Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
College of Health and Human Services, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2022 Sep 1;6(5). doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkac064.
Evidence for diet and nutrition's role in the cancer continuum is inconsistent and requires further study. Although more investigation is needed, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding for nutrition has decreased.
To examine nutrition research funding at the NCI, a portfolio analysis was undertaken for fiscal year (FY) 2018. Nutrition and other cancer-related terms were searched using the National Institutes of Health Query View and Report grants management dashboard. Grants were categorized by mechanism, funding status, applicant characteristics, funding opportunity announcement type, award type, and study characteristics.
A total of 18 233 NCI grant applications were submitted in FY 2018; 12% were funded. Of the 653 nutrition-related grant applications received, 69 (11%) were funded. Funding status of nutrition grants did not differ statistically based on the type of funding opportunity announcement and were higher for applications classified as investigator initiated. Early stage investigators' nutrition applications were funded less than other investigators. Only 4% and 6% of overall and funded nutrition grant applications were submitted by registered dietitian nutritionist primary investigators, respectively. Average FY 2018 award amounts for funded nutrition and overall grant applications were approximately US $399 000 and approximately US $703 000, respectively. Although the percentage of NCI nutrition grants funded was similar to other grant funding at NCI in FY 2018, between FY 2012 and FY 2018, NCI decreased overall nutrition funding by 44%.
Average grant award amounts for nutrition were less compared with overall NCI-funded grant applications and other topics. Our analysis highlights potential opportunities for greater investment in nutrition research at the NCI.
饮食和营养在癌症连续体中的作用的证据不一致，需要进一步研究。尽管需要更多的调查，但美国国立癌症研究所（NCI）的营养资金已经减少。
为了检查 NCI 的营养研究资金，对 2018 财年（FY）进行了投资组合分析。使用美国国立卫生研究院查询视图和报告拨款管理仪表板搜索了营养和其他癌症相关术语。根据机制、资助状况、申请人特征、资助机会公告类型、奖励类型和研究特征对赠款进行了分类。
在 FY 2018 年提交了 18233 份 NCI 赠款申请；其中 12%获得了资助。在收到的 653 份与营养相关的赠款申请中，有 69 份（11%）获得了资助。营养赠款的资助状况与资助机会公告的类型没有统计学差异，并且对于归类为研究员发起的申请较高。早期阶段研究员的营养申请获得的资助少于其他研究员。只有 4%和 6%的整体和有资金的营养赠款申请分别由注册营养师营养学家主要研究员提交。有资金的营养和整体赠款申请的平均 FY 2018 奖励金额分别约为 399000 美元和约 703000 美元。尽管 FY 2018 年 NCI 营养赠款的资助比例与 NCI 其他赠款资助相似，但在 FY 2012 至 FY 2018 年间，NCI 减少了 44%的整体营养资金。
与 NCI 资助的整体赠款申请和其他主题相比，营养赠款的平均拨款金额较低。我们的分析强调了在 NCI 对营养研究进行更大投资的潜在机会。
