NIH funding profile · Philadelphia, PA · Hospital
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia NIH Funding
Also known as CHOPNIH RePORTER recipient name: Children's Hosp of Philadelphia
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia received $202.9M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 305 award records and 295 principal investigators. That ranks #44 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #3 in Pennsylvania, up 7.7% 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
$202.9M
+7.7% vs FY2025
National rank
#44
Up 5 places from #49 vs FY2025
Rank in Pennsylvania
#3
9.0% of Pennsylvania NIH funding
Awards · PIs
305
295 investigators · 77 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia received $875.7M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +31.2% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #44 (FY2026).
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | PIs | U.S. rank | PA rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $202.9M | +7.7% | 305 | 295 | #44 | #3 | NHLBI |
| FY2025 | $188.4M | +15.4% | 302 | 294 | #49 | #3 | NHLBI |
| FY2024 | $163.2M | −2.0% | 294 | 284 | #62 | #3 | NHLBI |
| FY2023 | $166.5M | +7.7% | 314 | 284 | #61 | #3 | NHLBI |
| FY2022 | $154.6M | — | 304 | 276 | #63 | #3 | NHLBI |
NIH institutes funding Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, FY2026
18 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), accounted for 18.8% of the institution's NIH funding across 49 awards.
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$38.2M · 18.8%
49 awards · vs FY2025: +13.4%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$33.8M · 16.7%
37 awards · vs FY2025: +48.7%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$25.8M · 12.7%
37 awards · vs FY2025: −0.6%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$23.8M · 11.7%
46 awards · vs FY2025: +40.5%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$21.4M · 10.5%
37 awards · vs FY2025: +31.8%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$18.9M · 9.3%
30 awards · vs FY2025: −13.6%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$10.5M · 5.2%
18 awards · vs FY2025: −12.2%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$4.8M · 2.4%
11 awards · vs FY2025: −41.1%
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases$4.6M · 2.3%
12 awards · vs FY2025: +36.4%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$4.0M · 2.0%
2 awards · vs FY2025: −25.4%
Also: NHGRI $3.5M · OD $3.3M · NIDCR $3.1M · NIDA $2.8M · NIDCD $1.6M · NIA $1.3M · NEI $1.1M · NCCIH $490K
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 51.7% of funding.
- R01-equivalent51.7% · FY22 49.6%
- Cooperative agreements (U)23.5% · FY22 25.3%
- Other research (R)9.5% · FY22 10.2%
- Career development (K)5.5% · FY22 7.7%
- Centers & program projects (P)5.2% · FY22 2.5%
- Other2.5% · FY22 2.4%
- Institutional training (T)1.9% · FY22 2.3%
- Fellowships (F)0.3% · FY22 0.1%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 141 | $101.2M | 49.9% | $718K |
| U19 | 2 | $15.5M | 7.6% | $7.7M |
| U01 | 9 | $12.7M | 6.3% | $1.4M |
| U2C | 4 | $11.1M | 5.5% | $2.8M |
| P01 | 3 | $8.1M | 4.0% | $2.7M |
| U54 | 5 | $6.7M | 3.3% | $1.3M |
| R35 | 10 | $5.9M | 2.9% | $593K |
| K08 | 25 | $5.0M | 2.5% | $201K |
| K23 | 26 | $4.7M | 2.3% | $181K |
| T32 | 9 | $3.8M | 1.9% | $418K |
| R21 | 8 | $3.2M | 1.6% | $400K |
| OT2 | 3 | $2.6M | 1.3% | $854K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Postnatal and Prenatal Therapeutic Base Editing for Metabolic Diseases (opens NIH RePORTER)
4U19NS132301-04 · NINDS
$10.0MU19
- The INCLUDE Data Coordinating Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U2CHL156291-07 · NHLBI
$6.0MU2C
- Postnatal and Prenatal Therapeutic Base Editing for Metabolic Diseases (opens NIH RePORTER)
3U19NS132301-04S1 · NINDS
$5.5MU19
- Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Data Resource Center: Advancing Collaborative Platform-Enabled Data-Driven Discovery at the Intersection of Childhood Development and Cancer (opens NIH RePORTER)
3U2CHD109731-08S5 · NICHD
$4.0MU2C
- Personalized prime editing as a platform for hepatic inborn errors of metabolism (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U01TR005355-03 · NCATS
$3.9MU01
- Impact of maturation on the pharmacokinetic and physiologic response to furosemide in very preterm infants (IMPPROVE-furosemide) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HD120423-01 · NICHD
$3.2MR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 77 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Mechanisms of Spinal Stiffening After Growing Rod Insertion (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K23AR086373-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 23, 2026
$160KK23
- BrighT STAR SIRIUS: a hybrid trial evaluating the impact of a comprehensive diagnostic stewardship toolkit on blood culture overuse in critically ill children (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HL183352-01A1 · NHLBI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$1.1MR01
- Axial TReatment Agent Options; Responsiveness of Disease to Inhibition of Numerous Anti-Rheumatic pathways in Youth (AxTRAORDINARY) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1UG3AR087109-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$454KUG3
- Developing GFRA2 as an optimal immunotherapeutic target for neuroblastoma and Ewing sarcoma (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K99CA300639-01A1 · NCI · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$109KK99
- Regulation of SOX9 protein in skeletogenesis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AR088192-01 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 16, 2026
$416KR21
- The impact of genetic ancestry on Notch1 activation and signaling in T-ALL (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA315128-01 · NCI · Notice Sep 14, 2026
$736KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Pennsylvania
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $739.6M |
| 2 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA | $654.4M |
| 3 | Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | $202.9M |
| 4 | Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA | $100.3M |
| 5 | Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA | $83.5M |
| 6 | Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $70.0M |
| 7 | Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $61.5M |
| 8 | Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $54.5M |
| 9 | Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA | $48.9M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer ResearchNew York, NY | $231.1M |
| 42 | University of California, IrvineIrvine, CA | $225.1M |
| 43 | Rutgers Biomedical and Health SciencesNewark, NJ | $212.1M |
| 44 | Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | $202.9M |
| 45 | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX | $201.8M |
| 46 | University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore, MD | $199.4M |
| 47 | University of RochesterRochester, NY | $197.5M |
Similar hospitals and medical centers
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN | $378.8M |
| 38 | Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA | $264.0M |
| 44 | Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | $202.9M |
| 45 | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX | $201.8M |
| 55 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH | $174.8M |
| 57 | Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA | $169.7M |
| 64 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA | $141.3M |
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 1499101 (Children's Hosp of Philadelphia). 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.