Budget
Our budget supports a broad research portfolio focused on speeding progress across a range of diseases.
Budget Overview
The budget for NCATS is based on the fiscal year (FY) appropriation provided by Congress and the President. The process starts with the President’s Budget request, which is usually released in February. The President's request typically is followed by appropriation hearings by Congress, which result in appropriation bills and reports. The final appropriation bill, if passed by Congress and signed by the President, provides NCATS with its budget for the fiscal year (Oct. 1 through Sept. 30).
As part of the President’s Budget request, we prepare a Congressional Justification to detail our scientific priorities and proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Information on the overall NIH budget is available from the NIH Office of Budget.
Current Fiscal Year: 2024
Continuing Resolution
Per the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law No. 118-22) signed on Nov. 17, 2023, the National Institutes of Health, including NCATS, is operating under a Continuing Resolution through Feb. 2, 2024. See the following link for more information: CRS Reports Appropriations Status table: 2024.
Budget Request
On March 9, 2023, the President’s Budget for FY 2024 was released. Additional supporting materials were released on March 13, 2023. Specifically, the FY 2024 budget request for NCATS is $923.3 million.
To learn more about NCATS’ FY 2024 budget request and research programs and priorities, view:
Prior Fiscal Year: 2023
Appropriation Law
On Dec. 29, 2022, the President signed into law (P.L. 117-328) the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.” The Act provides the following for NCATS:
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to translational sciences, $923,323,000: Provided, That up to $70,000,000 shall be available to implement section 480 of the PHS Act, relating to the Cures Acceleration Network: Provided further, That at least $629,560,000 is provided to the Clinical and Translational Sciences Awards program.
Previous Budget Requests for NCATS
- FY 2023 Congressional Justification and fact sheet
- FY 2022 Congressional Justification and fact sheet
- FY 2021 Congressional Justification
- FY 2020 Congressional Justification
Authorization
Learn about the authorizing language for NCATS.
NCATS Budget Distribution
This graphic is a visual representation of the relative proportions of funding allocated to each of NCATS’ four budget activities: Clinical and Translational Science Activities, Reengineering Translational Sciences, Cures Acceleration Network and Rare Diseases Research.
Source: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Funding History
This chart shows NCATS' funding history and appropriations.
Source: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences