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  2. Federal grants in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Project grants are grants given by the government to fund research projects, such as a research project for medical purposes. An individual must acquire certain qualifications before applying for such a grant and the normal duration for project grants is three years. Formula grants provide funds as dictated by a law.

  3. NIH grant - Wikipedia

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    About 90% of the research published from the funded grants related to the discovery and characterization of these pathways, rather than the development of the drug itself. [ 6 ] A study on the value of public research funding found that 30% of NIH grants led to research being published that was cited in a patent application, and that for every ...

  4. Center for Scientific Review - Wikipedia

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    The CSR organizes the peer review groups or study sections that evaluate the majority (76%) of the research grant applications sent to NIH. [1] It also receives all grant applications for NIH, as well as for some other components of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Since 1946, its mission has remained clear and ...

  5. Administration of federal assistance in the United States

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    Project grants are the most common form of grants and a large number are found in scientific research, technology development, education (such as Federal Pell Grants), social services, the arts and health care types of assistance. [citation needed] Formula grants provide funds as dictated by a law. Examples of this type of grant includes Aid to ...

  6. Grant (money) - Wikipedia

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    Latin grant dated 1329, written on fine parchment or vellum, with seal. A grant is a fund given by a person or organization, often a public body, charitable foundation, a specialised grant-making institution, or in some cases a business with a corporate social responsibility mission, to an individual or another entity, usually, a non-profit organisation, sometimes a business or a local ...

  7. National Institutes of Health - Wikipedia

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    In 1967, the Division of Regional Medical Programs was created to administer grants for research for heart disease, cancer, and strokes. That same year, the NIH director lobbied the White House for increased federal funding in order to increase research and the speed with which health benefits could be brought to the people.

  8. Spencer Foundation - Wikipedia

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    The foundation awards a series of prestigious fellowships to doctoral students completing dissertation research in any area of education research. Each fellowship is for $25,000 and supports individuals in the final year of their doctoral training. The average number of fellowships awarded is 25 out of 600 applicants.

  9. Funding of science - Wikipedia

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    Research funding is a term generally covering any funding for scientific research, in the areas of natural science, technology, and social science.Different methods can be used to disburse funding, but the term often connotes funding obtained through a competitive process, in which potential research projects are evaluated and only the most promising receive funding.