NIH funding profile · Seattle, WA · Research institute
Allen Institute NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Allen Institute received $70.0M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 26 award records and 41 principal investigators. That ranks #112 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #4 in Washington, down 9.4% from FY2025.
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 NIH funding
$70.0M
−9.4% vs FY2025
National rank
#112
Down 9 places from #103 vs FY2025
Rank in Washington
#4
5.7% of Washington NIH funding
Awards · PIs
26
41 investigators · 2 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Allen Institute received $339.8M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +6.6% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #103 (FY2025).
NIH institutes funding Allen Institute, FY2026
5 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), accounted for 44.2% of the institution's NIH funding across 9 awards.
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$30.9M · 44.2%
9 awards · vs FY2025: +2.2%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$20.9M · 29.9%
14 awards · vs FY2025: −23.9%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$14.1M · 20.1%
1 award · vs FY2025: −4.2%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$3.7M · 5.2%
1 award · vs FY2025: +0.1%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$362K · 0.5%
1 award · vs FY2025: +402.1%
Award mechanism mix
Share of NIH award dollars by activity-code family in FY2026, with the FY2022 share for comparison. R01-equivalent research grants were 9.3% of funding.
- Cooperative agreements (U)89.2% · FY22 83.7%
- R01-equivalent9.3% · FY22 13.8%
- Other research (R)1.4% · FY22 0.4%
- Career development (K)0.0% · FY22 0.2%
- Fellowships (F)0.0% · FY22 0.1%
- Other0.0% · FY22 1.8%
Top activity codes, FY2026
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Functionally guided adult whole brain cell atlas in human and NHP (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1MH130981-05 · NIMH
$16.8MUM1
- A multimodal brain cell atlas and community resource of Alzheimer's disease and comorbid dementias. (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U19AG060909-07 · NIA
$14.1MU19
- BRAIN CONNECTS: Center for a pipeline of high throughput integrated volumetric electron microscopy for whole mouse brain connectomics (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1NS132253-04 · NINDS
$6.4MUM1
- Single cell transcriptomic and epigenomic changes during chronic HIV infection and cocaine self-administration (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U01DA056003-05 · NIDA
$3.7MU01
- Thalamus in the middle: computations in multi-regional neural circuits (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U19NS123714-05 · NINDS
$3.5MU19
- Enhancer AAV toolbox for cell classes and subclasses in the brains of mouse, macaque and marmoset. (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U01MH139778-02 · NIMH
$2.7MU01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 2 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- CRCNS: Training large-scale bio-realistic simulations of brain circuits (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01NS153770-01 · NINDS · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$444KR01
- Resolving cellular and anatomical complexity of the brainstem using single-cell genomics (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01MH138332-01 · NIMH · Notice Mar 11, 2026
$1.9MR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Washington
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of WashingtonSeattle, WA | $517.1M |
| 2 | Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WA | $332.3M |
| 3 | Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle, WA | $113.1M |
| 4 | Allen InstituteSeattle, WA | $70.0M |
| 5 | Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia MasonSeattle, WA | $57.5M |
| 6 | Washington State UniversityPullman, WA | $36.6M |
| 7 | Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryRichland, WA | $19.1M |
| 8 | Institute for Systems BiologySeattle, WA | $11.7M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 109 | Jackson LaboratoryBar Harbor, ME | $74.2M |
| 110 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $74.2M |
| 111 | Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health SciencesEast Lansing, MI | $73.9M |
| 112 | Allen InstituteSeattle, WA | $70.0M |
| 113 | Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $70.0M |
| 114 | Boston University (Charles River Campus)Boston, MA | $68.2M |
| 115 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO | $65.4M |
Similar research institutes and nonprofits
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | National Opinion Research CenterChicago, IL | $84.4M |
| 106 | Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's HospitalColumbus, OH | $75.7M |
| 109 | Jackson LaboratoryBar Harbor, ME | $74.2M |
| 112 | Allen InstituteSeattle, WA | $70.0M |
| 120 | Salk Institute for Biological StudiesLa Jolla, CA | $61.8M |
| 126 | Mayo Clinic JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL | $58.0M |
| 127 | Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia MasonSeattle, WA | $57.5M |
About these numbers
Source: the public NIH RePORTER API, refreshed October 16, 2026. See our data methodology and the guide to reading NIH funding rankings by university.
- Who is countedAwards made to NIH recipient organization code 10012306. A university's medical school, affiliated hospital, or other campuses can be separate NIH recipients with their own totals.
- What is countedTotal award amount (direct plus indirect) obligated in each fiscal year for grants, cooperative agreements, training awards, SBIR/STTR, and R&D contracts. Subprojects, intramural research, and interagency agreements are excluded.
- InstitutesEach award is credited in full to its administering institute, even when other institutes co-fund it.
- SubawardsNIH reports the prime recipient only, so research this institution performs under another organization's grant is not included here.