Does the difference in the average size of grants persist across all budget categories?
No. In fact, the average size of grants varies considerably across budget category and the differences in the size of grants to women and men vary, as well. Looking at fiscal 2004, the biggest differences in the average award are for centers where women serve as PIs on grants that are on average only 60% as large as those for men. The average size of SBIR/STTR awards for women exceeds that of men. And the average Research Project Grant award (RPG) or Career Development Award for women is about 90% of the size for men. It should be pointed out that the RPG category constitutes 79% of extramural awards and 75% of the extramural dollars.
