NIH funding profile · Cleveland, OH · Higher education
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU NIH Funding
Also known as Cleveland ClinicNIH RePORTER recipient name: Cleveland Clinic Lerner Com-Cwru
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU received $119.7M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 213 award records and 213 principal investigators. That ranks #72 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #4 in Ohio, up 0.9% 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
$119.7M
+0.9% vs FY2025
National rank
#72
Up 4 places from #76 vs FY2025
Rank in Ohio
#4
11.4% of Ohio NIH funding
Awards · PIs
213
213 investigators · 37 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU received $622.0M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved −4.5% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #71 (FY2023).
| Year | Funding | Change | Awards | PIs | U.S. rank | OH rank | Top IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $119.7M | +0.9% | 213 | 213 | #72 | #4 | NHLBI |
| FY2025 | $118.6M | −2.7% | 225 | 219 | #76 | #4 | NHLBI |
| FY2024 | $121.8M | −10.8% | 243 | 225 | #75 | #4 | NHLBI |
| FY2023 | $136.6M | +9.0% | 252 | 229 | #71 | #4 | NHLBI |
| FY2022 | $125.3M | — | 249 | 220 | #73 | #4 | NHLBI |
NIH institutes funding Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU, FY2026
20 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), accounted for 21.8% of the institution's NIH funding across 36 awards.
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$26.1M · 21.8%
36 awards · vs FY2025: +12.8%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$17.7M · 14.8%
30 awards · vs FY2025: +9.8%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$16.0M · 13.3%
17 awards · vs FY2025: +8.3%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$14.6M · 12.2%
32 awards · vs FY2025: −15.0%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$9.7M · 8.1%
20 awards · vs FY2025: −16.8%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$9.3M · 7.7%
22 awards · vs FY2025: −6.2%
- NIAAA · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism$6.2M · 5.2%
11 awards · vs FY2025: −0.8%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$4.9M · 4.1%
11 awards · vs FY2025: +44.0%
- NEI · National Eye Institute$4.5M · 3.7%
9 awards · vs FY2025: −9.4%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$2.1M · 1.8%
4 awards · vs FY2025: −11.6%
Also: OD $1.6M · NIAMS $1.4M · NIDCR $1.3M · NIMH $1.2M · NHGRI $770K · NIBIB $647K · NINR $616K · NCCIH $573K · NIEHS $245K · NIMHD $159K
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 67.9% of funding.
- R01-equivalent67.9% · FY22 60.7%
- Centers & program projects (P)13.3% · FY22 13.6%
- Other research (R)7.1% · FY22 9.1%
- Cooperative agreements (U)5.9% · FY22 11.5%
- Career development (K)2.9% · FY22 2.8%
- Other1.4% · FY22 0.9%
- Institutional training (T)1.3% · FY22 1.1%
- Fellowships (F)0.2% · FY22 0.2%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 122 | $73.7M | 61.6% | $604K |
| P01 | 4 | $9.4M | 7.9% | $2.4M |
| P30 | 2 | $4.9M | 4.1% | $2.4M |
| R37 | 8 | $4.1M | 3.4% | $512K |
| U01 | 8 | $4.1M | 3.4% | $511K |
| R35 | 5 | $2.3M | 2.0% | $467K |
| R33 | 4 | $2.1M | 1.8% | $535K |
| R21 | 9 | $2.0M | 1.7% | $223K |
| OT2 | 1 | $1.6M | 1.4% | $1.6M |
| P50 | 1 | $1.6M | 1.4% | $1.6M |
| RF1 | 1 | $1.6M | 1.3% | $1.6M |
| U54 | 1 | $1.5M | 1.3% | $1.5M |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Cleveland Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P30AG072959-06 · NIA
$4.3MP30
- Atrial Fibrillation Post-GWAS: Mechanisms to Treatment (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P01HL158502-05 · NHLBI
$2.8MP01
- Gut Microbiota and Cardiometabolic Diseases (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P01HL147823-06A1 · NHLBI
$2.4MP01
- A multi-component de-implementation intervention to reduce inappropriate VTE prophylaxis among hospitalized patients (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HL183351-01 · NHLBI
$2.4MR01
- Sex-Based Differences in Glioma (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P01CA245705-07 · NCI
$2.3MP01
- Molecular Dissection of Cytokine Crosstalk in the Tumor Microenvironment (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P01CA272161-05 · NCI
$1.9MP01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 37 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Epigenetic regulation of optic nerve head astrocyte reactivity in glaucoma (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01EY039258-01 · NEI · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$570KR01
- Susceptibility based MRI biomarkers for multiple sclerosis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R56NS146394-01A1 · NINDS · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$550KR56
- Impact of Ethanol and Gut Microbiome in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21AA032956-01 · NIAAA · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$226KR21
- Effect of RCR healing on 5y clinical outcomes and degenerative shoulder changes (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AR086159-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Sep 11, 2026
$599KR01
- Building The Alzheimer's Cell Atlas to Decipher Disease Complexity and Expedite Drug Development (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R50AG099852-01 · NIA · Notice Sep 8, 2026
$132KR50
- CHAMP: Cervical Cancer Prevention Using HPV Testing with a Mobile Testing Platform (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA299083-01A1 · NCI · Notice Sep 7, 2026
$574KR01
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 74 | St. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN | $118.5M |
| 75 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA | $115.7M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 75 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA | $115.7M |
| 76 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $113.5M |
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 10000858 (Cleveland Clinic Lerner Com-Cwru). 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.