Budget

The budget for NCATS is based on the fiscal year 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.

Future Fiscal Year: 2027

Budget Request

No information is currently available.

Current Fiscal Year: 2026

Appropriation Law

NCATS is operating under a Continuing Resolution (CR) [H.R.5371], titled the “Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026,” through Jan. 30, 2026. The CR provides applicable appropriations funding to NCATS at the same level as FY25.

Budget Request

The FY26 Budget proposes to consolidate NCATS into the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). For more information on the FY26 NIH Congressional Justification, see the NIH Office of Budget website.

Prior Fiscal Year: 2025

Appropriation Law

NCATS is operating under a Continuing Resolution (CR), titled the “Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025,” through Sept. 30, 2025. The CR provides funding to NCATS at the same level as FY24, which was $928,323,000.

Budget Request

On March 11, 2024, the President’s Budget for FY25 was released. Specifically, the FY25 budget request for NCATS is $926.1 million.

Previous Budget Requests for NCATS

• FY 2025 Congressional Justification (PDF - 4.1MB) and fact sheet (PDF – 843.1KB)
• FY 2024 Congressional Justification (PDF - 3.9MB) and fact sheet (PDF - 2.1MB)
• FY 2023 Congressional Justification (PDF - 715KB) and fact sheet (PDF - 607KB)
• FY 2022 Congressional Justification (PDF - 810KB) and fact sheet (PDF - 710KB)
• FY 2021 Congressional Justification (PDF - 830KB)

Authorization

Learn about the authorizing language for NCATS.