Table 4: Ten Years of Funding: Grant and Contract Awards FY97 to FY06
	Number of	Amount	Increase/
Fiscal Year	Awards	Awarded	Decrease
			Vs. Prev. Yr.
1996–97	535	$31,336,991
1997–98	462	$30,283,100	-3%
1998–99	460	$34,642,162	14%
1999–00	475	$45,339,049	31%
2000–01	481	$48,510,950	7%
2001–02	537	$41,362,186	-15%
2002–03	554	$46,255,284	12%
2003-04	570	$50,462,293	9%
2004-05	573	$62,655,115	24%
2005-06	558	$64,378,342	3%
Data for chart:
1996–97	54	$31.34
1997–98	46	$30.28
1998–99	46	$34.64
1999–00	48	$45.34
2000–01	48	$48.51
2001–02	54	$41.36
2002–03	55	$46.26
2003-04	57	$50.46
2004-05	57	$62.66
2005-06	56	$64.38