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Wound research funding from alternative sources of federal funds in 2012
Author(s) -
Baquerizo Nole Katherine L.,
Yim Elizabeth,
Van Driessche Freya,
Davidson Jeffrey M.,
MartinsGreen Manuela,
Sen Chandan K.,
TomicCanic Marjana,
Kirsner Robert S.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
wound repair and regeneration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.847
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1524-475X
pISSN - 1067-1927
DOI - 10.1111/wrr.12175
Subject(s) - fiscal year , investment (military) , medicine , business , political science , finance , politics , law
Chronic wounds represent a major healthcare burden, costing $25 billion annually, and are associated with high mortality. We previously reported that cutaneous wound healing represented only 0.1% ($29.8 million) of the N ational I nstitutes of H ealth budget. This current study focuses on quantifying the contribution by federal agencies other than the N ational I nstitutes of H ealth for fiscal year 2012. Federal databases including USA Spending, V eterans A ffairs, T racking A ccountability in G overnment G rants S ystems, H ealth S ervices R esearch P rojects in P rogress, and P atient‐ C entered O utcomes R esearch Institute, were searched for individual projects addressing wound healing. Twenty‐seven projects were identified, totaling funding of $16,588,623 (median: $349,856). Four sponsor institutions accounted for 74% of awarded funds: Department of the A rmy, N ational S cience F oundation, D epartment of V eterans A ffairs, and A gency for H ealthcare R esearch & Q uality. Research projects and cooperative agreements comprised 44% and 37% of awarded grants. New applications and continuing projects represented 52% and 37%. Wound healing represented 0.15% of total medical research funded by the non‐ N ational I nstitutes of H ealth federal sector. Compared with potential impact on US public health, federal investment in wound research is exiguous. This analysis will draw attention to a disproportionately low investment in wound research and its perils to American public health.