Using NIH’s Research Portfolio Online Report Tool (RePORT) to Your Advantage April 2012 Megan Columbus Director, Division of Communications and Outreach NIH Office of Extramural Research

Providing access to reports, data and analyses on NIH research activities RePORT.nih.gov

Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool RePORT: Opening the black box…

Which ICs fund research like yours NIH-funded workforce data Potential collaborators NIH grantees in your area Success rates Organizational funding information Award trends Providing a wide range of reports & data NIH staff contacts

Let’s go live… RePORT.nih.gov New look as of spring 2012!

Interested in funding data for your institution or state? Want to know what types of organizations NIH funds?

Find funding of local institutions Drill down to grant level data

Sort by heading Drill down to grant level data

Export your query result to Excel

Quick access to stats

Get a quick answer! Query for basic stats – in this example the average cost of an R01 in a specific IC

Find yearly summary stats on who and what NIH funds.

Drill down for information on the following topics Produced annually!

Export graphs directly to PowerPoint

Find reports that can help you understand NIH activities

Looking at strategic plans is a great way to understand NIH’s interest in your research area in upcoming years.

RePORTER Search NIH Projects

Enter search terms Save query and receive notifications Results can be exported to Excel for further analysis

PI contact info and profile (if this is you, add your profile info by clicking on icon) NIH program official for this grant Find the FOA or Review panel

21 PI profiles – one example

Use this tab to find projects similar this this one Publications and patents

Learn how much NIH spends on various disease areas

Links take you to full project listings for each category

Roll your mouse over the top menus to find more, like the searchable database of intramural projects

Find ExPORTER under Links and Data

Use ExPORTER to get the data to do your own detailed analysis

Questions I encourage you to explore. Information is power! Questions? Megan Columbus