<P> In September 2006, the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research started a contract for the NIH Toolbox for the Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function to develop a set of state - of - the - art measurement tools to enhance collection of data in large cohort studies . Scientists from more than 100 institutions nationwide contributed . In September 2012, the NIH Toolbox was rolled out to the research community . NIH Toolbox assessments are based, where possible, on Item Response Theory and adapted for testing by computer . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article or section appears to be slanted towards recent events . Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective and add more content related to non-recent events . (December 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article or section appears to be slanted towards recent events . Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective and add more content related to non-recent events . (December 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <Table> Historical NIH budget <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Budget (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1935 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1940 </Td> <Td> 0.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> 52.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> 81.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> 399.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> 959.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> 1,061.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2,092.9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> 3,428.9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> 5,149.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7,567.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> 11,299.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> 17,840.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> 28,594.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 31,238.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> 30,311.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> 32,311.4 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

The national institutes of health began as which of the following in 1887