PP Series — Programs & Centers

NIH P30 Grants — Center Core Grant

Shared resource cores supporting NIH-funded investigators

Funding

Varies (typically $1M–$5M/year)

Duration

5 years

Eligibility

Institutions with critical mass of related research

Activity code

P30

What is the NIH P30 grant?

The P30 funds shared resource cores at institutions that have a critical mass of NIH-funded investigators in a research area (cancer centers, ADRCs, DRCs, etc.).

Recent P30 awards (last 24 months)

Live data from NIH RePORTER

568

Awards

$921,182,441

Total funding (sample)

$1,842,365

Average award

Sample reflects up to the most recent 500 NIH RePORTER awards with this activity code in the past 24 months. Total project count is the full RePORTER count.

Most recently awarded P30 grants

The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the University of California, Irvine

Joshua Grill · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE, CA · NIH

$4,319,170

FY 2026

Project: 5P30AG066519-07

New Approaches to Dementia Heterogeneity

Gil Rabinovici · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA · NIH

$4,683,715

FY 2026

Project: 5P30AG062422-08

Interdisciplinary NexGen TB research Advancement Center (IN-TRAC)

Larry Schlesinger · TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TX · NIH

$1,149,396

FY 2026

Project: 5P30AI168439-05

San Diego Digestive Diseases Research Center

Bernd Schnabl · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA · NIH

$1,190,951

FY 2026

Project: 5P30DK120515-08

San Diego Center for AIDS Research (SD CFAR)

David Smith · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA · NIH

$3,093,870

FY 2026

Project: 5P30AI036214-32

University of Colorado Cancer Center Support Grant

James Degregori · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO · NIH

$4,137,829

FY 2026

Project: 5P30CA046934-38

UCSD Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center P30

JAMES BREWER · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA · NIH

$4,584,783

FY 2026

Project: 5P30AG062429-08

Core Grant for Vision Research

ROBERT NICKELLS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, WI · NIH

$622,000

FY 2026

Project: 5P30EY016665-20

Top NIH institutes funding P30

By total funding in the last 24 months

  1. 1.NIH485 · $906,538,956
  2. 2.AHRQ15 · $14,643,485

Top funded institutions

Most P30 awards in the last 24 months

  1. 1.UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR19 awards
  2. 2.JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY16 awards
  3. 3.UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM16 awards
  4. 4.UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO14 awards
  5. 5.EMORY UNIVERSITY14 awards
  6. 6.UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON13 awards

Who applies for P30

Institutions building or maintaining a thematic research center.

When to choose P30

P30 supports cores (imaging, biostatistics, genomics, animal models) that serve multiple R01-funded labs at one institution.

When NOT to choose P30

P30 does not directly fund research projects.

Search tips for P30

  • P30 award lists identify NIH-recognized institutional centers (NCI cancer centers, NIA ADRCs, NIDDK DRCs, etc.).

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