Alaska

Biomedical Research Funding-at-a-glance

National Institutes of Health Funding for Alaska

• In FY2011, Alaska received 12 NIH-funded grants totaling over $9,191,504.¹.

National Science Foundation Funding for Alaska

• In FY2011, Alaska received 112 NSF- funded grant awards totaling over $32 million.².

NIH Helping Communities³

What does NIH funding mean for the Alaska economy?

• Each NIH dollar invested in Alaska generates $2.21 in new state business activity
• $20 million in increased output of goods and services to Alaska
• 186 new jobs, with an average annual salary of $41,216
• $8 million in taxable wages in the state

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