title: Disparities in grant funding for Chronic rhinosinusitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to identify the level of grant funding for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with the purpose of elucidating if disparities exist compared to other common chronic diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of four major health research grant agencies from the United States (National Institutes of Health), Canada (Canadian Institute of Health Research), and United Kingdom (National Institute of Health Research and Medical Research Council).
  
  
  METHODS
  Research operating grants awarded in the fields of CRS, asthma, diabetes, and dementia were identified using database-specific search strategies. Searches were limited to the previous 10 years (2004-2014). Comparator chronic diseases were chosen to have similar prevalence rates and low mortality risk. Research efficiency was calculated as the monetary value of grants awarded per paper published.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There is a large disparity in the number of grants awarded for research in CRS (n = 196; $74,774,384), asthma (n = 13,226; $8,358,861,941), diabetes (n = 54,902; $47,282,739,735), and dementia (n = 34,569; $16,709,900,125). In terms of research efficiency, CRS researchers received eight to 12 times less financial support per paper published compared to those in our comparator conditions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study has demonstrated that over the last 10 years, CRS is disproportionately underfunded (∼$75 million) compared to other similarly prevalent chronic diseases such as asthma (∼$8.3 billion), diabetes (∼$47.2 billion), and dementia (∼$16.7 billion). We feel this justifies further research into identifying and reducing barriers to obtaining grant support for CRS.
  
  
  METHODS
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authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Luke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rudmik
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012220:Rhinitis; D012852:Sinusitis; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States
keywords: Chronic rhinosinusitis; grant funding; research; research prioritization; sinusitis