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Bench-to-Bedside and Back Program (BtB)

Metrics at a Glance

Applications and Awards 1999-2024:
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:
NIH BtB Program has helped new and imaginative research programs targeting important medical questions, including specialized queries whose elucidation may have broad implications for understanding normal function and the pathophysiology of individual and community health issues. The graph shows that over 53% of awards are awarded to new first-time applicants (seed funds).

From 1999-2024 BtB 380 Awards Distribution:
BtB awardees had collaborated with extramural investigators since 1999. In 2006 the program expanded this collaboration by allowing funding to be distributed to extramural collaborators. Since 2006 >92% of awards have extramural involvement. The 380 awards supported 799 intramural and 485 extramural investigators from 158 sites including 23 international. The map below shows the states of the national sites (135 sites).