NIH funding profile · Cleveland, OH · Higher education
Case Western Reserve University NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Case Western Reserve University received $184.1M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 296 award records and 303 principal investigators. That ranks #54 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #2 in Ohio, up 7.8% 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
$184.1M
+7.8% vs FY2025
National rank
#54
Up 3 places from #57 vs FY2025
Rank in Ohio
#2
17.6% of Ohio NIH funding
Awards · PIs
296
303 investigators · 71 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Case Western Reserve University received $942.2M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −7.0% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #48 (FY2022).
NIH institutes funding Case Western Reserve University, FY2026
25 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), accounted for 18.5% of the institution's NIH funding across 52 awards.
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$34.0M · 18.5%
52 awards · vs FY2025: −6.4%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$18.9M · 10.3%
32 awards · vs FY2025: +8.0%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$18.3M · 9.9%
24 awards · vs FY2025: +57.0%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$15.4M · 8.4%
25 awards · vs FY2025: +13.4%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$13.4M · 7.3%
17 awards · vs FY2025: −24.3%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$12.3M · 6.7%
29 awards · vs FY2025: +18.3%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$11.8M · 6.4%
26 awards · vs FY2025: +2.4%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$11.3M · 6.1%
6 awards · vs FY2025: +1.2%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$8.0M · 4.4%
19 awards · vs FY2025: +11.5%
- NIBIB · National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering$7.8M · 4.2%
10 awards · vs FY2025: +107.6%
Also: NEI $5.4M · NIAMS $4.0M · OD $3.5M · NIDCR $3.4M · NIDCD $2.9M · NHGRI $2.5M · NIMH $2.3M · NINR $2.3M · NIEHS $1.5M · NIMHD $1.5M · FIC $987K · NLM $986K · NIDA $881K · NIAAA $550K · NCCIH $189K
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 58.4% of funding.
- R01-equivalent58.4% · FY22 54.2%
- Cooperative agreements (U)15.5% · FY22 19.1%
- Other research (R)11.1% · FY22 9.3%
- Centers & program projects (P)7.5% · FY22 8.6%
- Institutional training (T)2.6% · FY22 2.6%
- Other2.2% · FY22 1.6%
- Career development (K)2.1% · FY22 1.4%
- Fellowships (F)0.8% · FY22 0.6%
- Contracts (N)0.0% · FY22 2.6%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 149 | $100.1M | 54.4% | $672K |
| U01 | 8 | $11.0M | 6.0% | $1.4M |
| UM1 | 3 | $10.8M | 5.9% | $3.6M |
| P30 | 4 | $10.4M | 5.6% | $2.6M |
| R35 | 19 | $8.5M | 4.6% | $447K |
| R21 | 17 | $5.5M | 3.0% | $321K |
| RF1 | 2 | $5.0M | 2.7% | $2.5M |
| T32 | 11 | $4.6M | 2.5% | $419K |
| S10 | 2 | $3.5M | 1.9% | $1.7M |
| UG1 | 6 | $3.2M | 1.8% | $539K |
| P01 | 1 | $2.2M | 1.2% | $2.2M |
| K12 | 2 | $1.9M | 1.0% | $943K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio, Catalyzing Linkages for Everyone's Health (CLE Health) (opens NIH RePORTER)
5UM1TR004528-04 · NCATS
$8.0MUM1
- Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) Study (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U01DK094157-16 · NIDDK
$7.0MU01
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Support Grant (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P30CA043703-36 · NCI
$5.7MP30
- COSMIIC tSNIP to Treat Chronic Knee Pain (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01EB039066-01 · NIBIB
$3.8MR01
- Multimodal Treatment for Chronic Pain after Total Knee Arthroplasty (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AR085665-01A1 · NIAMS
$3.5MR01
- Neurovascular Coupling and Waste Clearance in Aging Brain (opens NIH RePORTER)
1RF1AG094791-01A1 · NIA
$3.2MRF1
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 71 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Advancing Family Health with EHR-Informed Risk Assessment of Intimate Partner Violence (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01NR022314-01 · NINR · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$649KR01
- Leveraging high glucose to prevent pancreatic cancer progression (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA305024-01A1 · NCI · Notice Sep 16, 2026
$608KR01
- Critical Upgrade of 7.0T Preclinical MRI Scanner (opens NIH RePORTER)
1S10OD040144-01 · OD · Notice Sep 14, 2026
$1.9MS10
- A Randomized Trial of REFRAME: an Emotion Regulation Intervention to Improve Psychological Outcomes in Surrogate Decision-Makers for Survivors of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01NR022609-01 · NINR · Notice Sep 14, 2026
$782KR01
- Cellular mechanisms promoting early reactivation of latent HIV across clades (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI195257-01A1 · NIAID · Notice Sep 11, 2026
$885KR01
- Estrogen Regulation of the Intestinal Epithelium (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R56DK145554-01A1 · NIDDK · Notice Sep 10, 2026
$300KR56
Other NIH-funded institutions in Ohio
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH | $291.1M |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | $184.1M |
| 3 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH | $174.8M |
| 4 | Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRUCleveland, OH | $119.7M |
| 5 | University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $90.3M |
| 6 | Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's HospitalColumbus, OH | $75.7M |
| 7 | Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and EvaluationColumbus, OH | $36.6M |
| 8 | University of Toledo Health Science CampusToledo, OH | $11.7M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Boston University Medical CampusBoston, MA | $190.1M |
| 52 | University of Miami Miller School of MedicineCoral Gables, FL | $187.2M |
| 53 | UTHealth HoustonHouston, TX | $186.2M |
| 54 | Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | $184.1M |
| 55 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH | $174.8M |
| 56 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | $172.7M |
| 57 | Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA | $169.7M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | UMass Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA | $190.3M |
| 51 | Boston University Medical CampusBoston, MA | $190.1M |
| 52 | University of Miami Miller School of MedicineCoral Gables, FL | $187.2M |
| 53 | UTHealth HoustonHouston, TX | $186.2M |
| 54 | Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | $184.1M |
| 56 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | $172.7M |
| 58 | University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL | $169.5M |
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 218601. 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.