NIH funding by institute · Fiscal year 2026
NIH Office of the Director (OD) Grants and Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 26, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
OD administered $1.51B in fiscal year 2026 across 770 award records to 188 institutions with $10M or more in NIH funding, up 47.6% from FY2025. Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. received the most, 4.6% 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 OD funding
$1.51B
+47.6% vs FY2025
Award records
770
Institutions funded
188
Recipients with $10M+ in NIH funding
Open or upcoming NOFOs
21
OD as lead or participating institute
Top OD-funded institutions, FY2026
| # | Institution | OD FY2026 | vs FY2025 | Awards | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.Frederick, MD | $69.8M | — | 15 | 4.6% |
| 2 | Research Triangle InstituteResearch Triangle Park, NC | $60.3M | +598.4% | 10 | 4.0% |
| 3 | National Opinion Research CenterChicago, IL | $56.6M | +23.0% | 1 | 3.8% |
| 4 | Four Points Technology, LLCChantilly, VA | $52.1M | +20.8% | 4 | 3.5% |
| 5 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | $43.4M | +60.4% | 14 | 2.9% |
| 6 | Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA | $43.3M | +95.9% | 21 | 2.9% |
| 7 | Mayo Clinic RochesterRochester, MN | $43.0M | +99.5% | 2 | 2.9% |
| 8 | Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN | $33.7M | −63.4% | 9 | 2.2% |
| 9 | Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR | $33.5M | +28.9% | 10 | 2.2% |
| 10 | University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL | $31.5M | +242.1% | 14 | 2.1% |
| 11 | Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCambridge, MA | $31.0M | +55.5% | 5 | 2.1% |
| 12 | Technical Resources International, Inc.Bethesda, MD | $30.5M | — | 4 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Carahsoft Technology CorporationReston, VA | $28.2M | +100.2% | 3 | 1.9% |
| 14 | University of New Mexico Health Sciences CenterAlbuquerque, NM | $27.9M | +505.9% | 5 | 1.9% |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | $26.8M | +32.9% | 15 | 1.8% |
| 16 | University of California, DavisDavis, CA | $26.5M | +10.2% | 15 | 1.8% |
| 17 | Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and EvaluationColumbus, OH | $25.2M | +2138.2% | 13 | 1.7% |
| 18 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | $23.0M | −11.5% | 12 | 1.5% |
| 19 | University of WashingtonSeattle, WA | $22.6M | −17.1% | 10 | 1.5% |
| 20 | Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA | $20.9M | +20.8% | 13 | 1.4% |
| 21 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | $20.0M | −16.5% | 10 | 1.3% |
| 22 | University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA | $19.2M | +576.4% | 11 | 1.3% |
| 23 | Fisher Bioservices, Inc.Rockville, MD | $18.9M | — | 11 | 1.3% |
| 24 | PPD Development, LPWilmington, NC | $18.8M | — | 4 | 1.2% |
| 25 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $18.4M | +34.3% | 12 | 1.2% |
Showing the 25 largest of 188 institutions with OD funding.
Open and upcoming OD funding opportunities
NOFOs led by OD first, then those OD participates in, soonest due date first. Browse every NIH NOFO.
- Limited Competition: NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs (REACH) (SB0 Clinical Trial Optional)
RFA-OD-27-009 · SB0
Next due Nov 10, 2026
Next due Nov 20, 2026
- Maximizing the Scientific Value of Data Generated by the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32)
RFA-OD-27-008 · F32 · opens soon
Next due Dec 2, 2026
- Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award (Parent F99/K00 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-27-037 · F99, K00
Next due Dec 8, 2026
- SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program (Parent SB1 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-27-098 · SB1
Next due Jan 5, 2027
- NIH Research Education Program - Courses, Curriculum & Methods (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-27-034 · R25
Next due Jan 25, 2027
- NIH Research Educational Program - Mentoring Activities & Networks (Parent R25/UE5 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-27-035 · R25
Next due Jan 25, 2027
- NIH Research Education Program - Research Experiences (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-27-036 · R25
Next due Jan 25, 2027
- NIH Collaborative International Research Project (Parent PF5 Clinical Trial Optional)
PA-26-002 · PF5
Next due Jan 25, 2027
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35)
PA-25-280 · T35
Next due Jan 25, 2027
- Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-25-322 · R01
Next due Jan 26, 2027
- Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-26-116 · U01
Next due Feb 5, 2027
- Institutional Mentored Career Development Award (Parent K12) (Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
PA-27-030 · K12
Next due Feb 12, 2027
- INCLUDE Project: Clinical Trials Phased Awards for Down syndrome Research (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
RFA-OD-27-005 · R61, R33
Next due Jun 15, 2027
- INCLUDE Project: Exploratory/Developmental Research Awards for Down syndrome (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
RFA-OD-27-003 · R21
Next due Jun 15, 2027
Showing 15 of 21. See all OD NOFOs.
Recent OD awards
The newest OD award notices among the institutions above, each linked to its NIH RePORTER record.
- NovaSeq X Plus Sequencing System (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Southern California · 1S10OD038261-01A1 · OD · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$1.4MS10
- Coherent Raman Scattering (CRS) Microscope (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of California, Los Angeles · 1S10OD040079-01 · OD · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$1.8MS10
- Mosquito/Dragonfly Liquid Handling System (SPT Labtech) (opens NIH RePORTER)
Baylor College of Medicine · 1S10OD040178-01 · OD · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$306KS10
- Critical Upgrade of 7.0T Preclinical MRI Scanner (opens NIH RePORTER)
Case Western Reserve University · 1S10OD040144-01 · OD · Notice Sep 14, 2026
$1.9MS10
- Gyrotron 800 (opens NIH RePORTER)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 1S10OD040263-01 · OD · Notice Sep 11, 2026
$1.9MS10
- LUMICKS C-Trap optical tweezer/microfluidics/confocal system (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Chicago · 1S10OD040245-01 · OD · Notice Sep 11, 2026
$1.2MS10
- Acquisition of Glacios 2 to Enhance Cryo-EM Access in the Southwest (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Arizona · 1S10OD040083-01 · OD · Notice Sep 10, 2026
$2.0MS10
- Correlative Optical Tweezers-Fluorescence Microscope from LUMICKS for Basic and Translational Research at Georgetown University (opens NIH RePORTER)
Georgetown University · 1S10OD040160-01 · OD · Notice Sep 7, 2026
$1.2MS10
- Modernization of Biospecimen Preservation Equipment for Critical Cancer Research (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Hawaii at Manoa · 1S15OD042565-01 · OD · Notice Sep 7, 2026
$340KS15
- High-Performance GPU Cluster with NVIDIA RTX 6000 PRO (Blackwell) for Molecular Simulations (opens NIH RePORTER)
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville · 1S10OD040351-01 · OD · Notice Sep 4, 2026
$349KS10
Questions about OD funding
- How much does OD fund?
- In fiscal year 2026, OD administered $1.51B across 770 award records to the 188 institutions on this page. These are the recipients with $10M or more in total NIH funding, so the figure is a large share of OD's extramural awards but not its full budget.
- Which institutions get the most OD funding?
- Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. ($69.8M), Research Triangle Institute ($60.3M), National Opinion Research Center ($56.6M) led OD funding in FY2026.
- How do I find an open OD funding opportunity?
- This page lists open and upcoming NOFOs where OD 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 OD program officer before you apply to check fit.
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