in 1938, nih moved to its current campus in bethesda, maryland.[9] over the next few decades, congress would markedly increase funding of the nih, and various institutes and centers within the nih were created for specific research programs.[9] in 1944, the public health service act was approved, and the national cancer institute became a division of nih. in 1948, the name changed from national institute of health to national institutes of health.