NIH funding profile · Cincinnati, OH · Hospital
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center NIH Funding
Also known as Cincinnati Children'sNIH RePORTER recipient name: Cincinnati Childrens Hosp Med Ctr
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center received $174.8M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 289 award records and 253 principal investigators. That ranks #55 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #3 in Ohio, up 3.0% 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
$174.8M
+3.0% vs FY2025
National rank
#55
Up 3 places from #58 vs FY2025
Rank in Ohio
#3
16.7% of Ohio NIH funding
Awards · PIs
289
253 investigators · 60 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center received $840.7M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +3.6% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #55 (FY2026).
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | PIs | U.S. rank | OH rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $174.8M | +3.0% | 289 | 253 | #55 | #3 | NHLBI |
| FY2025 | $169.7M | +6.5% | 289 | 271 | #58 | #3 | NHLBI |
| FY2024 | $159.4M | −5.2% | 284 | 268 | #64 | #3 | NHLBI |
| FY2023 | $168.1M | −0.4% | 310 | 283 | #60 | #3 | NHLBI |
| FY2022 | $168.7M | — | 327 | 280 | #59 | #3 | NHLBI |
NIH institutes funding Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, FY2026
18 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), accounted for 27.3% of the institution's NIH funding across 69 awards.
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$47.8M · 27.3%
69 awards · vs FY2025: +5.7%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$25.7M · 14.7%
45 awards · vs FY2025: −7.1%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$22.7M · 13.0%
36 awards · vs FY2025: +22.3%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$20.8M · 11.9%
42 awards · vs FY2025: −6.3%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$13.6M · 7.8%
24 awards · vs FY2025: −2.8%
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$10.1M · 5.8%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +74.4%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$8.5M · 4.9%
17 awards · vs FY2025: +48.0%
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases$5.6M · 3.2%
10 awards · vs FY2025: −0.1%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$5.2M · 3.0%
14 awards · vs FY2025: −13.3%
- NIDCR · National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research$3.1M · 1.8%
7 awards · vs FY2025: +3.3%
Also: NIDA $3.0M · NIMH $2.5M · NIA $2.2M · NEI $1.6M · NHGRI $927K · NINR $644K · NIDCD $597K · NIEHS $183K
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 56.2% of funding.
- R01-equivalent56.2% · FY22 57.5%
- Cooperative agreements (U)21.9% · FY22 24.0%
- Other research (R)13.0% · FY22 10.0%
- Centers & program projects (P)4.8% · FY22 3.7%
- Career development (K)2.5% · FY22 2.1%
- Institutional training (T)1.2% · FY22 1.1%
- Fellowships (F)0.4% · FY22 0.5%
- Contracts (N)0.0% · FY22 1.0%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 145 | $95.1M | 54.4% | $656K |
| U01 | 17 | $14.8M | 8.5% | $870K |
| R35 | 14 | $7.9M | 4.5% | $561K |
| R21 | 22 | $6.8M | 3.9% | $311K |
| U2C | 2 | $6.8M | 3.9% | $3.4M |
| R33 | 8 | $6.4M | 3.6% | $797K |
| UM1 | 3 | $5.0M | 2.9% | $1.7M |
| P30 | 3 | $3.2M | 1.8% | $1.1M |
| U54 | 2 | $2.4M | 1.4% | $1.2M |
| U24 | 2 | $2.2M | 1.3% | $1.1M |
| K23 | 12 | $2.1M | 1.2% | $178K |
| UC2 | 1 | $2.1M | 1.2% | $2.1M |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Data Coordinating Center: B2B CHANGE Cohort (opens NIH RePORTER)
1U01HL184167-01 · NHLBI
$6.5MU01
- Data Management and Coordinating Center: Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (opens NIH RePORTER)
5U2CTR002818-07 · NCATS
$5.5MU2C
- Randomized Control Trial of oxygen therapy in Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R33HL165366-05 · NHLBI
$3.9MR33
- Animal Models to Develop New Regimens for S. aureus Implant-Associated Infections (opens NIH RePORTER)
7R01AI182167-02 · NIAID
$3.3MR01
- Patient-specific, combinatorial NAMs for gastrointestinal diseases and drug response prediction (opens NIH RePORTER)
1UM1TR006070-01 · NCATS
$3.2MUM1
- TRANSPIRE: A Prospective Cohort Study of Lung Injury After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Children. (opens NIH RePORTER)
2R01HL157392-06 · NHLBI
$2.6MR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 60 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Macrophage interactions underlying adult testicular function (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HD124040-01 · NICHD · Notice Sep 28, 2026
$705KR01
- Mechanisms underlying neonatal intestinal immunity (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DK147977-01 · NIDDK · Notice Sep 16, 2026
$749KR01
- Study of Alzheimer's Disease Risk Genes Using Blood-Brain Barrier Assembloids (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AG100393-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 9, 2026
$463KR21
- Ikegami - R01 - Nuclear Rupture and Repair in Lamin-Associated Cardiomyopathy (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HL187557-01 · NHLBI · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$608KR01
- Application Digital Accessibility and Primary Care Teamwork to Increase WIC Engagement with Data Coordination (ADAPT WIC Coordination) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K23HD120663-01A1 · NICHD · Notice Sep 7, 2026
$166KK23
- Subclinical kidney and cardiovascular indicators of transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HL185049-01 · NHLBI · Notice Sep 4, 2026
$639KR01
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 58 | University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL | $169.5M |
Similar hospitals and medical centers
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 73 | Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA | $119.2M |
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 615001 (Cincinnati Childrens Hosp Med Ctr). 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.