NIH funding profile · Providence, RI · Higher education
Brown University NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Brown University received $128.6M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 232 award records and 245 principal investigators. That ranks #70 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #1 in Rhode Island, down 2.9% 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
$128.6M
−2.9% vs FY2025
National rank
#70
Up 2 places from #72 vs FY2025
Rank in Rhode Island
#1
51.1% of Rhode Island NIH funding
Awards · PIs
232
245 investigators · 59 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Brown University received $678.5M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −6.7% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #67 (FY2022).
NIH institutes funding Brown University, FY2026
21 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute on Aging (NIA), accounted for 28.3% of the institution's NIH funding across 34 awards.
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$36.4M · 28.3%
34 awards · vs FY2025: +4.8%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$20.7M · 16.1%
27 awards · vs FY2025: −0.5%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$9.2M · 7.1%
24 awards · vs FY2025: +45.0%
- NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse$8.8M · 6.8%
18 awards · vs FY2025: +14.0%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$8.2M · 6.4%
16 awards · vs FY2025: +13.2%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$7.9M · 6.2%
21 awards · vs FY2025: −41.9%
- NIAAA · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism$7.5M · 5.8%
17 awards · vs FY2025: −24.5%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$7.4M · 5.8%
22 awards · vs FY2025: +18.0%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$4.2M · 3.2%
9 awards · vs FY2025: −17.2%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$3.9M · 3.0%
12 awards · vs FY2025: −24.5%
Also: NIMHD $3.0M · NCCIH $2.5M · NIEHS $2.5M · NIDDK $1.8M · NIDCD $1.0M · NIBIB $960K · NEI $798K · FIC $704K · NINR $579K · NIAMS $497K · OD $11K
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 51.5% of funding.
- R01-equivalent51.5% · FY22 53.6%
- Cooperative agreements (U)16.3% · FY22 18.3%
- Centers & program projects (P)14.6% · FY22 11.4%
- Other research (R)11.8% · FY22 8.8%
- Institutional training (T)3.1% · FY22 3.3%
- Career development (K)1.4% · FY22 3.1%
- Fellowships (F)0.9% · FY22 1.0%
- Other0.4% · FY22 0.4%
- Contracts (N)0.0% · FY22 0.0%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 118 | $65.2M | 50.7% | $552K |
| U54 | 1 | $17.1M | 13.3% | $17.1M |
| R35 | 14 | $6.2M | 4.8% | $442K |
| P01 | 2 | $5.8M | 4.5% | $2.9M |
| P50 | 1 | $5.4M | 4.2% | $5.4M |
| P20 | 2 | $4.5M | 3.5% | $2.3M |
| T32 | 13 | $3.9M | 3.0% | $299K |
| R21 | 12 | $3.2M | 2.5% | $268K |
| R34 | 8 | $2.6M | 2.0% | $326K |
| P30 | 2 | $2.4M | 1.9% | $1.2M |
| U01 | 2 | $1.9M | 1.4% | $930K |
| R25 | 7 | $1.8M | 1.4% | $252K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- NIA AD/ADRD Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U54AG063546-07 · NIA
$17.1MU54
- Advance Clinical and Translational Research (Advance-CTR) (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P50GM115677-11 · NIGMS
$5.4MP50
- Role of Retrotransposon Activity in Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P01AG051449-10 · NIA
$3.2MP01
- Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Treatment and Outcomes in America: Changing Policies and Systems. (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P01AG027296-18 · NIA
$2.6MP01
- COBRE: Center for RNA Biology in Health and Disease (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P20GM156712-02 · NIGMS
$2.3MP20
- Center for Addiction and Disease Risk Exacerbation (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P20GM130414-08 · NIGMS
$2.3MP20
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 59 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Noncanonical functions of PARP1 in protection against chromium(VI) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21ES038944-01 · NIEHS · Notice Sep 22, 2026
$199KR21
- CRCNS: Computational dissection of DBS and dopamine on behavior in Parkinson's (opens NIH RePORTER)
1RF1NS153769-01 · NINDS · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$536KRF1
- Investigating a positively-selected chromosome 7 haplotype associated with decreased susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to artemisinin and lumefantrine in Africa (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AI202558-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$252KR21
- Population modeling for bladder cancer prevention and control (opens NIH RePORTER)
1U01CA319218-01 · NCI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$1.2MU01
- Promoting Glucose Management and Maternal and Fetal Health with People with Gestational Diabetes via Mindfulness (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R34AT013231-01A1 · NCCIH · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$740KR34
- Alleviating antibiotic-induced microbiome dysfunction by quenching the microbial redox environment (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AT013053-01A1 · NCCIH · Notice Sep 16, 2026
$577KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Rhode Island
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | $128.6M |
| 2 | Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, RI | $45.2M |
| 3 | University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI | $29.3M |
| 4 | Miriam HospitalProvidence, RI | $16.6M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $138.8M |
| 68 | University of KentuckyLexington, KY | $133.8M |
| 69 | UT Health San AntonioSan Antonio, TX | $131.4M |
| 70 | Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | $128.6M |
| 71 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | $123.0M |
| 72 | Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRUCleveland, OH | $119.7M |
| 73 | Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA | $119.2M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI | $138.8M |
| 67 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $138.8M |
| 68 | University of KentuckyLexington, KY | $133.8M |
| 69 | UT Health San AntonioSan Antonio, TX | $131.4M |
| 70 | Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | $128.6M |
| 71 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | $123.0M |
| 72 | Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRUCleveland, OH | $119.7M |
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 1003201. 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.