Percentage of total CIHR expenditures related to ICR mandate areas over time, 2000-2001 to 2009-2010
The figure shows the percentage of CIHR expenditures supporting cancer research through grant, salary and training awards. The vast majority of cancer research funding comes from the CIHR Open Grants competitions. In this area, growth in the cancer community has either kept pace or exceeded the growth in overall CIHR funding, with the percentage of cancer-related CIHR funding in this category increasing from 16% ($41 million) in 2000–2001 to 20% ($96 million) in 2009–2010. For salary awards, the proportion invested through open competitions has remained consistently higher than that invested through strategic funds (21% and 10% respectively for 2009–2010). Variation over time reflects changes in overall CIHR programs and funding patterns as well as strategic investment.Figure 2 : Percentage of total CIHR expenditures related to ICR mandate areas over time, 2000-2001 to 2009-2010
Data is based on a keyword search of the CIHR funding database and validated through a subjective process. Projects may have multiple institute affiliations.