OFFICE OF CLINICAL RESEARCH EDUCATION AND COLLABORATION OUTREACH
Bench-to-Bedside and Back Program (BtB)
Metrics at a Glance
Applications and Awards 1999-2023:
Bench-to-Bedside and Back Program (BtB) Awards number was dependent on partner offices only, but since 2016
the program can fund additional projects using Office of Clinical Research Education and Collaboration
Outreach BtB Funds provided by the NIH Director. On average these funds will sponsor at least 7 additional
meritorious projects.
Awards Distributions among awardees:
The Bench to Bedside program monitor the distribution of awards among applicants. There were some
questions/concerns that there are certain recipients who always receive awards. The data below indicates the
opposite is true.
The graph below shows how many times a specific investigator received an award.
From 2006-2022 283 Awards at 133 Sites including 23 international:
Collaborations: Bench-to-Bedside and Back Program (BtB) Awards collaborations at the national and
international level. The program encouraged and supported such collaborations.

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