NIH funding profile · Chicago, IL · Nonprofit
Alliance NCTN Foundation NIH Funding
NIH RePORTER recipient name: Alliance Nctn Foundation
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Alliance NCTN Foundation received $18.2M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 2 award records and 4 principal investigators. That ranks #240 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #9 in Illinois, up 131.4% 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
$18.2M
+131.4% vs FY2025
National rank
#240
Up 120 places from #360 vs FY2025
Rank in Illinois
#9
1.4% of Illinois NIH funding · up 2 places from #11
Awards · PIs
2
4 investigators · 0 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Alliance NCTN Foundation received $59.0M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +70.8% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #240 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding Alliance NCTN Foundation, FY2026
1 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), accounted for 100.0% of the institution's NIH funding across 2 awards.
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$18.2M · 100.0%
2 awards · vs FY2025: +131.4%
Award mechanism mix
Share of NIH award dollars by activity-code family in FY2026, with the FY2022 share for comparison.
- Cooperative agreements (U)100.0% · FY22 100.0%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U10 | 1 | $10.1M | 55.4% | $10.1M |
| UG1 | 1 | $8.1M | 44.6% | $8.1M |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Operations Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
2U10CA180821-12 · NCI
$10.1MU10
- Alliance NCORP Research Base (opens NIH RePORTER)
4UG1CA189823-12 · NCI
$8.1MUG1
Other NIH-funded institutions in Illinois
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL | $459.4M |
| 2 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $285.2M |
| 3 | University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL | $169.5M |
| 4 | National Opinion Research CenterChicago, IL | $84.4M |
| 5 | University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $81.5M |
| 6 | Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL | $55.9M |
| 7 | Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoChicago, IL | $37.0M |
| 8 | Loyola University ChicagoMaywood, IL | $20.0M |
| 9 | Alliance NCTN FoundationChicago, IL | $18.2M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 237 | Morehouse School of MedicineAtlanta, GA | $18.3M |
| 238 | New York Structural Biology CenterNew York, NY | $18.3M |
| 239 | Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA | $18.3M |
| 240 | Alliance NCTN FoundationChicago, IL | $18.2M |
| 241 | Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, NY | $18.2M |
| 242 | Dell Federal Systems L.P.Round Rock, TX | $18.1M |
| 243 | Texas Engineering Experiment StationCollege Station, TX | $17.2M |
Similar research institutes and nonprofits
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 230 | Father Flanagan's Boys' HomeBoys Town, NE | $19.8M |
| 231 | Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military MedicineBethesda, MD | $19.6M |
| 233 | Joslin Diabetes CenterBoston, MA | $19.1M |
| 234 | Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryRichland, WA | $19.1M |
| 238 | New York Structural Biology CenterNew York, NY | $18.3M |
| 240 | Alliance NCTN FoundationChicago, IL | $18.2M |
| 249 | The Lundquist InstituteTorrance, CA | $16.4M |
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 10060073 (Alliance Nctn Foundation). 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.