NIAAA Success Rate History and Funding Curves
FY 2012 – FY 2022
At the close of Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, NIAAA analyzed the Institute’s RPG funding patterns, including all reviewed grant applications and funded grants. The final success rate for FY 2022 was 27.1% for all RPGs, 25.4% for R01, and 22.0% for R21 applications. The charts and table below summarize the success rates for RPGs, R01s, and R21s for all types of investigators. For more information on NIH grants policy, please visit the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) grants information site at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/about_grants.htm.

Figure 1.
History of RPG, R01 and R21 Success Rates from FY 2012 - FY 2022

Figure 2.
History of R01 Success Rates from FY 2012 - FY 2022

Figure 3.
R01 Success Rate History by Type FY 2012 - FY 2022

Figure 4.
Number of Competing Awards by Activity FY 2012 - FY 2022