NIH funding profile · Ithaca, NY · Higher education
Cornell University NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Cornell University received $103.1M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 197 award records and 199 principal investigators. That ranks #83 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #8 in New York, up 9.9% from FY2025.
Part of Cornell University. See its combined NIH funding across every member NIH records separately.
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
$103.1M
+9.9% vs FY2025
National rank
#83
Up 5 places from #88 vs FY2025
Rank in New York
#8
2.9% of New York NIH funding · up 1 place from #9
Awards · PIs
197
199 investigators · 46 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Cornell University received $506.5M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +3.8% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #83 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding Cornell University, FY2026
18 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), accounted for 38.2% of the institution's NIH funding across 76 awards.
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$39.4M · 38.2%
76 awards · vs FY2025: +4.5%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$23.2M · 22.5%
33 awards · vs FY2025: +85.1%
- NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development$6.3M · 6.1%
19 awards · vs FY2025: −17.3%
- NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health$6.2M · 6.0%
7 awards · vs FY2025: +102.6%
- NIAMS · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases$4.8M · 4.6%
10 awards · vs FY2025: +23.9%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$4.3M · 4.1%
7 awards · vs FY2025: −28.9%
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$4.2M · 4.1%
11 awards · vs FY2025: −19.2%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$3.2M · 3.1%
6 awards · vs FY2025: −36.8%
- OD · NIH Office of the Director$2.1M · 2.0%
7 awards · vs FY2025: +82.9%
- NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$1.9M · 1.8%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +64.8%
Also: NHLBI $1.5M · NIBIB $1.4M · NCCIH $1.3M · NIMHD $1.2M · NIEHS $805K · NHGRI $680K · NEI $502K · NIDA $78K
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 46.3% of funding.
- R01-equivalent46.3% · FY22 52.8%
- Other research (R)33.2% · FY22 26.3%
- Centers & program projects (P)10.0% · FY22 8.1%
- Cooperative agreements (U)6.4% · FY22 6.9%
- Other1.5% · FY22 2.0%
- Institutional training (T)1.2% · FY22 1.9%
- Career development (K)0.9% · FY22 1.2%
- Fellowships (F)0.6% · FY22 1.0%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 72 | $45.1M | 43.8% | $627K |
| R35 | 59 | $24.8M | 24.0% | $420K |
| P30 | 2 | $6.4M | 6.2% | $3.2M |
| RM1 | 2 | $3.6M | 3.5% | $1.8M |
| R21 | 12 | $3.4M | 3.3% | $284K |
| U01 | 6 | $3.3M | 3.2% | $553K |
| U54 | 3 | $3.3M | 3.2% | $1.1M |
| P01 | 1 | $2.7M | 2.6% | $2.7M |
| R37 | 3 | $1.6M | 1.5% | $529K |
| T32 | 6 | $1.3M | 1.2% | $213K |
| P20 | 1 | $1.2M | 1.1% | $1.2M |
| S10 | 2 | $1.1M | 1.1% | $575K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- MacCHESS Synchrotron Source for Structural Biology (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P30GM124166-08 · NIGMS
$3.5MP30
- NE-CAT: A Resource for Advanced Macromolecular Crystallography (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P30GM124165-09 · NIGMS
$3.0MP30
- Neural dynamics underlying brain state-dependent memory functions (opens NIH RePORTER)
4R01MH140009-02 · NIMH
$3.0MR01
- Post-transcriptional regulation of pathogenic Th17 function (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI197397-01 · NIAID
$2.8MR01
- Tissue Regulation of T Cell Function (opens NIH RePORTER)
2P01AI102851-11A1 · NIAID
$2.7MP01
- The NOX-ATM pathway regulates host microbe interactions, cytokine production and gut epithelial dynamics (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AI198632-01 · NIAID
$2.6MR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 46 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Center for Spillover Prevention, One Health Research, and Outbreak Readiness in Asia (SPORA) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1U01AI190384-01 · NIAID · Notice Sep 18, 2026
$1.3MU01
- Investigating the contraceptive mechanisms of copper and candidate non-hormonal active pharmaceutical ingredients (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21HD118481-01A1 · NICHD · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$449KR21
- EvoCell: Using cell evolution in nematodes to model, predict, and controlcell identity in animals (opens NIH RePORTER)
1RM1GM164123-01 · NIGMS · Notice Sep 4, 2026
$1.4MRM1
- Defining the regenerative response to genotoxic agents in spiny mouse skin (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AR086869-01A1 · NIAMS · Notice Aug 27, 2026
$572KR01
- Dispatches from the microbiome: Membrane vesicles as mediators of bacterial-bacterial and bacterial-human cell communication (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R35GM164334-01 · NIGMS · Notice Aug 24, 2026
$437KR35
- Advancing and Modernizing Germ-Free and Gnotobiotic Operations to Facilitate Microbiome-Related Research (opens NIH RePORTER)
1S15OD042583-01 · OD · Notice Aug 24, 2026
$350KS15
Other NIH-funded institutions in New York
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY | $352.7M |
| 5 | Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer ResearchNew York, NY | $231.1M |
| 6 | University of RochesterRochester, NY | $197.5M |
| 7 | Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY | $191.0M |
| 8 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | $103.1M |
| 9 | University at BuffaloAmherst, NY | $97.1M |
| 10 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | $85.4M |
| 11 | Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY | $85.2M |
| 12 | Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY | $56.5M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | $110.7M |
| 81 | Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH | $104.6M |
| 82 | University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, TX | $103.3M |
| 83 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | $103.1M |
| 84 | Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.Frederick, MD | $102.5M |
| 85 | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthBoston, MA | $100.6M |
| 86 | Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA | $100.3M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas City, KS | $111.6M |
| 80 | University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | $110.7M |
| 81 | Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH | $104.6M |
| 82 | University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, TX | $103.3M |
| 83 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | $103.1M |
| 85 | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthBoston, MA | $100.6M |
| 86 | Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA | $100.3M |
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 1514802. 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.