NIH funding by institute · Fiscal year 2026
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Grants and Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 26, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
NIMH administered $1.70B in fiscal year 2026 across 2,709 award records to 206 institutions with $10M or more in NIH funding, up 1.6% from FY2025. Yale University received the most, 5.6% of that total.
FY2026 closed on September 30, 2026, but NIH keeps posting that year's awards to RePORTER for several weeks. FY2026 figures reflect records available on October 16, 2026 and may rise slightly at the next refresh.
FY2026 NIMH funding
$1.70B
+1.6% vs FY2025
Award records
2,709
Institutions funded
206
Recipients with $10M+ in NIH funding
Open or upcoming NOFOs
111
NIMH as lead or participating institute
Top NIMH-funded institutions, FY2026
| # | Institution | NIMH FY2026 | vs FY2025 | Awards | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $95.1M | +19.1% | 101 | 5.6% |
| 2 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA | $77.8M | +26.4% | 103 | 4.6% |
| 3 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY | $49.0M | −0.8% | 64 | 2.9% |
| 4 | Washington University in St. LouisSaint Louis, MO | $47.2M | +11.6% | 75 | 2.8% |
| 5 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $45.4M | +20.1% | 61 | 2.7% |
| 6 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $42.3M | −9.2% | 67 | 2.5% |
| 7 | University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA | $41.8M | +19.6% | 87 | 2.5% |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | $40.4M | +10.2% | 66 | 2.4% |
| 9 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $39.6M | −18.4% | 71 | 2.3% |
| 10 | Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA | $38.3M | −5.3% | 77 | 2.3% |
| 11 | University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | $37.9M | +13.1% | 58 | 2.2% |
| 12 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | $35.0M | +20.4% | 69 | 2.1% |
| 13 | New York State Psychiatric InstituteNew York, NY | $34.8M | +113.4% | 59 | 2.0% |
| 14 | University of WashingtonSeattle, WA | $33.1M | +0.0% | 52 | 1.9% |
| 15 | Columbia University Health SciencesNew York, NY | $32.7M | +19.2% | 70 | 1.9% |
| 16 | Allen InstituteSeattle, WA | $30.9M | +2.2% | 9 | 1.8% |
| 17 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI | $30.3M | −6.3% | 35 | 1.8% |
| 18 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | $27.4M | −33.4% | 45 | 1.6% |
| 19 | Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCambridge, MA | $27.2M | +3.9% | 12 | 1.6% |
| 20 | Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA | $24.3M | +6.2% | 55 | 1.4% |
| 21 | Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL | $24.1M | +5.8% | 37 | 1.4% |
| 22 | Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA | $21.9M | +13.7% | 25 | 1.3% |
| 23 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $20.6M | +2.0% | 17 | 1.2% |
| 24 | Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR | $20.2M | +35.9% | 18 | 1.2% |
| 25 | Salk Institute for Biological StudiesLa Jolla, CA | $19.1M | +0.2% | 4 | 1.1% |
Showing the 25 largest of 206 institutions with NIMH funding.
Open and upcoming NIMH funding opportunities
NOFOs led by NIMH first, then those NIMH participates in, soonest due date first. Browse every NIH NOFO.
