 1999-2000, CIHR has considerably increased its funding. CIHR's funding to "biomedical" theme has increased by 86%, funding to "Clinical" theme has increased by 147%, funding to "Health Services" theme has increased by 2000%, and funding to "Population Health" theme has increased by 822%.
| Theme | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical | $231.5 | $269.6 | $331.6 | $375.4 | $406.5 | $430.0 |
| Clinical | $34.8 | $45.8 | $62.9 | $77.0 | $78.4 | $85.6 |
| Health Services | $1.9 | $8.4 | $21.2 | $29.8 | $36.4 | $39.9 |
| Population Health | $6.9 | $15.5 | $32.8 | $45.4 | $54.3 | $63.6 |
| Total | $275.2 | $339.4 | $448.5 | $527.6 | $575.6 | $619.1 |
Note:
This information represents the distribution of CIHR funding by region within Canada. CIHR is meeting its mandate by expanding opportunities throughout Canada.
| Region | 1999-2000 | 2004-2005 |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | $25 | $72 |
| Prairies | $48 | $98 |
| Ontario | $114 | $242 |
| Quebec | $88 | $180 |
| Atlantic Canada | $9 | $21 |
| Total | $284 | $613 |
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