NIH funding profile · Washington, DC · Higher education
Georgetown University NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Georgetown University received $57.4M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 100 award records and 120 principal investigators. That ranks #130 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #2 in District of Columbia, up 8.2% 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
$57.4M
+8.2% vs FY2025
National rank
#130
Up 7 places from #137 vs FY2025
Rank in District of Columbia
#2
28.2% of District of Columbia NIH funding
Awards · PIs
100
120 investigators · 21 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Georgetown University received $276.5M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +5.9% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #130 (FY2026).
NIH institutes funding Georgetown University, FY2026
17 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), accounted for 28.5% of the institution's NIH funding across 28 awards.
- NCI · National Cancer Institute$16.4M · 28.5%
28 awards · vs FY2025: −12.5%
- NIA · National Institute on Aging$5.4M · 9.4%
11 awards · vs FY2025: +28.4%
- NHGRI · National Human Genome Research Institute$5.1M · 9.0%
3 awards · vs FY2025: —
- NCATS · National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences$5.1M · 8.9%
4 awards · vs FY2025: —
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$4.4M · 7.7%
14 awards · vs FY2025: −21.2%
- NIGMS · National Institute of General Medical Sciences$3.5M · 6.0%
10 awards · vs FY2025: +2.4%
- NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases$2.9M · 5.0%
7 awards · vs FY2025: −62.3%
- NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute$2.8M · 4.9%
1 award · vs FY2025: −2.2%
- NIDCD · National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders$2.5M · 4.3%
4 awards · vs FY2025: +25.1%
- NIDCR · National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research$1.9M · 3.4%
3 awards · vs FY2025: +4.8%
Also: NIMH $1.8M · NIDDK $1.6M · OD $1.2M · NIMHD $1.2M · NICHD $1.1M · NEI $371K · NIDA $195K
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 46.2% of funding.
- R01-equivalent46.2% · FY22 54.4%
- Cooperative agreements (U)26.8% · FY22 18.8%
- Other research (R)12.2% · FY22 12.3%
- Institutional training (T)5.1% · FY22 4.7%
- Centers & program projects (P)4.9% · FY22 6.4%
- Other2.2% · FY22 0.0%
- Career development (K)1.6% · FY22 2.0%
- Fellowships (F)1.1% · FY22 1.4%
Top activity codes, FY2026
| Code | Awards | Funding | Share | Average award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 | 43 | $26.5M | 46.2% | $616K |
| U24 | 4 | $5.4M | 9.3% | $1.3M |
| U01 | 5 | $4.7M | 8.3% | $947K |
| UM1 | 1 | $4.0M | 6.9% | $4.0M |
| T32 | 11 | $2.9M | 5.1% | $266K |
| R35 | 5 | $2.5M | 4.4% | $505K |
| R21 | 7 | $2.2M | 3.7% | $307K |
| P30 | 1 | $2.1M | 3.7% | $2.1M |
| S10 | 1 | $1.2M | 2.2% | $1.2M |
| R15 | 2 | $1.1M | 2.0% | $572K |
| R33 | 1 | $774K | 1.3% | $774K |
| K12 | 1 | $753K | 1.3% | $753K |
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1UM1TR005465-01A1 · NCATS
$4.0MUM1
- Randomized Controlled Trial of a Remote, Multi-level Intervention to Successfully Transition to Adult Care for Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers: The BRIDGES-YAS! Study (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01CA303073-01A1 · NCI
$2.9MR01
- MWCCS-DC: Surviving the HIV Epidemic using Cohort-driven Knowledge (opens NIH RePORTER)
2U01HL146205-08 · NHLBI
$2.8MU01
- UniProt: AI-Driven Scaling of Protein Knowledge for Biomedical Research (opens NIH RePORTER)
3U24HG007822-13S2 · NHGRI
$2.1MU24
- UniProt: AI-Driven Scaling of Protein Knowledge for Biomedical Research (opens NIH RePORTER)
3U24HG007822-13S1 · NHGRI
$2.1MU24
- Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Support Grant (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P30CA051008-32 · NCI
$2.1MP30
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 21 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Neurodevelopmental Effects of Gestational Gabapentin Exposure (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01HD118454-01A1 · NICHD · Notice Sep 17, 2026
$572KR01
- Can the pattern of lexical difficulties in healthy older adults predict amnestic mild cognitive impairment? (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01AG097411-01A1 · NIA · Notice Sep 9, 2026
$757KR01
- Correlative Optical Tweezers-Fluorescence Microscope from LUMICKS for Basic and Translational Research at Georgetown University (opens NIH RePORTER)
1S10OD040160-01 · OD · Notice Sep 7, 2026
$1.2MS10
- Mitigating Network Dysfunction under Amyloid-β Pathology (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R03AG103687-01 · NIA · Notice Aug 31, 2026
$156KR03
- CTSA Postdoctoral T32 Program at Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (opens NIH RePORTER)
1T32TR005739-01A1 · NCATS · Notice Aug 19, 2026
$207KT32
- Dissecting Mechanisms of Microvascular Function in Peri-Implantitis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01DE035479-01A1 · NIDCR · Notice Aug 13, 2026
$560KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in District of Columbia
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Washington UniversityWashington, DC | $77.3M |
| 2 | Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC | $57.4M |
| 3 | Children's Research InstituteWashington, DC | $29.3M |
| 4 | Howard UniversityWashington, DC | $10.7M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 127 | Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia MasonSeattle, WA | $57.5M |
| 128 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | $57.5M |
| 129 | Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA | $57.4M |
| 130 | Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC | $57.4M |
| 131 | UConn HealthFarmington, CT | $57.2M |
| 132 | Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY | $56.5M |
| 133 | Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL | $55.9M |
Similar universities and medical schools
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 128 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | $57.5M |
| 129 | Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA | $57.4M |
| 130 | Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC | $57.4M |
| 131 | UConn HealthFarmington, CT | $57.2M |
| 132 | Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY | $56.5M |
| 133 | Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL | $55.9M |
| 134 | University of VermontBurlington, VT | $55.9M |
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 2869001. 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.