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Biomedical Research and Research Training — CFDA 93.859

$24.1 billion in federal obligations is indexed on USAspending.gov for Biomedical Research and Research Training (CFDA 93.859). The listing covers 11,117 awards, 992 recipients, and a 53-state geographic count. Those dollars are assistance obligations, not outlays and not a headcount of trainees. The title pairs research with research training; the USAspending file still stores both under a single CFDA number, 93.859, without splitting the $24.1 billion between those two words.

Key figures

  • CFDA 93.859 shows $24.1 billion in USAspending obligations for Biomedical Research and Research Training.
  • The listing covers 11,117 awards and 992 recipients.
  • Awards are coded to 53 states in the USAspending geographic count.
  • The $24.1 billion is not split between research and training in this extract.
  • Totals are obligations, not outlays.

A $24.1 billion research-and-training listing

USAspending.gov records $24,128,477,131.58 in obligations under CFDA 93.859. Eleven thousand one hundred seventeen awards produce that stock. A simple average is about $2.17 million per award, in the same band as other large extramural research CFDAs in this batch. The assistance-listing title is BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING. Awards land here only if tagged 93.859.

The packet does not break the $24.1 billion into a “research” pile and a “training” pile. Searchers who want only fellowships or only project grants will not find that split in these four facts. The program table may show award descriptions; this copy does not invent a ratio.

Nine hundred ninety-two recipients across 53 states

Nine hundred ninety-two recipients share 11,117 awards, or about 11 award records per recipient on average. Splitting $24.1 billion evenly would assign about $24.3 million per recipient. Universities, medical schools, and research institutes typically dominate this kind of roster; the packet does not name the 992 or rank them.

Fifty-three states in the geographic count describe nationwide coding in the USAspending state field. Training awards can follow the institution rather than the trainee’s home state, so the 53-state count is not a map of where trainees later work.

Training in the title, not a census of fellows

Award count (11,117) is a count of assistance records. It is not the number of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, or faculty mentors. A training grant can cover many people under one award row; a research project can list none. Inflating 11,117 into a workforce statistic would be a unit error.

Other biomedical CFDAs remain separate. Adding cardiovascular, aging, or neuroscience listings to 93.859 would invent a combined research total this packet does not contain.

Obligations versus stipend draws

The $24.1 billion is an obligation total from USAspending.gov. Outlays on research and training awards often trail as institutions draw over a budget period. This page does not publish a drawdown rate. Closeout deobligations reduce the stock; competing renewals increase it.

Use CFDA 93.859 to size biomedical research and research training in the assistance file. Do not use it as a placement report for trainees. Placement is not a field in this extract.

Where the 93.859 overlay lives

The Biomedical Research and Research Training program page lists the same four aggregates. The all-programs index ranks 93.859 among other assistance listings. Agency pages show awarding-agency totals that may include this CFDA among other research listings. For 93.859 only, start on the program page.

CFDA 93.859 stores $24,128,477,131.58 in obligations on 11,117 awards and 992 recipients, with a 53-state geographic count. Research and research training share the title and share the CFDA number; they do not share a published split in these four facts. About $2.17 million per award and about 11 awards per recipient on simple averages match other large extramural files. Trainee headcount is not a field here.

Stipend outlays and placement reports are outside the packet. Keep 93.859 on its own row. The program page overlays Biomedical Research and Research Training. Source: USAspending.gov assistance awards.

One CFDA, two words in the title

Biomedical Research and Research Training, CFDA 93.859, carries $24,128,477,131.58 in obligations, 11,117 awards, 992 recipients, and 53 states on USAspending.gov. The title pairs research with training; the four facts do not allocate the $24.1 billion between those two words. About $2.17 million per award and about 11 awards per recipient on simple averages match other large extramural research files. Training grants and research projects can both sit under 93.859 without a split in this packet.

Nine hundred ninety-two recipients across 53 states is a nationwide institutional roster in the USAspending state field. Training awards often follow the institution, not the trainee’s home state, so the 53-state count is not a map of where trainees later work. Eleven thousand one hundred seventeen is a count of assistance records, not a census of fellows.

Do not add other biomedical listings into the $24.1 billion. Do not treat the stock as stipend outlays. The program page overlays 93.859; the programs index ranks it; agency pages may include this CFDA among other research listings. Source: USAspending.gov assistance awards.

Questions

How much is obligated for biomedical research and research training?
USAspending.gov records $24,128,477,131.58 in obligations for CFDA 93.859. SpendingVault indexes 11,117 awards, 992 recipients, and 53 states. The figure is an obligation sum from assistance awards, not an outlay and not a count of trainees. CFDA 93.859’s $24.1 billion on 11,117 awards and 992 recipients is the USAspending obligation stock.
Does CFDA 93.859 split research dollars from training dollars?
Not in this packet. The assistance-listing title includes both biomedical research and research training, and the $24.1 billion is the combined obligation stock for awards tagged 93.859. The four facts do not allocate a percentage to each word in the title. Award count is 11,117; recipient count is 992.
How many institutions receive 93.859 awards?
The extract lists 992 recipients against 11,117 awards. A simple even split of $24.1 billion would be about $24.3 million per recipient; actual portfolios are uneven. Geographic coding covers 53 states. Names and amounts are on the program page. CFDA 93.859’s $24.1 billion on 11,117 awards and 992 recipients is the USAspending obligation stock.
Is $24.1 billion already spent on biomedical training?
Not necessarily. Obligations are commitments. Outlays are payments as institutions draw. CFDA 93.859’s indexed total is the obligation stock from USAspending.gov. This page does not report stipend disbursements or remaining balances. CFDA 93.859’s $24.1 billion on 11,117 awards and 992 recipients is the USAspending obligation stock.

CFDA/Assistance Listing numbers from USAspending assistance awards on SpendingVault.