Background
Recent analyses of NIH award data from fiscal year (FY) 2010-15 reveal that the AA/B R01 funding disparity reported in 2011 by Ginther et al. (for awards made in FY2000-06) persists. NIH AA/B Funding Disparity Working Group, consisting of several NIH Institute and Center directors and other NIH leaders, gathered new data to further characterize the factors associated with the funding gap. The Working Group identified a multifactorial and cumulative basis for the disparity manifest at each stage spanning submission to funding. As a result, the odds of an application from an AA/B scientist being funded are 30% lower than an application from a white (WH) scientist being funded. Based on both the complexity of this multifactorial problem – and the striking differences in sizes of AA/B and WH NIH R01 applicant pools -- the WG employed multiple methods to understand the AA/B funding disparity.
NIH AA/B Funding Disparity Working Group
- Report: Addressing the Funding Disparity for African American/Black (AA/B) Investigators: Interim Final Report of the AA/B Funding Disparity Working Group
- Presentation to NIH Advisory Committee to the Director (June 9, 2016): NIH AA/B Funding Disparity Working Group: Findings and Recommendations.
Published Research and Editorials
- Eblen et al., How Criterion Scores Predict the Overall Impact Score and Funding Outcomes for National Institutes of Health Peer-Reviewed Applications
- Ginther et al., Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Research Awards.
- Ginther et al.,Are Race, Ethnicity, and Medical School Affiliation Associated with NIH R01 Type 1 Award Probability for Physician Investigators?
- Ginther et al.,Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and National Institutes of Health R01 Research Awards: Is There Evidence of a Double Bind for Women of Color?
- Wilder et al., Biomedical Research: Strength from Diversity.
