The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the Federal agency with primary responsibility for AIDS-related research. Within the office of the Director of NIH is the Office of AIDS Research (OAR), which provides coordination and leadership over the agency's research agenda. | Federal Funding for AIDS Research at the NIH | 2000 Enacted | % Change 1999 to 2000 | % Change from 1993 | | AIDS Research (estimate) | 2,024,000 | + 13% | + 89% |  |