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Pesquisa Biomédica/economia , Proteção da Criança , National Institutes of Health (U.S.)/economia , Apoio à Pesquisa como Assunto/economia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Departamentos Hospitalares/economia , Hospitais Pediátricos/economia , Humanos , Pediatria/economia , Apoio à Pesquisa como Assunto/tendências , Estados UnidosAssuntos
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)/economia , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde/economia , Apoio à Pesquisa como Assunto/economia , Humanos , National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)/tendências , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde/tendências , Apoio à Pesquisa como Assunto/tendências , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Over the past 8 years, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget appropriation has lost purchasing power, with erosion of the benefits of the doubling of the budget less than a decade ago. For the first time in 40 years, the NIH appropriation in fiscal year 2011 was 1% less than in the previous year. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has been closely managing its funds to protect its core functions: support and conduct of research, and training of biomedical research scientists. Rigorous evaluations of funding mechanisms, management of clinical studies, set-aside programs and funding guidelines are designed to help the Institute, in consultation with its advisory council, to minimize the long-term impact of extreme resource limitations on the advance and conduct of science. This report describes some recent actions taken by the NHLBI to maximize support for investigator-initiated research, maintain a balanced portfolio, and provide as much support as possible for established and early-stage investigators.