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Alabama - District 1

Biomedical Research Funding-at-a-glance

 

National Institutes of Health Funding for Alabama

  • In FY2011, Alabama received 560 NIH-funded grants through normal appropriations process, totaling over $268,486,551.
  • FY 2011, the 1st Congressional District of Alabama received over $10,216,441.00 in NIH grants..

National Science Foundation Funding for Alabama

  • In FY2011, NSF provided 194 awards totaling approximately $47 million.2

NIH Helping Communities3

What does NIH funding mean for the Alabama economy?

  • Each NIH dollar invested in Alabama, generated $2.21 in new State business activity
  • $614 million in increased output of goods and services to Alabama
  • 4,798 new jobs, with an average annual salary of $47,567
  • $228 million in taxable wages in the state

See Below for District Funding for the State of Alabama

1All information current as of 1/2012, as stated at www.nih.gov 
2All information current as of 1/2012, as stated at www.nsf.gov 
3Families USA Report, In Your Own Backyard, June 2008