- Mechanistic Evaluation of Therapeutic Targets derived from Treatable Traits to Improve CNS Outcomes in People with HIV (R21/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
RFA-MH-27-125 · R21, R33
Next due Nov 9, 2026
- Innovative Mental Health Services Research Not Involving Clinical Trials (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
PAR-25-283 · R01
Next due Feb 5, 2027
- Navigator Emergency Department Diversion Models for Non-Urgent Mental Health Concerns (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
PAR-25-289 · R01
Next due Feb 5, 2027
- Mood and Psychosis Symptoms during the Menopause Transition (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-281 · R01
Next due Feb 5, 2027
Next due Feb 5, 2027
- Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation Device Development for Mental Health Applications (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-25-287 · R01
Next due Feb 5, 2027
Next due Feb 5, 2027
- Pilot Effectiveness Trials for Post-Acute Interventions and Services to Optimize Longer-term Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
PAR-25-206 · R01
Next due Feb 5, 2027
- Effectiveness Trials for Post-Acute Interventions and Services to Optimize Longer-term Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
PAR-25-207 · R01
Next due Feb 5, 2027
- BRAIN Initiative: Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
RFA-MH-26-170 · R01
Next due Feb 8, 2027
- Innovative Pilot Mental Health Services Research Not Involving Clinical Trials (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-25-284 · R34
Next due Feb 16, 2027
- Navigator Emergency Department Diversion Models for Non-Urgent Mental Health Concerns (R34 Clinical Trial Required)
PAR-25-288 · R34
Next due Feb 16, 2027
- Mood and Psychosis Symptoms during the Menopause Transition (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-25-282 · R21
Next due Feb 16, 2027
Next due Feb 16, 2027
- Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation Device Development for Mental Health Applications (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-25-286 · R21
Next due Feb 16, 2027
Showing 15 of 111. See all NIMH NOFOs.
Recent NIMH awards
The newest NIMH award notices among the institutions above, each linked to its NIH RePORTER record.
- Sleep-dependent mechanisms of fear memory in the amygdala (opens NIH RePORTER)
Columbia University Health Sciences · 1R01MH142809-01A1 · NIMH · Notice Sep 21, 2026
$816KR01
- Understanding How GI tract Damage During HIV/SIV Infection Leads to Enteric Nervous System (ENS) Dysfunction and CNS Neuroinflammation (opens NIH RePORTER)
Oregon Health & Science University · 1R01MH146623-01 · NIMH · Notice Sep 19, 2026
$1.2MR01
- Interplay between the CNS HIV Reservoir and Neuroinflammation: Interrogation Through the Lens of Interventional Studies (opens NIH RePORTER)
Yale University · 1R01MH141692-01 · NIMH · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$1.6MR01
- University of Washington Behavioral Innovation Research Center for HIV (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Washington · 1P30MH140479-01A1 · NIMH · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$1.5MP30
- Optimizing Autism Diagnosis Training for Primary Care (opens NIH RePORTER)
Indiana University Indianapolis · 1R01MH141009-01A1 · NIMH · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$1.5MR01
- The PEACH Project: PrEP Education and Access to Challenge HIV (opens NIH RePORTER)
Research Triangle Institute · 1R01MH142278-01 · NIMH · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$851KR01
- Cognitive Mechanisms and Neural Predictors of Intellectual Development in Autism (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of California, Davis · 1R01MH144705-01 · NIMH · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$800KR01
- Prenatal Maternal Circadian Rhythms and Sleep in the Risk Trajectory to Altered Offspring Sleep, Psychopathology, and Neurodevelopment (opens NIH RePORTER)
Washington University in St. Louis · 1R01MH144234-01 · NIMH · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$788KR01
- Disgust Overgeneralization in Anorexia Nervosa (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Minnesota · 1R01MH142663-01 · NIMH · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$779KR01
- IDEAS for Hope: A Brief Telehealth Intervention to Reduce Suicide Risk and Improve HIV Care Engagement in Tanzania (opens NIH RePORTER)
Duke University · 1R01MH140617-01A1 · NIMH · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$775KR01
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- How much does NIMH fund?
- In fiscal year 2026, NIMH administered $1.70B across 2,709 award records to the 206 institutions on this page. These are the recipients with $10M or more in total NIH funding, so the figure is a large share of NIMH's extramural awards but not its full budget.
- Which institutions get the most NIMH funding?
- Yale University ($95.1M), University of Pittsburgh ($77.8M), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ($49.0M) led NIMH funding in FY2026.
- How do I find an open NIMH funding opportunity?
- This page lists open and upcoming NOFOs where NIMH is the lead or a participating institute, with the next due date. Most investigator-initiated applications go through the NIH parent announcements instead, and are assigned to an institute after submission; contact a NIMH program officer before you apply to check fit.
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